Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of Russia since 2000. Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He resigned in 1991 to begin a political career in Saint Petersburg. In 1996, Putin moved to Moscow to join the administration of President Boris Yeltsin. He briefly served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and then as secretary of the Security Council of Russia before being appointed prime minister in August 1999. Following Yeltsin's resignation, Putin became acting president and, less than three months later in March 2000, was elected to his first term as president. He was reelected in 2004. Due to constitutional limitations on two consecutive presidential terms, Putin served as prime minister again from 2008 to 2012 under Dmitry Medvedev. He returned to the presidency in 2012, following an election marked by allegations of fraud and protests, and was reelected in 2018. During Putin's initial presidential tenure, the Russian economy grew on average by seven percent per year as a result of several economic reforms and a fivefold increase in the price of oil and gas. Additionally, Putin led Russia in a conflict against Chechen separatists, re-establishing federal control over the region. While serving as prime minister under Medvedev, he oversaw the Russo-Georgian War, alongside enacting military and police reforms. In his third presidential term, Russia occupied and annexed Crimea as well as supported a war in eastern Ukraine through several military incursions, resulting in international sanctions, which, together with a drop in oil prices on the international markets, led to the financial crisis in Russia. Additionally, he ordered a military intervention in Syria to support his ally, President Bashar al-Assad, during the Syrian civil war. In April 2021, after a referendum, he signed constitutional amendments into law that included one allowing him to run for reelection twice more, potentially extending his presidency to 2036. In February 2022, during his fourth presidential term, Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which prompted international condemnation and led to expanded sanctions. In September 2022, he announced a partial mobilization and forcibly annexed four Ukrainian oblasts into Russia. In March 2023, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes related to his alleged criminal responsibility for illegal child abductions during the war. In March 2024, he was reelected to another term. Under Putin's rule, the Russian political system has been transformed into an aut
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Ukraine war briefing: Zelenskyy ridicules Russian military drive, saying Putin keeps postponing goal deadlines
Ukraine war briefing: Putin expects US negotiators in Moscow; fuel rationing in Siberia as crisis bites
Military denies Putin’s claim about Russians “surrounding” Ukrainian soldiers near Stary Oskol
Ukrainian drones set another Russian oil refinery ablaze as Putin admits fuel shortages
PUTIN, UKRA’S ‘RESPONSIBLE DISASTERS’ REJECTED... “RESPONSIBLE COMMITMENT TO ENTREPRENEURS”
Humiliated Vladimir Putin finally admits Russia faces 'problems' in war with Ukraine
If I am not mistaken, Vladimir Putin's military has placed a Pantsir air defence system on top of the residential complex called Avenue 77, in Chertanovo, Moscow, thereby turning that building into a military target. Imagine living under a dictator who cares so little about you, that you end up checking if your apartment insurance covers complete building collapse due to a Pantsir being hit by a cruise missile on your roof. Civilian Russians may die, but it is a risk Putin is willing to take.
Sergei Ivanov, former Russian defense minister once seen as Putin's likely successor, dies at 73
It is the summer of 2019. Vladimir Putin's private jet arrives in Warsaw. Putin gets in line at the customs desk. Customs officer: "Occupation?" Putin: "Not yet."
'Are You Listening to Me?!' Vladimir Putin Loses It in Public During Shocking Press Conference Meltdown
Block the internet and keep the military parade simple... Putin's Victory Day weakens (comprehensive)
North Korea holds first-ever Russian Victory Day parade on Red Square... Putin “Thanks for participating in the war”
North Korean military participates in Russia's Victory Day military parade for the first time... North Korean media “Putin expresses his resignation”
Putin: "The war in Ukraine is coming to an end"... Proposal to store Iranian uranium in Russia
Putin: Ready to export and store Iranian enriched uranium in Russia... Arbitration proposal presented
Putin: “Ukraine war is over”… Signs of possibility of European security negotiations
A Scaled-Back Victory Day Parade Shows Putin’s Growing Vulnerability in Ukraine War
North Korean media reports North Korean troops' participation in 'Russian Victory Day military parade'... "Putin expresses his resignation"
Putin says he thinks the war with Ukraine 'is coming to an end' as Trump-brokered 3
Russian debt defaults are surging as Putin hides in bunkers fixated on war instead of the economy
Putin Marks Pared-Down Victory Day Parade in Moscow After Zelensky Gives ‘Permission’
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