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Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (2000–2008; since 2012)

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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (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 and again from 2008 to 2012. He has been described as the de facto leader of Russia since 2000.

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🇺🇸 Starmer says he's 'fed up' with actions of Trump, Putin hitting UK energy bills (2026-04-10)
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is “fed up” with how the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran has impacted energy prices in the United ...
🇺🇸 For Putin, Iran Is Something Close to Irreplaceable (2026-04-10)
Vladimir Putin has spent years building a coalition of the discontented on the premise that authoritarian states can outlast Western pressure. Iran is...
🇺🇸 Putin declares weekend ceasefire in Russia's war against Ukraine for Orthodox Easter (2026-04-09)
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from ...
🇺🇸 Putin declares 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter (2026-04-09)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin has declared a ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter....
🇺🇸 Putin announces two-day Easter ceasefire, expects Ukraine to follow (2026-04-09)
🇺🇸 3 Russian Submarines Detected Near Britain Were Spying, U.K. Says (2026-04-09)
John Healey, the defense secretary, said the vessels were gathering information about undersea pipelines, and said he believed President Vladimir V. P...
🇺🇦 Erdogan meets Zelensky a day after phoning Putin (2026-04-04)
President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Istanbul to meet with his Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The Ukrainian president announced "s...
🇺🇦 'You Couldn't Dream Up A Better PR Campaign.' An Interview With Co-Director Of Oscar-Winning Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2026-04-04)
Days after the film ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Won an Oscar for best documentary, a Russian court banned it, and prosecutors labeled its director a “f...
🇺🇦 Putin issues public 'warning' to Armenia over closer EU alignment (2026-04-02)
"It should be obvious and honestly stated upfront that membership in a customs union with both the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is imposs...
🇺🇸 Russia, Vladimir Putin emerge as a winner from Iran war (2026-04-01)
It’s been a good month for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid the U.S.-Israeli war against its ally Iran. Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz...
🇺🇸 Putin’s Internet Blackout: A Chaotic Drive to Cut Off Russians From the World (2026-03-31)
With new outages and blockages, President Vladimir V. Putin is taking his boldest steps yet to control Russians’ communications....
🇺🇦 Russia denies Putin asked oligarchs to fund war, calls contribution 'personal decision' (2026-03-27)
The denial comes amid reports that Russian President Vladimir Putin had urged major businesses to make contributions to the state budget....
🇬🇧 Putin asks oligarchs to donate to Russia’s dwindling defence budget (2026-03-26)
Russian president expected to continue invasion of Ukraine until his forces have secured remaining areas of eastern DonbasVladimir Putin has...
🇺🇸 Putin asks oligarchs to donate to budget as cost of Ukraine war soars (2026-03-26)
Russian president’s demand shows intention to pursue campaign until all of neighbour’s Donbas region is captured...
🇺🇦 'Putin's messages inspire us in this war' — Iranian president hails Russian 'support' amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran (2026-03-26)
"Messages from President Putin and the support of the Russian people inspire us in this war," Pezeshkian wrote in a post on X in Russian....
🇺🇦 Russia Bans Oscar-Winning Documentary 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin' (2026-03-26)
A Russian court has banned the Oscar-winning documentary Mr. Nobody Against Putin, a documentary about wartime propaganda in a Russian provincial sch...
🇺🇦 What Russia’s internet blackouts reveal about Putin’s endgame (2026-03-21)
Russia has intensified internet censorship in recent weeks as the U.S.-Israeli efforts to kill top Iranian officials prompted concerns that the securi...
🇺🇸 Putin tells Tehran: Russia stands by Iran (2026-03-21)
🇺🇸 ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’s’ ‘Insane’ Oscars: Artificial Rainbows, Toilet Interviews and Speaking Truth to Trump’s Government (2026-03-20)
On a beautiful spring morning in Copenhagen, a newly minted superstar walked into the courtyard of the imposing Kunsthal Charlottenborg museum: Danish...
🇺🇸 America’s war on Iran is a gift to Vladimir Putin (2026-03-18)
Ukraine’s other allies need to limit the windfall to Moscow...
