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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.
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Dec 8, 2023 · According to the Associated Press, the 71-year-old Putin, who was first elected president in March 2000, has twice amended the Russian constitution so that he could theoretically remain in...
2 days 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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- 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...
Vladimir. President of the Russian Federation. Biography. 1952. Vladimir Putin was born in Leningrad on October 7, 1952. 1975. In 1975, he graduated with a degree in law from Leningrad State University. He later earned a Ph.D. degree in economics. 1985–1990. After graduation, Mr. Putin was assigned to work in the KGB.
Sep 25, 2023 · Vladimir Putin (1952-) is a former KGB agent who has ruled Russia for more than two decades. Intent on restoring Russian might following the collapse of the Soviet Union, he has launched several...
4 days ago · May 7, 2024 10:18 AM PT. MOSCOW —. President Vladimir Putin began his fifth term at a glittering Kremlin inauguration Tuesday, embarking on another six years as leader of Russia after destroying ...
Mar 17, 2024 · GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/Pool/AFP. By Paul Kirby. BBC News. Vladimir Putin has been in power since 2000, longer than any Kremlin leader since Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin. Now into his fifth term as...
