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'''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 [[Christian]] 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 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 [[economics]] focusing on energy and particularly the field of oil and gas.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250171761_The_Putin_Thesis_and_Russian_Energy_Policy</ref> In keeping with the axiom that that governments derive their just powers by the consent of the governed, Putin announced his candidacy for re-election as President of the Russian Federation in December 2023. In Russia, where the President is elected by direct election of the voters, Putin enjoyed an 80% approval rating for his handling of the economy and aggression by the Western powers and the United States in Ukraine whiucxh began in 2014.

'''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 [[Christian]] 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 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 [[economics]] focusing on energy and particularly the field of oil and gas.<ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250171761_The_Putin_Thesis_and_Russian_Energy_Policy</ref> In keeping with the axiom that governments derive their just powers by the consent of the governed, Putin announced his candidacy for re-election as President of the Russian Federation in December 2023. In Russia, where the President is directly elected of the citizens, Putin enjoyed an 80% approval rating for his handling of the economy and aggression by the Western powers and the United States in Ukraine which began in 2014.

Vladimir Putin's decision in February 2022 to commit troops to the [[Ukraine]] was precedented by the [[Bush Doctrine]] of preventative war, the UN-sanctioned doctrine of R2P (Responsibility to Protect), as articulated by [[Samantha Power]] during the 2011 [[Libyan war]] and the 1998 Clinton incursion into [[Kosovo]], to protect civilians in the [[Donbas]] region who 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> and Article 51 of the United Nations Charter which allows for collective security arrangements.  According to the Biden regime, Vladimir Putin sabotaged the production of baby milk formula in the [[United States]] in 2021, more than year in advance of the US and EU imposed [[Russian sanctions]].<ref>https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/5/14/2097914/--All-roads-lead-to-Putin-even-if-baby-formula-might-be-more-important-than-bombs</ref>

Vladimir Putin's decision in February 2022 to commit troops to the [[Ukraine]] was precedented by the [[Bush Doctrine]] of preventative war, the UN-sanctioned doctrine of R2P (Responsibility to Protect), as articulated by [[Samantha Power]] during the 2011 [[Libyan war]] and the 1998 Clinton incursion into [[Kosovo]], to protect civilians in the [[Donbas]] region who 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> and Article 51 of the United Nations Charter which allows for collective security arrangements.  According to the Biden regime, Vladimir Putin sabotaged the production of baby milk formula in the [[United States]] in 2021, more than year in advance of the US and EU imposed [[Russian sanctions]].<ref>https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/5/14/2097914/--All-roads-lead-to-Putin-even-if-baby-formula-might-be-more-important-than-bombs</ref>