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Born: 7 October 1952 · Age: 74
Vladimir Putin is 74 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 7 October 1952.
Former KGB officer who has dominated Russian politics since 2000 as president and prime minister, and launched the 2022 invasion of Ukraine
Did you know?He holds a black belt in judo and has co-authored a book about the history and technique of the martial art.
Putin's rise is one of the most remarkable stories in modern politics: a little-known former intelligence officer who, within a few years, went from a mid-level official in St Petersburg to the leader of Russia. Since 1999 he has served as either president or prime minister, making him the country's longest-serving leader since Stalin. Early in his rule many Russians credited him with restoring stability after the chaotic 1990s, while critics point to the steady tightening of control over the media, elections and opposition. His decisions, particularly towards Ukraine, have reshaped relations between Russia and the West. Understanding him has become essential to understanding twenty-first century geopolitics.
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.
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Russian president, born 1952
Vladimir Putin was born in Leningrad on 7 October 1952.
He served as a KGB officer for 16 years.
He became President of Russia in 2000.
He ordered the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Did you know?He holds a black belt in judo.
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The Second Chechen War (Russian: Втора́я чече́нская война́, Chechen: Шолгӏа оьрсийн-нохчийн тӏом, lit. 'Second Russian-Chechen War') took place in Chechnya and the border regions of the North Caucasus between the Russian Federation and the breakaway Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, from August 1999 to April 2009.
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In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, occupied it, and then annexed it after an illegitimate referendum. This took place amid the uncertainty that immediately followed Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity.
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The war in Donbas, also called the Donbas war, was a phase of the Russo-Ukrainian war in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine. The war began in April 2014, when Russian-backed paramilitaries began an uprising against the Ukrainian government, seized territory and declared independent states.
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From September 2015 until December 2024, Russia conducted a military intervention in the Syrian civil war, following a request by Ba'athist Syria under Bashar al-Assad for support against the Syrian opposition and Islamic State (IS).
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The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP 21 or CMP 11 was held in Paris, France, from 30 November to 12 December 2015.
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