Vladimir Putin

President of Russia from 2000 to 2008 and again since 2012

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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and a former officer of the KGB who has served as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 1999 until 2008. He was also the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.Ideologically a free market capitalist and a Russian nationalist his domestic and foreign policies are known collectively as Putinism

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Belarus abruptly swears in Lukashenko Alexander Lukashenko was suddenly sworn in as Belarusian president on Wednesday, despite protests against his disputed election. The opposition immediately cried foul. Lucy Fielder reports. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:27Published 3 days ago

REPLAY: Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech at UN General Assembly Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 17:53Published 4 days ago

Kangana Ranaut’s birthday wish to PM Modi, says ‘lucky to have you as PM’ Prime Minister Modi has turned 70 today and several bollywood stars have sent across their wishes through social media. Actor Kangana Ranaut posted a video on Twitter lauding the Prime Minister. She.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:48Published 1 week ago

Bollywood wishes PM Modi: Lucky to have you as PM, says Kangana Ranaut Prime Minister Modi has turned 70 today and several bollywood stars have sent across their wishes through social media. Actor Kangana Ranaut posted a video on Twitter lauding the Prime Minister. She.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 02:48Published 1 week ago

Navalny back on Instagram, plans return to Russia Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny shared a photograph from a Berlin hospital on Tuesday, sitting up in bed and surrounded by his family, and said he could now breathe independently after.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:17Published 2 weeks ago

Russia to provide €1.2 billion loan to 'closest ally' Belarus, Putin announces The meeting in Sochi between Russia's Putin and Belarus Lukashenko came a day after an estimated 150,000 people marched through Minsk demanding Lukashenko's resignation.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:55Published 2 weeks ago

Lukashenko seeks Putin's help in attempt to survive mass protests Russian leader agrees to $1.5bn loan with Minsk and says Belarus crisis should be resolved without foreign interference. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:11Published 2 weeks ago

Lukashenko goes to Russia: What the meeting of 'brothers' could mean for Belarus' future Belarus' fate could be sealed in Sochi as Lukashenko sits down with his 'elder brother' Putin to discuss the ongoing unrest. What will it mean for the country's future? Credit: Euronews English Duration: 01:34Published 2 weeks ago

Putin throws Belarus $1.5 billion lifeline Russian President Vladimir Putin bestowed a $1.5 billion loan on Belarus on Monday after its embattled leader, Alexander Lukashenko, flew to Sochi to ask Putin for more support. This report produced by.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:19Published 2 weeks ago

Analysis: Putin weighing up support for Lukashenko Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 03:13Published 2 weeks ago

Any Putin intervention in Belarus will meet 'huge pushback', says analyst "Russia has not so much support inside the Belarusian society," says political analyst Katsiaryna Shmatsina, as Lukashenko meets Putin on Monday amid the ongoing political crisis in Belarus.View on.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:31Published 2 weeks ago

Embattled Belarusian president to meet Putin as unrest enters sixth week Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:22Published 2 weeks ago

Belarus police detain hundreds of protesters in Minsk as crowds swell Demonstrators hit the streets of the capital before talks between Alexander Lukashenko and Russia's Vladimir Putin. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:47Published 2 weeks ago

Belarus: Opposition protesters maintain pressure on Lukashenko Many in the crowd carried placards critical of Russia, reflecting concerns about Lukashenko’s planned meeting with Putin on Monday.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:15Published 2 weeks ago

Putin critic Navalny out of coma: Berlin hospital Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been removed from a medically induced coma and is responding to speech, Berlin's Charite hospital said in a statement on Monday. Francis Maguire reports. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 00:55Published 3 weeks ago

What is Novichok and how has it been used? Questions have been raised again about Novichok after German authorities saidRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the nerve agent. MrNavalny, one of the most prominent critics of.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 02:07Published 3 weeks ago

Novichok nerve agent found in Russian opposition figure Navalny, says Germany Tests performed on samples taken from Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalnyshowed the presence of the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the Germangovernment has said. Mr Navalny, a politician and.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:19Published 3 weeks ago

Putin says happy birthday to Lukashenko as protests rage Russian President Vladimir Putin used a birthday phone call on Sunday to invite Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko to visit Moscow, a Kremlin show of support as thousands of protesters streamed.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:02Published on August 30, 2020

Health of Putin critic Navalny improving Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny remains in a medically-induced coma in a Berlin hospital, but his condition is improving. His spokeswoman said on Friday he is now facing no serious threat to his life... Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 00:49Published on August 28, 2020

