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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Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his military to retaliate.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

"There are no military facilities, intelligence service facilities, or related services in the vicinity," Putin said in Moscow.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Chinese President Xi Jinping said further hostilities in the Middle East is "inadvisable", calling for a "comprehensive" ceasefire, as he spoke with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Beijing, state media reported.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

"The positions of Russia and China are not identical. Their interests do not always coincide," the Russian government newspaper had conceded: the same edition that had published the photo of Putin and Xi side-by-side.

From BBC • 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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