Vladimir Putin
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin 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
Putin in 2024
Putin, c. 1960s
Putin in the KGB, c. 1980
Putin as director of the Federal Security Service (FSB), 1998.
Dmitry Medvedev
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Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is a Russian politician and lawyer who served as the president of Russia from 2008 to 2012 and as prime minister of Russia from 2012 to 2020. As of 2020, he has served as
Vladimir Putin
…reelected in 2004. Due to constitutional limitations on two consecutive presidential terms, Putin served as prime minister again from 2008 to 2012 under Dmitry Medvedev. He returned to the presidency in 2012, following an election marked by allegations of fraud and protests, and was reelected in 2018. During Putin's…
Medvedev in 2026
Medvedev with Vladimir Putin on 27 March 2000, a day after Putin's victory in the presidential election
Medvedev's official portrait from 2007
Medvedev's election campaign took advantage of Putin's high popularity and his endorsement of Medvedev.