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{{Officeholder|name=Vladimir Putin|image=Putin portrait.PNG|party=[[Image:Vladtheimpaler.jpgUnited Russia]]|rightoffices=|thumboffices={{Officeholder/president |Vladimir Putincountry=Russia |number=2nd and 4th |terms=December 31, 1999 – May 7, 2008 (first)<br>May 7, 2012 – (second) |vp=[[Dmitry Medvedev]] |preceded=[[Boris Yeltsin]] (First term), Dmitry Medvedev (Second term) |succeeded }}|religion=[[Russian Orthodox]]}}'''Dr. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, J.D., Ph.D.''' (''[[Russian''language|Russian]]: Владимир Владимирович Путин) (born October 7, 1952) affectionately known as '''Uncle Vova''',{{fact}} is the [[presidentChristian]] socially [[conservative]] statesman and president of the [[Russian Federation]] since New Year's Eve of 1999, <ref>[https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/02/how-russia-became-a-leader-of-the day -worldwide-christian-right-214755/ How Russia Became the Leader of the Global Christian Right], By CASEY MICHEL, ''[[Politico]]'', February 09, 2017. politico.com</ref> a position he has held since 2012,{{fact}} after serving as prime minister since May 8, 2008,{{fact}} and previously serving as [[president]] since December 31, 1999<ref>[[Boris Yeltsin]] resigned from the presidency. on that day, and Putin was later elected as president by approximately 52.9454% of the Russian electorate on March 26, 2000. He is mainly backed by the '</ref> Putin holds a law degree where he specialized in international trade<ref>https://www.forexlive.com/news/a-little-known-but-scary-fact-about-vladimir-putin-20220920/</ref> and a doctorate in [[United Russiaeconomics]]' (''Единая Россия'') party, which currently holds a majority in focusing on energy and particularly the lower chamber field of oil and gas.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250171761_The_Putin_Thesis_and_Russian_Energy_Policy</ref> In keeping with the Russian parliamentaxiom that governments derive their just powers by the consent of the governed, known Putin announced his candidacy for re-election as President of the ''Duma''Russian Federation in December 2023. The Party usually reflects In Russia, where the political views of PutinPresident is directly elected by the people, which are that Putin enjoyed an 80% approval rating for his handling of moderate conservatism the economy and nationalismthe [[foreign policy]] aggression of the Western powers and the United States in Ukraine which began in 2014. The next major political party <ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2022/03/31/putins-domestic-approval-rating-reaches-highest-level-in Russia is the -five-years/?sh=7b162a283694 Putin’s Domestic Approval Rating Reaches Highest Level In Five Years], Derek Saul, ''[[Communist PartyForbes]]' (which , Mar 31, 2022. forbes.com</ref><ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putins-approval-rating-soars-since-he-sent-troops-into-ukraine-state-pollster-2022-04-08/ Putin is antagonistic towards) which still holds influence but the 's approval rating soars since he sent troops into Ukraine, state pollster reports], By Peter Hobson, ''[[BolshevikReuters]]' Party (being the old Communist Party) is banned', April 8, 2022. reuters.com</ref><ref>[https://www.statista.com/statistics/896181/putin-approval-rating-russia/ Vladimir Putin's approval rating in Russia monthly 1999-2023], Published by Statista Research Department, Oct 27, 2023. statista.com</ref>
Vladimir Putin was born 's decision in February 2022 to intervene in the [[LeningradDonbas war|Ukraine civil conflict]] on followed the precedents set by the [[OctoberObama]] 7, 1952. He was educated in law and economics at Leningrad State University before being assigned era doctrine of ''Responsibility to work in Protect'' or R2P articulated by UN ambassador [[Samantha Power]] during the 2011 [[KGBLibyan war]]. After five years in and sanctioned by [[East GermanyUN Security Council]]Resolution 1973, he took up various political positions before becoming the [[prime ministerBill Clinton|Clinton]] bombing of [[Serbia]] in 1999. He has been elected 1998 to carve out the separatist province of [[presidentKosovo]] for two terms, 2000 and 2004the [[Bush Doctrine]] of preventative war to protect civilians of the [[Donbas]]. The Donbas region had endured eight years of atrocities by the U.S.-backed [[Maidan coup|Maidan regime]], which was preparing a large scale military action against Russian-speaking civilians in early 2022.<ref>https://www.anews.com.tr/world/2021/12/01/russia-ukraine-has-deployed-half-of-its-army-to-donbass-conflict-zone</ref> Article 51 of the United Nations Charter allows for collective security arrangements.
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