The Guardian: NHL star Alex Ovechkin appears in campaign ad for pro-Putin United Russia party
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Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin 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 1999.
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politics · President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012) · judoka · intelligence agent · spy · stunt performer · politician · Leader of Russia since 1999 · also Vladimir Putin, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Putin, President Putin
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2026· 31 entries
BBC: Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Trump say Putin ally paid for some wedding festivities as a 'gift'
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pbs.org: Putin-tied Russian oligarch paid for Trump Jr.'s wedding celebrations
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The Guardian: Russian oligarch close to Putin paid for part of Donald Trump Jr’s lavish wedding
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Reuters: Drone strike on train is calculated escalation by Putin, German minister says
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The National Interest: How to Negotiate with Vladimir Putin
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The Guardian: Putin would rather keep killing than admit he’s lost. As a winter of misery looms in Ukraine, Nato must step in | Simon Tisdall
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Associated Press: Modi holds talks with Putin and Iran’s president before the BRICS summit of 11 nations
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CBS News: Putin warns Europe against sending troops to Ukraine: "That means a war with Russia"
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Associated Press: 8 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops
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The Guardian: US envoys Kushner and Witkoff visit Kyiv for first time after Putin talks
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The Guardian: Witkoff and Kushner discussed ‘next steps’ with Putin to end Ukraine war, says US
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“The secretary of state is important but he does not determine the policy of the United States. I am hearing many different things.”
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“In the modern world, the decision is up to the woman herself”
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La Voz de Galicia: Después de Vladimir Putin
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Reuters: North Korea's Kim, Russia's Putin reaffirm ties on Korean Liberation Day
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New York Post: Putin loses 43K soldiers on Ukraine battlefield in one of bloodiest months since start of war
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Reuters: Putin says Russia, North Korea coordinating on regional security, KCNA reports
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Meduza: Why Moldova is second on Putin’s list: what The New York Times learned the Kremlin’s plan to ‘collapse’ NATO and the EU from within
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The Daily Beast: Putin Gets Chilling ‘Revolution’ Warning From One of His Own
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TVP World: Mission Moldova: Inside Putin’s plan to destroy the West ‘from within’
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The Guardian: Patriot missiles have been a godsend for Ukraine against Putin, but they’re running out. Kyiv needs help and fast | Jack Watling
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South China Morning Post: What does the first visit to the Kuril Islands by Vladimir Putin mean for China?
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Kyiv Post: Putin Ordered Kremlin to ‘Destroy NATO and EU From Within’ – NYT
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Japan Wire by Kyodo News: Putin pays 1st visit to Russia-controlled island, draws protest from Japan
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facebook.com: The New York Times. . President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Thursday visited islands seized from Japan at the end of World War II for the first time, prompting an angry rebuke from Tokyo. The visit was the latest flare-up in tensions between Russia and Japan.
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The Telegraph: Putin flexes Moscow’s muscles in the Far East
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The Guardian: ‘Absolutely unacceptable’: Japan condemns visit by Vladimir Putin to disputed Kuril Islands
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The New York Times: For Trump, Secret Flight Was a Stunning Ruse. For Putin, ‘a Regular Tuesday.’
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Snopes.com rated the claim “In July 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump accidentally declassified documents that revealed Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government sought to help him in the 2020 election.” Mixture.
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Snopes rated the claim “In July 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump accidentally declassified documents that revealed Russian President Vladimir Putin and his government sought to help him in the 2020 election.” Mixture.
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2025· 12 entries
Press Trust of India rated the claim “Russian President Vladimir Putin took a dip in the river Ganges along with PM Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath during his recently concluded visit to India.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Putin declares Canada is a failed state in CBC News story” Satire.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Mark Epstein was referring to a horse named "Bubba" in an email to his brother Jeffrey Epstein when he wrote "Ask him if Putin has the photos of Trump blowing Bubba".” Not A Horse.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Video shows Putin stopping in reverence for India's national anthem” False.
