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'''Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Владимир Владимирович Путин) (born October 7, 1952) AKA  Vladdy Daddy is the socially [[conservative]] president of the [[Russian Federation]], a position he's 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>  Vladimir Putin's decision in February 2022 to commit an incursion into the [[Ukraine]] was based upon the [[Bush Doctrine]] of preventative war and the UN sanctioned doctrine of R2P (responsibility to protect), as articulated by [[Samantha Power]] during the 2011 [[Libyan war]], to protect civilians in the [[Donbas]] region who had endured eight years of atrocities by the U.S.-backed [[Maidan coup|Maidan regime]] and which was preparing a large full scale military action against Russian-speaking people.

'''Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin''' ([[Russian language|Russian]]: Владимир Владимирович Путин) (born October 7, 1952) is the socially [[conservative]] president of the [[Russian Federation]], a position he's 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>  Vladimir Putin's decision in February 2022 to commit an incursion into the [[Ukraine]] was based upon the [[Bush Doctrine]] of preventative war and the UN sanctioned doctrine of R2P (responsibility to protect), as articulated by [[Samantha Power]] during the 2011 [[Libyan war]], to protect civilians in the [[Donbas]] region who had endured eight years of atrocities by the U.S.-backed [[Maidan coup|Maidan regime]] and which was preparing a large full scale military action against Russian-speaking people.

Putin had increased Russia's stature in international affairs despite its weak economic position.<ref>Seib, Gerald F. (May 6, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-punches-above-his-weight-11557150000 Putin Punches Above His Weight]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref>  As a result of the economic sanctions leveled against Putin, he was booted out of the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref>https://twitter.com/teddyfenton1/status/1498792512772784128|</ref>  As of March 2022 however, Putin still maintained a [[Twitter]] account.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/04/after-banning-trump-for-denouncing-violence-twitter-lets-putin-keep-his-account/</ref>

Putin had increased Russia's stature in international affairs despite its weak economic position.<ref>Seib, Gerald F. (May 6, 2019). [https://www.wsj.com/articles/putin-punches-above-his-weight-11557150000 Putin Punches Above His Weight]. ''The Wall Street Journal''. Retrieved May 7, 2019.</ref>  As a result of the economic sanctions leveled against Putin, he was booted out of the [[World Economic Forum]].<ref>https://twitter.com/teddyfenton1/status/1498792512772784128|</ref>  As of March 2022 however, Putin still maintained a [[Twitter]] account.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2022/03/04/after-banning-trump-for-denouncing-violence-twitter-lets-putin-keep-his-account/</ref>

|colspan="3"|<hr/>Comedian, now President [[Volodoymr Zelensky]] (second from left), chest exposed, tight leather pants, wearing high heels depicted as the "modern [[Churchill]]" in Western [[psyops]];<ref>[https://medium.com/prismnpen/ukrainian-presidents-queer-parody-riles-american-evangelicals-66b41821b961 ''Prism and  Pen''.]</ref> (right) Vladimir Putin receives intelligence briefing on the person and character of Volodomyr Zelensky.

|colspan="3"|<hr/>Comedian, now President [[Volodoymr Zelensky]] (second from left), chest exposed, tight leather pants, wearing high heels depicted as the "modern [[Churchill]]" in Western [[psyops]];<ref>[https://medium.com/prismnpen/ukrainian-presidents-queer-parody-riles-american-evangelicals-66b41821b961 ''Prism and  Pen''.]</ref> (right) Vladimir Putin receives intelligence briefing on the person and character of Volodomyr Zelensky.

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==Background==

==Background==

Putin was born in [[Leningrad]] on [[October]] 7, 1952.  According to a made-for-television documentary entitled, ''The second baptism of Rus'', Putin told a personal story how his mother had him secretly baptized in the Russian Orthodox church as his father, who was a member of the Communist Party organization in the factory where he worked, would have faced serious problems.<ref>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2013/07/23/putin-christened-in-secret-from-his-father-a26057</ref>  Putin was a [[judo]] champion in his youth.<ref>http://nypost.com/2013/11/13/vladimir-putin-is-tougher-than-chuck-norris/</ref> He was educated in law and economics at Leningrad State University before being assigned to work in the [[KGB]].<ref>[http://en.putin.kremlin.ru/ Webpage of Vladimir Putin]</ref>  After five years in [[East Germany]], he took up various political positions before becoming [[prime minister]] in 1999.  

Putin was born in [[Leningrad]] on [[October]] 7, 1952.  According to a made-for-television documentary entitled, ''The second baptism of Rus'', Putin told a personal story how his mother had him secretly baptized in the Russian Orthodox church as his father, who was a member of the Communist Party organization in the factory where he worked, would have faced serious problems.<ref>https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2013/07/23/putin-christened-in-secret-from-his-father-a26057</ref>  Putin was a [[judo]] champion in his youth.<ref>http://nypost.com/2013/11/13/vladimir-putin-is-tougher-than-chuck-norris/</ref> He was educated in law and economics at Leningrad State University before being assigned to work in the [[KGB]].<ref>[http://en.putin.kremlin.ru/ Webpage of Vladimir Putin]</ref>  After five years in [[East Germany]], he took up various political positions before becoming [[prime minister]] in 1999.