Putin

British

/ ˈpjutɪn /

noun

Vladimir ( Vladimirovich ). born 1952, Russian statesman; president of Russia (2000–08) and from 2012; prime minister (2008–12)

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In 2025, replying to AFP's question, Putin said he did "not even wish to discuss" the idea Israel might assassinate Iran's Khamenei.

From Barron's

Vladimir Medinsky, a top aide of Russian President Vladimir Putin, announced the exchange of bodies in a short announcement on Telegram.

From BBC

But it was more the economic rather than the military fallout that worried locals AFP talked to in the border region of North Karelia, once a four-hour drive from St Petersburg, President Vladimir Putin's hometown.

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Ramaphosa had spoken to Putin about the situation on 10 February, he explained.

From BBC

Colonel Michael Randrianirina -- Madagascar's interim leader since the former president fled in October following demonstrations -- arrived in France less than a week after holding talks with President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

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