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Putin says Russia and the US should make a deal to stop meddling in each other's elections Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called for a truce between the United States and Russia, asking for both countries to agree not to meddle in this year's elections. In a statement, Putin.. WorldNews - Published 59 minutes ago
Putin calls for reset in cyber ties with U.S., no election meddling: Kremlin MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin called on Friday for an agreement between Russia and the United States to guarantee not to engage in cyber-meddling in each other's elections and internal.. WorldNews - Published 1 day ago
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Poisoned Russian opposition leader released from German hospital It's not yet clear whether Alexei Navalny could suffer long-term effects from the Novichok nerve agent, but he's already back to mocking Putin. CBS News - Published 3 days ago
Fact check: Trump extends wildfire aid to California, offers help to Russia President Trump did not follow through on threats to withhold aid to California, and did offer firefighting assistance to Russia's Vladimir Putin. USATODAY.com - Published 4 days ago
China's Xi, Russia's Putin push back at Trump during annual UNGA China's Xi Jinping responded to President Trump's comments about the coronavirus and warned that China will not "engage in zero sum game." CBS News - Published 4 days ago

Covid 19 coronavirus: Russian president Vladimir Putin offers free vaccine to United Nations What do you do when Vladimir Putin offers you Russia's new coronavirus vaccine, for free?United Nations staff in New York and around the world are now facing that choice, after the Russian president.. New Zealand Herald - Published 4 days ago
Russia touts nuclear-powered icebreaker as proof "the Arctic is ours" The 570-foot-long "Arktika" is designed to smash Putin's Russia a path of "sovereignty" through ice 9 feet deep in the sensitive northern region. CBS News - Published 4 days ago
Trump's ex-national security adviser H.R. McMaster warns Afghan peace talks will fail, leave US vulnerable H.R. McMaster says he disagreed with some of Trump's decisions and doesn't understand others, such as praise for Putin: "I can't really explain it." USATODAY.com - Published 5 days ago
UK Conservatives' donor linked to $8m Putin ally funding Leaked files reveal a former Russian minister, whose wife gave the party £1.7m, was sent the cash. BBC News - Published 6 days ago

