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Putin visits Crimea to mark the anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine

11:33am March 18, 2023

by The Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to the Black Sea peninsula to mark the ninth anniversary of its annexation from Ukraine. Russia's move in 2014 was denounced as illegal by most of the world.

Daniel Roher attends the Navalny New York premiere at Walter Reade Theater on April 6, 2022 in New York City.

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'Navalny' director says Russian opposition leader's spirit is unbroken

12:11pm March 02, 2023

by Jojo Macaluso

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to film director Daniel Roher about his award winning documentary detailing the events following assassination attempt of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

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A woman in Simferopol, Crimea, watches a TV broadcast of Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation address on Tuesday. Putin announced Russia is suspending participation in the New START nuclear weapons treaty.

What happens now after Russia suspends the last nuclear arms treaty with the U.S.?

9:21am February 22, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Just before he invaded Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed with other leaders that "a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought." So why is he eroding a key treaty?

People walk among the debris at the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 near the village of Grabovo, Ukraine, on July 17, 2014. All 298 people on board were killed.

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Malaysian Airlines shootdown probe finds 'strong indications' Putin approved missiles

11:05am February 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

Investigators said they found that the Russian president likely approved the supply of heavy anti-aircraft weapons to Ukrainian separatists who shot down flight MH17 in 2014 with a Russian missile.

In this image made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 21, 2022.

Putin announces a partial military mobilization for Russian citizens

6:05pm September 21, 2022

by Charles Maynes

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Wednesday a partial mobilization in Russia as the war in Ukraine reaches nearly seven months and Moscow loses ground on the battlefield.

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Investigators work at the site of a car explosion that killed Daria Dugina outside Moscow. She was the daughter of a key Putin ally.

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The daughter of 'Putin's brain' ideologist was killed in a car explosion

2:59pm August 21, 2022

by Charles Maynes

Daria Dugina was driving a Toyota Land Cruiser in the outskirts of Moscow when the blast happened. Several of her father's allies say he was the likely target.

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Participants watch Russian President Vladimir Putin address the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday.

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Russia's Putin lashes out at the U.S. and claims victory over sanctions

3:02pm June 17, 2022

by Charles Maynes

The Russian president blamed the U.S. for fostering crises in global relations, food security, inflation and trade. He also said he had no objection to Ukraine's bid to join the European Union.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers her speech during a debate on the social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine, Wednesday, May 4, 2022 at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.

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EU leader calls for Russian oil ban in new set of sanctions

4:09am May 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The EU chief concedes that that getting all 27 member countries — some of them highly dependent on Russia for energy supplies — to agree on oil sanctions will be extremely difficult.

Vladimir Putin speaks with then-economic development and trade minister Elvira Nabiullina in Moscow on October 20, 2008 at a foreign investors advisory council meeting.

Who is the real Elvira Nabiullina?

6:30am April 19, 2022

by Paddy Hirsch

Russian central bank chief Elvira Nabiullina has cultivated the image of a nerdy, opera-loving technocrat, trapped in place by Putin's decision to go to war in Ukraine. It's not that simple.

President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin speak during a visit to Crawford High School in Crawford, Texas, on Nov. 15, 2001. The appearance wrapped up a summit of the newly elected presidents in Texas.

With Bush in 2001, Putin sought to charm students at a rural Texas high school

8:32am April 16, 2022

by Don Gonyea

Back in 2001, Vladimir Putin was seeking respect from world leaders while pledging a new openness in Russia. That's what brought him to tiny Crawford, Texas, at the invite of President George W. Bush.

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