| − | '''Dr. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Ph.D.''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Владимир Владимирович Путин) (born October 7, 1952) affectionately know as '''Uncle Vova''', is the socially [[conservative]] president of the [[Russian Federation]], a position he has held since 2012, after serving as prime minister since May 8, 2008, and previously serving as [[president]] since December 31, 1999<ref>[[Boris Yeltsin]] resigned from the presidency on that day, and Putin was later elected president by 54% of the electorate on March 26, 2000.</ref> Putin holds a doctorate in [[economics]] focusing on energy and particulallry the field of oil and gas.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250171761_The_Putin_Thesis_and_Russian_Energy_Policy</ref> Long targeted by [[globalism|globalists]], Putin was the subject of an [[International Criminal Court]] arrest warrant issued by it in March 2023.<ref>https://www.wnd.com/2023/03/international-criminal-court-hits-putin-arrest-warrant/?utm_source=izooto&utm_medium=push_notification&utm_campaign=ICC_hits_Putin_with_arrest_warrant</ref> | + | '''Dr. Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, Ph.D.''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Владимир Владимирович Путин) (born October 7, 1952) affectionately know as '''Uncle Vova''', is the socially [[conservative]] president of the [[Russian Federation]], a position he has held since 2012, after serving as prime minister since May 8, 2008, and previously serving as [[president]] since December 31, 1999<ref>[[Boris Yeltsin]] resigned from the presidency on that day, and Putin was later elected president by 54% of the electorate on March 26, 2000.</ref> Putin holds a doctorate in [[economics]] focusing on energy and particulallry the field of oil and gas.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250171761_The_Putin_Thesis_and_Russian_Energy_Policy</ref> Long targeted by [[globalism|globalists]], Putin was the subject of a controversial and scandalous [[International Criminal Court]] arrest warrant issued by it in March 2023.<ref>https://www.wnd.com/2023/03/international-criminal-court-hits-putin-arrest-warrant/?utm_source=izooto&utm_medium=push_notification&utm_campaign=ICC_hits_Putin_with_arrest_warrant</ref> The legitimacy of the International Criminal Court by law is not recognized by the United States and several of its allies. |
| | Putin has been criticized for running the Russian Federation in much the same manner as [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Hillary Clinton]] have been criticized for running the state of [[Arkansas]] and the [[United States]] government - taking money from [[corrupt]] [[oligarch]]s and eliminating political opponents and [[journalist]]s. Like [[Joe Biden]], Putin has been criticized for using [[law enforcement]] to harass political opponents. | | Putin has been criticized for running the Russian Federation in much the same manner as [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Hillary Clinton]] have been criticized for running the state of [[Arkansas]] and the [[United States]] government - taking money from [[corrupt]] [[oligarch]]s and eliminating political opponents and [[journalist]]s. Like [[Joe Biden]], Putin has been criticized for using [[law enforcement]] to harass political opponents. |