Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is the president of Russia. Putin has held continuous positions 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. He is the longest-serving Russian or Soviet leader since Joseph Stalin.

Some of the key events about Vladimir Putin

1975
Graduated with a law degree from Leningrad State University
1985
Completed KGB training and was assigned to Dresden, East Germany
1990
Became an advisor to the Mayor of Saint Petersburg on international affairs
1996
Moved to Moscow to join the presidential staff of Boris Yeltsin
1998
Appointed as Director of the Federal Security Service (FSB)
1999
Became Acting Prime Minister of Russia
1999
Ordered the Second Chechen War, resulting in widespread civilian casualties
2000
Won the presidential election and became President of Russia
2001
Established the United Russia party
2004
Oversaw changes to electoral laws that eliminated direct elections for regional governors
2006
Launched the National Priority Projects to improve Russia's health care, education, housing and agriculture
2006
Signed laws restricting the activities of non-governmental organizations in Russia
2008
Invaded Georgia, leading to international condemnation and tensions
2012
Signed the "foreign agent" law, requiring NGOs receiving foreign funding to register as foreign agents
2013
Signed a law banning the adoption of Russian children by U.S. citizens
2014
Oversaw the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
2014
Annexed Crimea from Ukraine, violating international law and leading to sanctions
2015
Intervened militarily in the Syrian Civil War, supporting the Assad regime
2018
Signed a law raising the retirement age, sparking nationwide protests
2022
Launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, causing widespread destruction and a global crisis

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