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Putin was Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2007; [34] these selections are based on the person or persons "who most affected the news and our lives, for good or ill". [35] In April 2008, Putin was put on the Time 100 most influential people in the world list. [36] Criticism of Putin has been widespread especially over the Runet. [37]
The proportion of Russians who trust President Vladimir Putin has risen to 81.6% from 67.2% before he ordered troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24, according to a survey by the state-run pollster VTsIOM ...
[3] [4] [5] In 2007, he was Time magazine's Person of the Year. [6] In 2015, he was designated No. 1 in Time 100, Time magazine's list of the top 100 most influential people in the world. [7] From 2013 to 2016, he was designated No. 1 on the Forbes list of The World's Most Powerful People. [8]
Putin went on to threaten nuclear powers that if they supported another country's attack on Russia, then they would be considered participants in such an aggression. [369] [370] Russia and the United States are the world's biggest nuclear powers, holding about 88% of the world's nuclear weapons. [371]
Russian President Vladimir Putin's approval rating has reached nearly 90 percent largely thanks to his military moves in Syria. Vladimir Putin's approval rating hits all-time high, boosted by ...
However, shortly after the siege had ended, the Russian president was enjoying record public approval ratings – 83% of Russians declared themselves satisfied with Putin and his handling of the siege. [31] A few months before the elections, Putin fired Kasyanov's cabinet and appointed Mikhail Fradkov in his place.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a record-breaking defense budget, setting aside a staggering third of the government’s total spending as the war in Ukraine drains resources from ...
Formerly Vladimir Putin's chief of staff, he was also the chairman of Gazprom's board of directors, a post he had held, for the second time, since 2000. On 10 December 2007, he was informally endorsed as a candidate for the forthcoming presidential elections by the most prominent Russian political party , United Russia , and officially endorsed ...