Putin
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Xi has used the country’s economic power to force Putin to make a concession in the past year, said Chinese government advisers and diplomats familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Chief China Correspondent Lingling Wei: I’ve covered China and Xi Jinping for 15 years, and in that time I’ve watched his relationship with Vladimir Putin evolve from an equal partnership into something far more complicated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
People who know Putin say he is acutely sensitive to exactly that kind of symbolism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
When Xi and Putin met in 2013, China accounted for roughly 10% of Russia’s overall trade, with Europe still the dominant economic partner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
According to Kagan, Putin is, in essence, an American: he believes that the world order ultimately rests on military power and the ability to project it.
From Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era by Vaknin, Samuel
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