Vladimir Putin is the president of the country of Russia, a politician, and a former Soviet Union intelligence agent. He has served as president of Russia intermittently since 2000, and he has served consecutive terms since 2012.
Early life
KGB career
Political career
1990–1996: Saint Petersburg administration
1996–1999: Early Moscow career
1999: First premiership
1999–2000: Acting presidency
2000–2004: First presidential term
2004–2008: Second presidential term
2008–2012: Second premiership
2012–2018: Third presidential term
Anti-Putin protesters march in Moscow, 4 February 2012
Russo-Ukrainian conflict
Intervention in Syria
Russia's interference in the 2016 US election
ed States relations
2018–present: Fourth presidential term
COVID-19 pandemic
Constitutional referendum and amendments
Domestic policies
Economic, industrial, and energy policies
Environmental policy
Religious policy
Military development