🇬🇧 ‘Put him on trial’: pro-Kremlin loyalist turns on Putin in rare outburst (2026-03-18)
Ilya Remeslo sends Telegram post titled ‘Five reasons why I stopped supporting Vladimir Putin’ to his 90,000 followersFor years, Ilya Remesl...
🇬🇧 Ella Baron on Vladimir Putin and the benefits to Russia of war in Iran – cartoon (2026-03-17)
<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/mar/17/ella-baron-donald-trump-war-iran-cartoon">Continue reading...</a>...
🇬🇧 Mr Nobody Against Putin wins the best documentary Oscar (2026-03-16)
Primary school teacher Pavel Talankin’s record of the indoctrination of his pupils to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine beats contenders<ul>...
🇺🇸 ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Director Says “Trump Is Moving A Lot Quicker Than Putin In His Early Years” – Oscars Backstage (2026-03-16)
After Mr. Nobody Against Putin won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature Film on Oscars night, director David Borenstein made some subtle parallel...
🇺🇸 "Mr. Nobody Against Putin": How one Russian teacher confronted Kremlin propaganda (2026-03-15)
When the Kremlin's propaganda machine framed the invasion of Ukraine as a heroic calling, drilling the message into schoolchildren, one brave teacher ...
🇺🇦 Trump's latest move hands Putin 'jackpot' as US eases Russian oil sanctions (2026-03-14)
The United States issued a temporary license on March 12 allowing countries to purchase Russian oil currently stranded at sea in an effort to stabiliz...
🇬🇧 Why has Trump eased sanctions on Russian oil - and will it help Putin? (2026-03-13)
The US said easing sanctions on Russian oil would provide only a limited financial boost to Putin....
🇬🇧 From Mr Nobody to Oscar nominee: How one man took on Putin (2026-03-13)
Pavel Talankin's film Mr Nobody Against Putin has already won a Bafta, and is now competing for an Oscar....
🇺🇦 FBI exposes Kremlin hit squad targeting Putin's opponents, investigation shows (2026-03-13)
However, the hit squad was exposed when one of its employees was arrested in Colombia in February, according to the Insider....
🇬🇧 Trump's U-turn on Russian oil sanctions is a major coup for Putin (2026-03-13)
The conflict in the Middle East just gets better and better for Vladimir Putin....
🇺🇸 Trump says he thinks Putin is helping Iran (2026-03-13)
Russian leaders told President Trump they aren't sharing intelligence with Iran as it fights the U.S. and Israel, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said thi...
🇺🇸 Putin's prize: The oil price-spike (2026-03-13)
The hefty increase in the price of Urals oil will continue to ease pressure on the Russian defense budget....
🇺🇦 Trump acknowledges Putin might be helping Iran 'a little bit' (2026-03-13)
"I think (Putin) might be helping them a little bit, yeah, I guess," Trump said. "And he probably thinks we're helping Ukraine, right?"...
🇺🇦 'Hidden hand of Putin' behind Iranian drone attacks in Middle East, UK Defense Sec says (2026-03-13)
The "hidden hand" of Russian President Vladimir Putin is behind Iranian attacks in the Middle East, U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey said on March 1...
🇬🇧 Putin's 'hidden hand' likely helping Iran against Trump, says UK minister (2026-03-12)
Vladimir Putin's "hidden hand" is likely helping Iran respond to Donald Trump's war, the UK defence secretary has said, as it emerged that Iranian-lin...
🇬🇧 Nigel Farage says Iran ‘bigger danger than Putin’ in New Statesman interview (2026-03-11)
Reform UK leader supported US war on Iran from start, but is now being accused of a U-turn<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/polit...
🇺🇸 Why Vladimir Putin may be the big winner from Trump's Iran war (2026-03-10)
President Vladimir Putin may have lost an ally, but the Iran war could prove a boon for Russia, whose economy is dependent on energy exports....
🇺🇦 After Khamenei and Maduro, Putin knows he could be next (2026-03-10)
On Jan. 3, 2026, Nicolas Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in a dramatic military operation. Just 56 days later, a joint U.S.-Israeli airstrike ki...
🇺🇦 What Putin's latest decree expanding Russia's army actually means (2026-03-10)
Russian President Vladimir Putin has increased the potential size of the country's armed forces, a move analysts say is tied to long-term militar...