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Reported claimRated We’ve found no evidence Mr Putin said this, and the creator of the video has said it is a “fictional dramatisation”. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “A video shows Vladimir Putin criticising the UK’s plans to bring more Gazan children to the UK for treatment, saying it “is not generosity, it’s PR”.” We’ve found no evidence Mr Putin said this, and the creator of the video has said it is a “fictional dramatisation”..
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The Quint rated the claim “The video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin recently calling Pakistan a "terrorist country".” False.
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Reported claimRated No such cardinal exists, and his photo was generated by artificial intelligence. In addition, the Vatican Bank does not hold accounts for governments, foreign individuals or clients unrelated to the Catholic Church or the Holy See. · StopFake
StopFake rated the claim “Cardinal Faskifo Promised to Seize All of Putin's Assets in Vatican Bank if Elected Pope” No such cardinal exists, and his photo was generated by artificial intelligence. In addition, the Vatican Bank does not hold accounts for governments, foreign individuals or clients unrelated to the Catholic Church or the Holy See..
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Rappler rated the claim “Russian President Vladimir Putin has died in an explosion in one of his limousines.” False.
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VERA Files rated the claim “Russian President Vladimir Putin had sent a letter saying he will help former president Rodrigo Duterte be released from the ICC detention in The Hague, Netherlands.” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Putin says no ceasefire with Ukraine unless Duterte is freed from ICC.” False.
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Reported claimRated This isn’t quite right. Mr Macron referred to killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha and mentioned war crimes, but did not describe President Putin as a “butcher”. · Full Fact
Full Fact rated the claim “A video shows the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, calling Vladimir Putin a “butcher” and commenting on his “war crimes” during a press conference with US president Donald Trump.” This isn’t quite right. Mr Macron referred to killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha and mentioned war crimes, but did not describe President Putin as a “butcher”..
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Claimed: ““The president of Ukraine, even under conditions of martial law, has no right to extend his powers. ... If we start negotiations now, they will be illegitimate.”” — rated False by VOA.
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2024· 7 entries
Claimed: “"Let me stress once again, so that no one accuses us of nuclear saber-rattling: this is a policy of nuclear deterrence."” — rated Misleading by VOA.
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Claimed: ““In the history of our relations with the African continent, there has never been any shadow – never; we have never exploited African peoples, nor been engaged in anything inhumane on the African continent.”” — rated False by VOA.
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Claimed: “"…it was not Russia's actions that precipitated the escalation in Ukraine, but rather the 2014 coup d’etat, supported primarily by the United States. It was even publicly disclosed how much financial support the then U.S. administration allocated toward preparing and orchestrating this coup.”” — rated FALSE by VOA.
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News Mobile rated the claim “Amid the visit, an image circulated online claiming, "This massive army of trained Chechen reservists was presented to Putin as a surprise."” Misleading.
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FactCheck.org rated the claim “President Joe Biden "sent comrade [Vice President] Kamala [Harris] to see [Russian President Vladimir] Putin in Russia three days before the attack" on Ukraine.” False.
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Career landmark: Chairman of the Council of CIS Heads of State (2024–2024).
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“There is nothing unusual here either. Firstly, the United States has been doing this for decades. They have long deployed their tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of their allied countries.”
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2023· 1 entry
Putin described him as an "extraordinary man" and a "true friend"
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2022· 3 entries
“You may like it, you may not, but you’ll have to endure it, my beauty.”
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“. Voice of America. 2022-12-25. Retrieved on 2022-12-28. From a TV interview, 25 Dec 2022 ===== On conducting a”
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But not fully controlled by Russian forces
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2021· 1 entry
Burns had previously been U.S. ambassador to Russia, and had personally observed Putin for over two decades, including a personal meeting in November 2021.
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2020· 4 entries
“You look for solutions in all matters, always putting above all the interests of your people, your country, leaving out your own personal issues”
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That this downplaying was actually a cover for Putin's involvement in KGB coordination and support for the terrorist Red Army Faction (RAF), whose members frequently hid in East Germany with the support of the Stasi
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Putin signed a law on labelling individuals and organizations receiving funding from abroad as "foreign agents"
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Supported efforts to reduce the number of abortions instead of prohibiting it
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2019· 2 entries
And is expected to continue for 30 years at an ultimate cost to China of $400bn
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Kabaeva reportedly gave birth to twin sons by Putin in 2019.
