Vladimir Putin - report

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer, serving as the current president of Russia. Putin has served continuously as president or prime minister since 1999: as prime minister from 1999 to 2000 and from 2008 to 2012, and as president from 2000 to 2008 and since 2012.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin

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Significant news events for Vladimir Putin

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Vladimir Putin tells Xi Jinping that he expects the Chinese president to visit Moscow for a state visit in the new year. Putin hails the two countries' efforts to counter Western influence. Russia overtook Saudi Arabia as China's top crude supplier last month.
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Vladimir Putin said former British PM Liz Truss was 'crazy' to have had concerns over him using nuclear weapons. Foreign Secretary branded Mr Putin's address as "unclear, untrue and unedifying" Russian leader took part in a question-and-answer session at the annual Valdai forum.
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Russia says 87% to 99% of voters in four occupied swathes of Ukraine want to join Russia. Finland will close its border to Russian tourists from midnight local time (2100 GMT) on Friday. President Joe Biden called the referenda "an absolute sham" and promised "swift and severe economic costs"
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Snowden is one of 75 foreign nationals listed by the decree. He has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution in the U.S. The 39-year-old could be enlisted to work for the Russian military.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin orders partial mobilization of Russia's armed forces. Putin says aim is to "liberate" Ukraine's Donbas region. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz calls the move an "act of desperation" Opposition leader Alexei Navalny calls on Russians to protest against Putin's plans.
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Vladimir Putin met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. It was their first face-to-face meeting since Russia launched its "special military operation" in Ukraine in February. A tentative railway deal has been struck, averting a strike.
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Gazprom has signed an agreement to start switching payments for gas supplies to China to yuan and roubles. Deal delivers a blow to US and Europe's attempts to punish Vladimir Putin through crippling sanctions. Russia will now be less dependent on dollars and euros for energy trade.
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Putin faces fresh humiliation as 56th Russian colonel has been killed. Ukraine's intelligence chief, Major General Kyrylo O. Budanov, said Putin "doesn't have a long life ahead of him" It comes after a top oligarch reportedly claimed Putin is "very ill with blood cancer"
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russian President Vladimir Putin has already failed in his strategic objective. UK bans the import of Russian gold, worth $15.5 billion a year to Moscow. G-7 leaders plan to announce a ban on exports of gold from Russia.
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Nicolle Wallace suggests Russia's invasion of Ukraine is directly linked to the Capitol riot on January 6. Wallace cited remarks former National Security Council adviser Fiona Hill made arguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin would have been emboldened to go into Ukraine himself if then-President Trump was successful.
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The RS-28 Sarmat has been in development for several years. It can reportedly carry a 10-ton payload, including nukes, and target multiple locations at once. President Putin said it was food for thought for those who try to threaten Russia.
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President Biden announced economic sanctions against two key Russian financial institutions and several Russian oligarchs. Additional global sanctions will be a blow to Putin, Sen. Amy Klobuchar says. U.S. has targeted ten of Russia's largest financial institutions, the White House says.
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Russia recognises pro-Russian areas of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states. Move will severely ratchet up tensions with the West. Fears he will now move tens of thousands of troops into region to safeguard territories.
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Russia agreed on a 30-year contract to supply gas to China via a new pipeline. Putin recognizes two Russian enclaves in Ukraine as independent. Germany halted a key gas pipeline's certification over Moscow's troop deployment.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin recognises independence of two breakaway regions. Move threatens to escalate tensions with the West and gives Russia a reason to move troops into eastern Ukraine. AT&T will shut down its 3G network Tuesday. NSW Transport Minister David Elliott says reduced services will operate across all lines on the Sydney rail network from 5am.
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Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Friday its new oil deal with China was worth $80 billion. Putin announced a new 30-year contract to supply 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year to China.
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Biden said he wasn't certain of Putin's intentions – saying it may be based on 'which side of the bed he gets up on in the morning as to exactly what he’s going to do' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted about'minor incursions' in response. Russia denies it is planning an invasion and, in turn, accused the West of plotting "provocations"