🇺🇸 Trump says he discussed Ukraine and Iran conflicts with Putin (2026-03-09)
🇺🇸 Trump, Putin talk of war and peace as US weighs easing Russian oil sanctions (2026-03-10)
🇺🇦 Putin, Trump discuss Iran war, Ukraine in phone call (2026-03-09)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on March 9, according to Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov. During the call, P...
🇺🇸 Trump has call with Putin to discuss Iran war, Kremlin says (2026-03-09)
Putin's foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov described the conversation as "frank and businesslike" and said it lasted about one hour....
🇺🇸 Putin says energy crisis has arrived but Russia is ready to work with Europe (2026-03-09)
🇺🇸 Putin warns of oil halt as Iran conflict disrupts global energy flows (2026-03-09)
🇬🇧 ‘Putin smiled’: Ukraine hurries to adapt as US focus moves to Iran (2026-03-08)
Ukrainian ex-defence minister says conflict provides simultaneous ‘risks and opportunities’<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/worl...
🇺🇦 How Trump’s War in Iran Has Echoes of Putin and Ukraine (2026-03-08)
The many similarities between the White House’s justification for war in Iran and Russia’s messaging on Ukraine underscore the risks of a vaguely defi...
🇺🇸 As Trump Out-Putins Putin, Russia’s Global Influence Erodes (2026-03-06)
The conflict in Iran may give Moscow a short-term boost economically and in Ukraine. But it has also shown the limits of Russia’s partnerships....
🇺🇸 Putin slams killing of Iran’s Khamenei but offers little beyond condolences so far (2026-03-01)
🇺🇸 Mapping Russian attacks and territorial gains across Ukraine (2026-02-24)
On the war's fourth anniversary, Russia occupies 20 percent of Ukraine's territory, but the front line shifts slowly....
🇺🇸 Zelenskyy's public frustration grows as Putin's war enters 5th year (2026-02-24)
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is increasingly angry with peace talks as Vladimir Putin's invasion reached its four-year anniversary Tuesday....
🇺🇸 As Ukraine war enters fifth year, Zelenskyy says Putin failing at his war goals (2026-02-24)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the start of the fifth year of the Ukraine war by saying Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin has failed...
🇬🇧 How have four years of war in Ukraine changed its two central figures? (2026-02-23)
Throughout 1,460 days of the Ukraine war, two figures have remained central....
🇺🇸 Comedy in Russia is booming. But stand-ups live in fear of being jailed for jokes. (2026-02-22)
Stand-up comedy is booming in President Vladimir Putin's Russia but comics have to tread a fine line with their jokes where some have been jailed....
🇬🇧 The strategy of Russia’s liberal elite is clear: make your peace with Putin. It’s how they survive | Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan (2026-02-22)
As the fourth anniversary looms of Russia’s war on Ukraine, those close to the Kremlin prosper while others merely strive to escape the worst repre...
🇺🇸 Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine (2026-02-21)
Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the U.K. and its European allies should immediately deploy noncombat troops to Ukraine to show Vladim...
🇺🇸 Former UK Prime Minister Bori Johnson calls on allies to send noncombat troops to Ukraine (2026-02-21)
Former British Prime Minister Johnson says the U.K. and its European allies should immediately deploy noncombat troops to Ukraine to show Vladimir Put...
🇺🇸 Russia's Putin slams U.S. oil blockade on Cuba: 'We do not accept anything like this' (2026-02-19)
His comments come as the Caribbean island nation grapples with a worsening economic crisis....
🇺🇸 Putin meets Cuban foreign minister in Moscow, says US restrictions are ’unacceptable’ (2026-02-18)
🇺🇸 'Difficult' peace talks spotlight Putin's chief negotiator and Ukraine antagonist (2026-02-18)
Russia and Ukraine don’t agree on much, but both sides left the latest round of U.S.-led peace talks Wednesday describing the negotiations as “difficu...
🇺🇸 U.S., Hungary sign civil nuclear deal as Trump deepens ties with Orbán (2026-02-16)
Many of Hungary's neighbors say Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is eroding democracy, but President Trump is forging closer relations with the Putin ally....