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2017· 1 entry
Career landmark: Chairman of the Council of CIS Heads of State (2017–2017).
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2016· 4 entries
Awarded The World's Most Powerful People (2016).
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As Putin forged closer bilateral ties with his Filipino counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte
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Career landmark: Participated in 2016 G20 Hangzhou summit (tournament / event).
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Putin oversaw the passage of legislation that prohibited missionary activity in Russia
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2015· 6 entries
Awarded The World's Most Powerful People (2015).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2015 G20 Antalya summit (tournament / event).
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Kabaeva reportedly gave birth to a daughter by Putin in 2015; this report was denied.
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The British Government launched a public inquiry into Litvinenko's death, presided over by Robert Owen, a former British High Court judge
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Reported net worth: $8.9M (as of 2015).
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Career landmark: Participated in General debate of the seventieth session of the United Nations General Assembly (tournament / event).
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2014· 14 entries
Awarded Order "For Merit to the Republic of Dagestan" (2014).
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Awarded Order of José Martí (2014).
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Awarded The World's Most Powerful People (2014).
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Russia was suspended from the G8 group as a result of its annexation of Crimea
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As "bullying" and "utterly unacceptable"
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Career landmark: Crimean speech of Vladimir Putin.
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Career landmark: 2014 Valdai speech of Vladimir Putin.
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Career landmark: Participated in 2014 G20 Brisbane summit (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony (tournament / event).
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Career landmark: Participated in 2014 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony (tournament / event).
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“People who have their own views on history and the history of our country may argue with me, but it seems to me that the Russian and Ukrainian peoples are practically one people.”
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Military interventions in Syria, and ongoing involvement in the Russo-Ukrainian War, including a full-scale war with Ukraine since 2022
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Putin signed a deal to supply China with 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year
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The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project named Putin their Person of the Year for furthering corruption and organized crime
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2013· 8 entries
Awarded Order of the Republic of Serbia (2013).
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Awarded The World's Most Powerful People (2013).
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Awarded Order of the Friendship of Peoples (2013).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles (2013).
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Career landmark: Participated in 39th G8 summit (tournament / event).
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On 6 June 2013, Putin and Lyudmila announced that their marriage was over; on 1 April 2014, the Kremlin confirmed that the divorce had been finalised.
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Putin stated that gay athletes would not face any discrimination at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics
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Said Russia was one of the five biggest economies in terms of gross domestic product but still lagged behind other countries on indicators such as labour productivity
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2012· 13 entries
Following an election marked by allegations of fraud and protests, and was reelected in 2018
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Career landmark: chairperson (2012).
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Career landmark: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (2012).
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Career landmark: President of Russia (2012).
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Putin has two grandsons, born in 2012 and 2017, through Maria.
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His rule is best described as 'manual management' as the Russians like to put it
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Putin wrote an article in Indian newspaper The Hindu, saying: "The Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia signed in October 2000 became a truly historic step"
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Extended to the liberal media, which had until then been allowed to operate fairly independently"
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By the conservative right-wing journalist Alexander Prokhanov, stresses (i) Russian nationalism, (ii) the restoration of Russia's historical greatness, and (iii) systematic opposition to liberal ideas and policies
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Stating Putin's terms were like "a miracle of God"
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“The Declaration on Strategic Partnership between India and Russia signed in October 2000 became a truly historic step”
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Career landmark: 2012 Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly (Russia).
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Career landmark: third inauguration of Vladimir Putin.
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2011· 3 entries
Awarded Order of St. Sava (2011).
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Awarded Confucius Peace Prize (2011).
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Prompted a widespread wave of criticism from several world leaders, including Putin, who said that the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 is "defective and flawed", adding: "It allows everything
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2010· 3 entries
Awarded Order of the Liberator (2010).
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Awarded Registered firearms (2010).
