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Independent · Brussels & Berlin

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Vladimir Putin

President of Russia, Russian Federation

5 articles · 11 août 2026 to 18 août 2026

What we have reported

  • His full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 triggered martial law, which now complicates any prospect of elections.
  • Reportedly told Western leaders at Bucharest that Ukraine would join NATO without Crimea and eastern regions.
  • Accused of seeking to break the strategic deadlock in Ukraine by testing NATO's collective defence commitment through limited aggression.

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