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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin [c] [d] (born 7 October 1952) 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 [e] and again from 2008 to 2012.
Vladimir Putin: 2: Vladimir Putin Владимир Путин Born 1952 (age 72) 7 May 2000 – 7 May 2008 (acting from 31 December 1999) (8 years, 128 days) 3 : Prime Minister of Russia (1999–2000) Mikhail Kasyanov [note 2] Mikhail Fradkov: 4 : Viktor Zubkov: 3: Dmitry Medvedev Дмитрий Медведев Born 1965 (age 59) 7 May 2008 ...
Vladimir Putin official portrait Putin and U.S. president George W. Bush at the 2005 Moscow Victory Day Parade. The report by Andrew C. Kuchins in November 2007 said that "Russia today is a hybrid regime that might best be termed "illiberal internationalism", although neither word is fully accurate and requires considerable qualification. From ...
In the 1990s, Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer, rose from the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) to a key position in the Russian government. Putin cultivated good relations with the country's elite, including oligarchs and political figures from the Yeltsin era, which contributed to his career advancement.
Second Cabinet of Vladimir Putin Vladimir Putin with Dmitry Medvedev. Putin was barred from a third term by the Constitution. First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was elected his successor. On 8 May 2008, only a day after handing the presidency to Medvedev, Putin was appointed Prime Minister of Russia, maintaining his political dominance ...
Abramovich was the first person to recommend to Yeltsin that Vladimir Putin be his successor as the Russian president. [103]: 135 When Putin formed his first cabinet as Prime Minister in 1999, Abramovich interviewed each of the candidates for cabinet positions before they were approved.
"Vladimir Putin's Russia is a new phenomenon in Europe: a state defined and dominated by former and active-duty security and intelligence officers. Not even fascist Italy , Nazi Germany , or the Soviet Union – all undoubtedly much worse creations than Russia – were as top-heavy with intelligence talent", said intelligence expert Reuel Marc ...
Pages in category "Vladimir Putin" The following 102 pages are in this category, out of 102 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Putinism; 0–9.