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“Opis: wypowiedź z początku 2010, jeszcze przed katastrofalnymi pożarami lasów.”
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2009· 2 entries
Awarded Order of the Precious Wand (2009).
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“Opis: o skazaniu przez sąd w Kijowie byłej premier Ukrainy Julii Tymoszenko na 7 lat więzienia za nadużycia przy zawieraniu kontraktów gazowych z Rosją w 2009.”
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2008· 11 entries
Awarded Order of Outstanding Merit (2008).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Russia (2008–2012).
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Career landmark: party leader (2008–2012).
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Career landmark: Participated in Talk with Vladimir Putin. The Continuing. (tournament / event).
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“Hillary Clinton Campaigning Ponders Putin's Soul”
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The city of Kazan won the bid for the 2013 Summer Universiade; on 2 December 2010, Russia won the right to host the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and 2018 FIFA World Cup, also for the first time in Russian history
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That if Ukraine joined NATO, Russia could contend to annex the Ukrainian East and Crimea
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“Opis: z depeszy wysłanej w kwietniu 2008 ze szczytu NATO w Bukareszcie przez Kurta Volkera, amerykańskiego ambasadora przy NATO opubl. przez Wikileaks.”
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“Opis: w odpowiedzi na pytanie dziennikarza, czemu wojska rosyjskie w sierpniu 2008 wkroczyły do Osetii Południowej zaatakowanej przez Gruzję.”
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“Opis: były szef MSZ Sikorski o „ofercie nie do odrzucenia” od Władimira Putina przekazanej Donaldowi Tuskowi, która dotyczyła podziału Ukrainy, w 2008.”
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“Und wenn wir uns jetzt damit beschäftigen, unser Leben zu verteidigen, will man uns dafür dann die Wurst wegnehmen? Was für eine Wahl haben wir? Zwischen Wurst und Leben. Wir wählen das Leben!" - Putin im Interview mit Thomas Roth zum Kaukasus-Konflikt (Eskalation in Georgien) am 29.August 2008. "Wurst" bezeichnet gute wirtschaftliche Beziehungen zur EU und den USA. www.tagesschau.de”
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2007· 12 entries
Awarded Order of Ismoili Somoni (2007).
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Awarded Order of Zayed (2007).
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Awarded Time Person of the Year (2007).
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Won King Abdulaziz Medal (2007).
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Awarded Order of Glory and Honor (2007).
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Awarded 'Verschlossene Auster' award (2007).
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Career landmark: 2007 Munich speech of Vladimir Putin.
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The crisis in relations continued with the expulsion of four Russian envoys over Russia's refusal to extradite former KGB bodyguard Andrei Lugovoi to face charges in the murder
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That "We didn't even use prepared speeches
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Putin led a successful effort on behalf of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics and the 2014 Winter Paralympics, the first Winter Olympic Games to ever be hosted by Russia
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Resulting in the signing of an arms deal
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“I did as she said and then put the cross around my neck. I have never taken it off since”
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2006· 4 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (2006).
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Awarded Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour presented by Jacques Chirac (2006).
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“On GPS: Gates on Putin, 27 February 2022”
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Putin launched an industry consolidation programme to bring the main aircraft-producing companies under a single umbrella organization, the United Aircraft Corporation (UAC)
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2005· 1 entry
“You can’t have everything your way anymore. We can have effective relations, but not just on your terms.”
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2004· 3 entries
With a 49–51 structure, as opposed to the older 50–50 split of BP's TNK-BP project
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Putin signed the Kyoto Protocol treaty designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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The direct election of those heads (usually called "governors") by popular vote was replaced with a system whereby they would be nominated by the president and approved or disapproved by regional legislatures
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2003· 2 entries
Relations between Russia and the United Kingdom deteriorated when the United Kingdom granted political asylum to Putin's former patron, oligarch Boris Berezovsky
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The Orange Revolution in Ukraine in 2004, and the Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan in 2005, led to frictions in the relations of those countries with Russia
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded Order of St. Prince Vladimir (2002).
