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11 hours ago · Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin [a] ( Russian: Борис Николаевич Ельцин, IPA: [bɐˈrʲis nʲɪkɐˈla (j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈjelʲtsɨn] ⓘ; 1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1961 to ...
4 days ago · At the same time, President Xi Jinping of China has reassured Putin of his continuing support during a high-profile state visit on May 16-17 2024. The seemingly strong bond between Moscow and ...
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4 days ago · By attacking and invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin has shattered every single one of these principles. I called this assault on Europe’s peace order a Zeitenwende, a historic turning-point.Even ...
2 days ago · MOSCOW/LONDON, May 24 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to halt the war in Ukraine with a negotiated ceasefire that recognises the current battlefield lines, four Russian...
11 hours ago · 9. Many are divided on Yeltsin’s time as leader of Russia. Yeltsin remains a controversial figure long after his death. His emergence as President of Russia was indicative of the country moving in a more democratic direction, though many people felt his economic policies were poorly implemented – and, as history tells us, the Russian economy suffered dramatically.
14 hours ago · In July 1998 Pres. Boris Yeltsin made Putin director of the Federal Security Service (FSB; the KGB’s domestic successor), and shortly thereafter Putin became secretary of the influential Security Council. Yeltsin, who was searching for an heir to assume his mantle, appointed Putin prime minister in 1999.
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- Who is Vladimir Putin?Vladimir Putin is a former Russian intelligence officer and a politician who has served as president of Russia from 1999 to 2008 and from 2012 to t...
- Was Vladimir Putin in the KGB?Vladimir Putin served for 15 years as a foreign intelligence officer in the KGB, the foreign intelligence and domestic security agency of the Sovie...
- Why is Vladimir Putin still in power?When Vladimir Putin was named president in 1999, Russia’s constitution limited the president to two consecutive terms. That’s why, after his second...
- How has Vladimir Putin changed Russia?In the two decades of Vladimir Putin’s reign, he has consolidated his rule and projected to the Russian people an image of Russia as a global power...
- What’s the background to Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine in 2022?In the decades following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine moved toward closer integration with Europe. When pro-Russian Ukrainian...
2 days ago · Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev [a] [b] (born 14 September 1965) is a Russian politician who has served as deputy chairman of the Security Council of Russia since 2020. [2] Medvedev was also president of Russia between 2008 and 2012 and prime minister of Russia between 2012 and 2020. [3]
