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1 day ago · Arresting five of his senior staff, however, is clearly more than just a search for fresh blood — especially in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. After the shock ouster, two weeks ago, of Sergei Shoigu ...
1 day ago · Putin’s troops laugh as they expose their own war crimes by torturing POWs Get your need-to-know latest news, exclusives, feel-good stories, analysis and more by signing up to Metro’s News ...
19 hours ago · Vladimir Putin (born October 7, 1952, Leningrad, Russia, U.S.S.R. [now St. Petersburg, Russia]) is a Russian intelligence officer and politician who has served as president (1999–2008 and 2012– ) of Russia and as the country’s prime minister (1999 and 2008–12). One of the 21st century’s most influential leaders, Putin has shaped his ...
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- 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...
- Vladimir Putin served for 15 years as a foreign intelligence officer in the KGB, the foreign intelligence and domestic security agency of the Sovie...
- When Vladimir Putin was named president in 1999, Russia’s constitution limited the president to two consecutive terms. That’s why, after his second...
- 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...
- In the decades following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine moved toward closer integration with Europe. When pro-Russian Ukrainian...
1 day ago · Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with Russia's presidential commissioner for children's rights in Moscow on May 31, 2024 Image: POOL/AFP via Getty Images) By
InsideRussia on youtube says one doesn't apply for KGB. People are "invited" to join. Same thing with presidents, they are chosen by the clans. Putin was chosen because he was a competent but simple guy with few ambition. He eitheir covered his ambition well, or got more and more ambitious/lunatic with age.
1 day ago · Putin’s men laughing as they beat their captives (Picture: Telegram/dmytro_lubinetz) Evidence gathered by the United Nations warns that Russia systematically tortures Ukrainian POWs, documenting ...
4 days ago · A string of personnel changes and arrests among Russia's military top brass has led to rumors of a Putin "coup." Major General Ivan Popov, who had headed Russia's 58th Army, was "arrested on ...
