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Putin, Russia's eternal leader defined by war and power
Putin’s 25-year rule is marked by power consolidation, repression, and a war in Ukraine that has killed hundreds of thousands, shaping his legacy as an authoritarian leader.
- On February 24, 2022, Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale offensive on Ukraine, starting a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands and caused massive destruction.
- Since coming to power at the end of 1999, Putin tightened control through crackdowns and expropriations, exemplified by the 2003 arrest of Mikhail Khodorkovsky, after Moscow's 2014 annexation of Crimea.
- Opponents' deaths and alleged poisonings illustrate Vladimir Putin's methods, with Boris Nemtsov, Alexander Litvinenko and Alexei Navalny meeting grisly ends, while Putin trained as a lawyer, joined the KGB and burned documents as the Berlin Wall fell in East Germany.
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Putin, Russia's eternal leader defined by war and power
Vladimir Putin's four-year-long invasion of Ukraine is the culmination of a quarter century spent tightening his grip on power, crushing opponents and trying to expand Russia's influence -- and borders.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Center
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- 58% of the sources are Center
58% Center
L 25%
C 58%
R 17%
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