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2001· 4 entries
Awarded Order of Hồ Chí Minh (2001).
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Won Commemorative medal of A. M. Gorchakov (2001).
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Earned Gold Olympic Order (2001).
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Putin had good relations with the American President George W
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2000· 4 entries
Won Medal "Participant of the March-Shot Bosnia-Kosovo 12 June 1999" (2000).
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And again in 2004 managed his presidential election campaigns in St Petersburg
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Putin launched the "Programme for the Socio-Economic Development of the Russian Federation for the Period 2000–2010", but it was abandoned in 2008 when it was 30% complete
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Putin had re-established stronger ties with Fidel Castro's Cuba
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1999· 1 entry
Putin described communism as "a blind alley, far away from the mainstream of civilization"
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1998· 2 entries
Awarded Merited Coach of Russia (1998).
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When President Boris Yeltsin appointed him director of the FSB, Russia's primary intelligence and security agency
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1997· 3 entries
Studied at Saint Petersburg Mining University, Candidate of Economic Sciences (1997).
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Putin received a degree in economics (Candidate of Economic Sciences) at the Saint Petersburg Mining University for a thesis on energy dependencies and their instrumentalisation in foreign policy
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As deputy chief of the Presidential Staff and later as chief of the Main Control Directorate of the same department
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1996· 3 entries
Awarded Order of Honour (1996).
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Putin was called to Moscow following the electoral defeat of Sobchak, where he assumed the role of Deputy Chief of the Presidential Property Management Department
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Putin moved to Moscow to join the administration of President Boris Yeltsin
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1993· 1 entry
According to Putin, his religious awakening began after a serious car crash involving his wife in 1993, and a life-threatening fire that burned down their dacha in August 1996.
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1992· 33 entries
“W zasadzie jem wszystko, co dają. Szczerze mówiąc, czasu na jakieś szczególne jedzenie nie ma, chyba, że podczas wszystkich przyjęć oficjalnych. Najwięcej czasu poświęca się jednak rozmowie z gościem, a nie pochłanianiu potraw.”
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“Z jakiegoś powodu panuje opinia, że jestem niszczycielem miliarderów.”
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“Opis: apelując do Billa Gatesa o niekaranie wiejskiego nauczyciela, który korzystał z pirackich wersji systemu Windows.”
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“Stale słyszymy o jakimś zagrożeniu zależnością od Rosji, że trzeba ograniczyć dostęp rosyjskich firm do europejskich rynków. Gdy przychodzą do nas, to są to inwestycje, globalizacja, a kiedy my zamierzamy iść do nich, to jest to już ekspansja.”
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“Opis: w orędziu o stanie państwa.”
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“Nadie quería hablarnos, nadie quería escucharnos. ¡Escúchennos ahora!”
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“La caída de la Unión Soviética ha sido la mayor catástrofe geopolítica del siglo XX. La epidemia de destrucción se expandió incluso en Rusia. El ahorro de los ciudadanos fue aniquilado y los viejos ideales destruidos.”
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“El código de construcción del Comunismo era, por así decirlo, una mala copia de la Biblia: no mates, no robes, no desees a la mujer del vecino. Pero ese código ya no existe. Y en su lugar sólo pueden venir los valores tradicionales.”
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“W niektórych regionach Rosji cennik łapówek uwzględnia stopę inflacji.”
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“Bycie obywatelem Rosji staje się źródłem prestiżu.”
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“Kiedy rozmawiałem z Kissingerem i powiedziałem mu, gdzie pracowałem wcześniej w KGB, pomyślał przez chwilę, a następnie odrzekł: „Wszyscy uczciwi ludzie zaczynali w wywiadzie, ja też” (…) George Bush nie pracował w pralni – był agentem CIA.”
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“The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final.”
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“Można mnie uznać za udany produkt patriotycznego wychowania człowieka radzieckiego.”
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“Nie pamiętam już, kiedy zrobiłem to po raz pierwszy, ale wiem, kiedy zrobiłem to po raz ostatni – co do minuty.”
