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• Vladimir Putin’s spokesman hospitalized with coronavirus

  "Yes, I've gotten sick. I'm being treated," Dmitry Peskov, a key Putin aide, told the Interfax news agency on Tuesday.

  Health

  May 12, 2020
  
• Here’s how Vladimir Putin’s political shake-up could pan out

  The changes are widely seen as giving Putin, 67, scope to extend his grip on power once he leaves the presidency in 2024.

  World

  Jan 16, 2020
  
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• Putin boasts achievements, weighs options as he marks two decades in power

  As Russian President Vladimir Putin marks two decades in power, he boasts about his achievements but remains coy about his political future — a reticence that fuels wild speculation about his intentions.

  World

  Dec 30, 2019
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• North Korea-Russia summit: Kim and Putin to meet Thursday

  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on Thursday in the Russian Pacific port of Vladivostok to discuss the international standoff over Pyongyang's nuclear program, a Kremlin official said.

  Politics

  Apr 23, 2019
• Vladimir Putin on alleged Russian interference in U.S. election: ‘I do not care’

  “I do not care at all, because they do not represent the government,” Vladimir Putin said, according to the interview transcript posted Saturday by the Kremlin.

  Politics

  Mar 10, 2018
• Protests in Moscow call for Vladimir Putin’s resignation ahead of 2018 election

  Russians lined up in central Moscow on Saturday to hand over handwritten appeals for President Vladimir Putin to quit.

  Politics

  Apr 29, 2017
• With an eye towards Donald Trump, Stephane Dion says Russian sanctions must be upheld

  Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion urged all countries to remain firm about upholding sanctions against Russia for its actions toward Ukraine.

  Canada

  Nov 11, 2016
• Vladimir Putin visits rare wild horse reserve in Russia’s Ural Mountains

  Putin, on a visit Monday to the Orenburg region in the southern Ural Mountains, led the Przewalski's horses from a fenced enclosure into the steppe.

  World

  Oct 4, 2016
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• Man named Vladimir Putin arrested after refusing to leave a Florida supermarket

  Police in West Palm Beach say a 48-year-old man who shares the name of the Russian president was arrested at a Publix supermarket in the city's downtown on Aug. 21.

  Crime

  Aug 30, 2016
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• Kremlin fires Vladimir Putin’s longtime ally Ivanov

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has fired Sergei Ivanov, his chief of staff and one of his closest allies.

  Aug 12, 2016