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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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But, they add, Putin will be confronted with a stark choice in the coming months because of a simple arithmetic of attrition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to retaliate.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

Putin, who has been to China more than 20 times, appears to have a close personal relationship with Xi.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

"A comprehensive ceasefire is of utmost urgency, resuming hostilities is even more inadvisable and maintaining negotiations is particularly important," Xi told Putin, according to the Xinhua news agency.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Both Vladimir Putin, Russia's president and Yuri Luzhkov, Moscow's mayor, now take the trouble to greet the capital's one million Muslims on the occasion of their Feast of Sacrifice.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Vaknin, Samuel

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