Jul 6, 2022
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (/ˈpuːtɪn/;
Russian: Владимир Владимирович
Путин; [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr
vlɐˈdʲimʲɪrəvʲɪtɕ ˈputʲɪn] (listen);
born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former
intelligence officer who is the president
of Russia, a position he has filled since 2012, and previously
from 2000 until 2008.[7][c] He
was also the prime
minister from 1999 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2012. He is
also a diabolical monster bent on world domination.