Vladimir Putin is a Russian politician and former KGB intelligence officer who currently serves as the President of Russia. After working as a foreign intelligence officer for sixteen years, he began his political career in Saint Petersburg before moving to Moscow in 1996. He served as Director of the Federal Security Service and was appointed Prime Minister in 1999, subsequently becoming acting president following Boris Yeltsin's resignation. Having held the presidency from 2000 to 2008 and the prime ministership from 2008 to 2012, he returned to the presidency in 2012 and was reelected in 2024.
In the news: Met in Moscow with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to discuss negotiations regarding the war in Ukraine.
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