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t. e. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin [c] [d] (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is the president of Russia. Putin has held continuous positions as president or prime minister since 1999: [e] as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and from 2008 to 2012, and as president from 2000 to 2008 and since 2012.
President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has touched off the worst breakdown in relations between Russia and the West since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. Russia is now advancing along the front ...
Vladimir Putin's December 2021 ultimatum. The Russian December 2021 ultimatum were a set of documents presented by Russia to the United States, NATO, and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on 17 December 2021, during the prelude to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [1] [2] The ultimatum outlined Russia's demands and ...
Russia under Vladimir Putin. Since 1999, Vladimir Putin has continuously served as either President ( Acting President from 1999 to 2000; 2000–2004, 2004–2008, 2012–2018, 2018–2024 and 2024 to present) or Prime Minister of Russia (three months in 1999, full term 2008–2012). [1]
Once again, Russian President Vladimir Putin is seemingly rattling the nuclear saber. But why now? The Kremlin, citing recent comments by Western leaders regarding the war in Ukraine, said Monday ...
Russia is holding a presidential election that is all but certain to extend Vladimir Putin’s rule throughout this decade and into the 2030s. Putin is coasting towards another term in power.
Background. For approximately 20 years, multiple sources have regularly reported that the president of Russia Vladimir Putin is weeks or months away from death or medical incapacity. [1] At various points, it has been rumored that he is suffering from terminal thyroid cancer, blood cancer, abdominal cancer, Parkinson's disease, leprosy, serious ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has few good options after his military retreat in the face of Ukraine's counteroffensive. Here's what the Kremlin could do next.