FinCEN Files: Sanctioned Putin associate ‘laundered millions’ through Barclays The account was used to avoid US financial restrictions, a leak of bank documents suggest. BBC News - Published 6 days ago
Kremlin critic Navalny posts photo of himself walking MOSCOW - Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was seen walking down the stairs in a photo posted on his Instagram feed on Saturday, five days after a Berlin hospital said he had been taken off.. WorldNews - Published 1 week ago
PM Modi, Putin reiterates their strong commitment to further strengthen India-Russia partnership Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephonic conversation on Thursday during which the two leaders reiterated their strong commitment to further strengthen the.. IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago	Russian President Vladimir Putin dials PM Modi, extends greetings on birthday The Russian President gave his best wishes to PM Modi on his birthday and PM Modi expressed his warm appreciation for the gesture. DNA - Published 1 week ago
Putin, Johnson, Merkel, other world leaders greet PM Modi on his 70th birthday Moscow/London, Sep 17 (PTI) Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel were among the world leaders who extended greetings to Prime.. WorldNews - Published 1 week ago	Associates of Putin critic Alexei Navalny say he was poisoned at Siberian hotel Associates of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny say he was likely poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent at a hotel in Siberia, not at an airport as originally suspected. As CBS News' Charlie.. CBS News - Published 1 week ago
New info emerges on poisoning of Putin critic Alexei Navalny Associates of Vladimir Putin's biggest critic say he was likely poisoned with Novichok by way of a water bottle in his hotel room. CBS News - Published 1 week ago	Putin wishes PM Modi on his 70th birthday, lauds his contribution to strengthen Indo-Russia ties Praising Modi, Putin said his activity as India's head of the government has earned him the well-deserved respect of compatriots and high international prestige. "Under your leadership India is.. IndiaTimes - Published 1 week ago
Belarusian leader says he asked Putin for weapons MOSCOW (Reuters) - Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Wednesday he had asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to supply Belarus with weapons as he faces mass protests over a disputed.. WorldNews - Published 1 week ago	Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko meets with Vladimir Putin The embattled leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, met with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since political unrest broke out over his reelection. CBS News foreign correspondent.. CBS News - Published 2 weeks ago
Woodward book: Former intelligence head Dan Coats thought it useless to speak out against Donald Trump Woodward writes that Coats believed Trump has no moral compass and couldn't shake the suspicion that Trump must be beholden to Russian President Vladimir Putin. USATODAY.com - Published 2 weeks ago	Putin extends $1.5 billion lifeline to Belarus as protests intensify Tensions are rising in Belarus after the country's embattled leader Alexander Lukashenko held talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This comes as massive protests grip the country following last.. CBS News - Published 2 weeks ago
Putin critic Navalny looks alert in 1st photo since Novichok poisoning As the opposition leader recovers from a nerve agent attack, and his spokeswoman says there's no reason to think he won't return to Russia. CBS News - Published 2 weeks ago	Russia pledges $1.5 billion to Belarus Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko for the first time since political unrest began last month in Belarus. CBSN's Tanya Rivero spoke with CBS News.. CBS News - Published 2 weeks ago
Vindman says Trump is Putin's 'useful idiot', considers himself a 'never-Trumper' Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testified in President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry. USATODAY.com - Published 2 weeks ago	Putin offers money, but tells Belarus' leader to settle unrest himself As hundreds more protesters are arrested, authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko is depending on Russia to keep him in power. CBS News - Published 2 weeks ago
Putin critic continues to recover as evidence mounts against Russia Doctors in Germany say Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is no longer on a ventilator, as labs in Sweden and France back Novichok finding. CBS News - Published 2 weeks ago	Lukashenko to Meet with Putin Amid Continuing Unrest in Belarus Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday in Russia. In their first meeting since protests erupted in Belarus, Lukashenko is expected to seek critical.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago
Belarus leader looks to Putin to help him cling on to power MOSCOW - President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus will seek the backing of Russia’s Vladimir Putin at a crucial meeting on Monday after a fifth consecutive weekend of huge protests demanding that he.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago	Belarus protests: Lukashenko to meet Putin as unrest continues It will be their first face-to-face talks since Belarus' disputed presidential election in August. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago
Reality Check: Is Trump a Stooge of Putin? Donald Trump’s unorthodox approach to the conduct of diplomatic relations has been a persistent thorn in the side of America’s national security establishment for the last four years. Like a.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago	Lukashenko to meet Putin after blaming West for Belarusian crisis Belarusians have faced off against riot police in the latest mass protests against the country’s autocratic president, Alexander Lukashenko, as he prepares for talks with Russia that could be crucial.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago
Putin apology to Serbia over Russian spokeswoman Zakharova Serbia's president was furious over a Facebook post that likened him to Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago	How Russia's election meddling could backfire on Putin (CNN)Fresh allegations of Russian meddling in the upcoming US Presidential election shine a harsh spotlight on the dangerous deadlock between the nuclear-tipped powers. In a reprise of 2016, Moscow is.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago
Conflicting reports on Putin critic's recovery after poisoning Article says opposition leader Alexei Navalny talking again after Novichok poisoning, which Pompeo says there's a "substantial chance" top Russian officials ordered. CBS News - Published 2 weeks ago	Russia vows to help Syria "break through" crippling U.S. sanctions Vladimir Putin has vowed once again to come to the rescue of his ally, Syrian President Bashar Assad. CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago
Russia's most prominent opposition figure is doing better after suspected Novichok attack Alexei Navalny, a high-profile critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, has been awakened from a medically induced coma after he was apparently poisoned with a nerve agent. Charlie D'Agata reports. CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago	U.N. calls for investigation into apparent poisoning of Putin critic Alexei Navalny The United Nations is demanding a full investigation into the apparent poisoning of Alexei Nalvany, a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Navalny is finally out of a medically induced.. CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago
Putin critic Navalny has come out of coma, Berlin hospital says FILE PHOTO: Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny takes part in a rally to mark the 5th anniversary of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's murder and to protest against proposed amendments to.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago	Putin critic is out of coma after suspected poisoning German chemical weapons experts say tests show the 44-year-old was poisoned with a Soviet-era nerve agent. CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago
Navalny out of coma and responsive, says German hospital The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has said he has been taken out of an induced coma and is responsive. Mr Navalny, a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago	Merkel won’t rule out halting pipeline project over Navalny case, says spokesman Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office has indicated she might be willing to rethink the fate of a German-Russian gas pipeline project in a sign of Berlin’s growing frustration at Moscow’s.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago
The Putin-Lukashenko tango is likely to keep on going By Dmitry Oreshkin Russian President Vladimir Putin’s public statements about the mass protests in Belarus have been at once forceful and ambiguous. For example, he says that a “law enforcement.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago	Covid 19 coronavirus: Russia's fast-track vaccine is safe and produces immune response, Lancet study claims Russia's "fast-track" Covid-19 vaccine is safe and produces two forms of immune response against the virus, according to a study in the Lancet.The findings appear to justify some of the claims made by.. New Zealand Herald - Published 3 weeks ago
All 57 Russians that graced the cover of Time Magazine From Russia’s ‘Peasant’ President to Yuri Gagarin to Vladimir Putin, here is the complete list of all Russians who ever appeared on the famous Time Magazine cover. 1. Alexis Rykov, July 1924.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago	Russian doctor blames diet, stress for Navalny coma Moscow: A Russian toxicologist said Friday that opposition leader Alexei Navalny's health could have deteriorated due to dieting, stress or fatigue, insisting no poison had been found in his samples in.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago
Who's standing up to Russia on Navalny poisoning? Not America (CNN)With the German government's announcement Wednesday of "unequivocal evidence" that the nerve agent Novichok was used in the poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, we are once again.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago	Trump appears to joke with Putin: "Don't meddle in the election" President Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, where Mr. Trump appeared to make a joke about election meddling. CBS News White House correspondent Paula.. CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago
12/20: CBSN AM Putin praises Trump for ending Syria presence; Unusual sign in the sky above California CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago	Russian opposition leader was poisoned with military-grade nerve agent, Germany says German Chancellor Angela Merkel is calling on President Vladimir Putin to provide answers after confirming that one of the Russian leader's top critics was poisoned. Alexei Navalny was attacked with.. CBS News - Published 3 weeks ago