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“Obecnie nie ma – jak w czasach KPZR – kolektywów pracowniczych i podstawowych organizacji partyjnych w zakładach pracy, nie ma wychowawców i opiekunów, a to oznacza, iż tylko religia może wpoić człowiekowi ogólnoludzkie wartości.”
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“Odkąd umarł Gandhi, nie ma z kim porozmawiać.”
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“Stalin był tyranem, wielu nazywa go zbrodniarzem. Ale przecież nie był nazistą.”
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“Władzom zamordowanie Anny Politkowskiej zaszkodziło dużo bardziej niż jej teksty.”
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“Notas: sobre Moshe Katsav.”
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“Opis: na konferencji prasowej.”
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“La Iglesia es el socio natural del Estado.”
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“Co mówi prawo o manifestacjach? Że jest potrzebna zgoda władz lokalnych. Masz zgodę? Manifestuj! Nie masz zgody? Nie masz prawa! A jak manifestujesz mimo tego, to oberwiesz pałą. I tyle.”
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“Vamos a darle apoyo a nuestros amigos cubanos para superar el bloqueo ilegal a Cuba.”
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“Filmy rysunkowe zawsze u nas robiono na wysokim poziomie. Dzisiaj także mamy wielkich specjalistów w tej dziedzinie. Niestety, są oni znani tylko w wąskim kręgu.”
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“Los matrimonios homosexuales no producen hijos”
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“El liberalismo sin género y estéril intenta equiparar el bien con el mal.”
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“Sin los valores familiares tradicionales, la sociedad se degrada. Esto, por supuesto, es conservadurismo.”
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“Los dirigentes occidentales destruyen los valores tradicionales al revisar los principios morales, lo cual es antidemocrático, ya que va contra la voluntad de la mayoría de la población.”
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“¿Cuál es la diferencia entre (Oliver) Cronwell y Stalin? Ninguna. Según los liberales, es también un dictador sangriento. Y sus monumentos siguen ahí, nadie los derriba. Debemos respetar cualquier etapa de nuestra historia.”
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“Komu w Rosji żyje się dobrze? Odpowiedź nie wzbudzi naszej radości.”
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“Translation: You must obey the law, always, not only when they grab you by your special place.”
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“Całe nasze doświadczenie historyczne dowodzi, że taki kraj jak Rosja może żyć i rozwijać się w obecnych granicach tylko wówczas, gdy jest silnym mocarstwem. We wszystkich okresach osłabienia państwa, politycznego czy ekonomicznego, Rosja stawała zawsze i w sposób nieunikniony przed groźbą rozpadu.”
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“Transmitan mis saludos a su presidente. ¡Vaya machote! ¡Violar a una decena de mujeres! No lo esperaba de él. Nos ha sorprendido a todos. Todos le tenemos envidia.”
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1991· 2 entries
“As soon as the coup began, I immediately decided which side I was on”
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To begin a political career in Saint Petersburg
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1988· 1 entry
Won Medal of Merit of the National People's Army (1988).
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1975· 2 entries
Putin joined the KGB and trained at the 401st KGB School in Okhta, Leningrad
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Studied at Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University, Candidate of Economic Sciences (1970–1975).
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1970· 1 entry
Studied at School 281 (1968–1970).
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1968· 1 entry
Studied at School 193 (1960–1968).
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1952· 2 entries
Born 1952-10-07.
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“The Guardian (September 5, 2025) ==== 2026 ==== We are all going through everything that’s happening in the Ukrainian direction right now. But how did it all start? With Ukraine’s attempt to join the EU.”
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1943· 2 entries
And marked a significant event in Iran–Russia relations
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“all our (Caspian) states have the right to develop their peaceful nuclear programmes without any restrictions”
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1941· 1 entry
And his maternal uncles disappeared on the Eastern Front during World War II
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1940· 1 entry
Died of diphtheria and starvation in 1942 during the Siege of Leningrad by German forces in World War II
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1920· 1 entry
“Zbrodnia katyńska była zemstą Józefa Stalina za klęskę bolszewickiej Rosji w wojnie z Polską w 1920 roku.”
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