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Zelenskyy says a new European security framework floated by US could benefit Putin • Nov. 14, 2026, 6:33 AM ET (AP)
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US envoys meet with Putin in Moscow on Ukraine talks, then see Zelenskyy in Dublin • Nov. 12, 2026, 9:09 PM ET (AP)
China confirms discussions are underway on a historic Xi-Trump-Putin meeting • Nov. 6, 2026, 8:52 PM ET (AP)
Trump meets at the White House with Putin envoy after he appeared with Melania Trump • Nov. 5, 2026, 5:04 PM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
Born October 7, 1952 (age 74) • St. Petersburg • Russia
Title / Office president (2012-), Russia • prime minister (2008-2012), Russia • president (2000-2008), Russia • prime minister (1999-2000), Russia
Political Affiliation United Russia
Role In Beslan school attack • Russia-Ukraine War • Strategic Arms Reduction Talks • Syrian Civil War

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President Vladimir Putin speaks at a podium with the Russian coat of arms, with uniformed military personnel standing in formation behind him.
Vladimir Putin, dressed in white flight gear, pilots a motorized hang glider with a purple and white wing, flying alongside several cranes against a clear sky.
A soldier in unmarked green military uniform and face covering stands in front of an armored vehicle with Russian license plates, with other soldiers and vehicles lined up behind.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenka stands between Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, right, in front of Russian and Belarusian flags.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at microphones wearing a striped ribbon, with uniformed navy personnel and Russian flags in the background.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stand in a row in front of national flags.
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Memorial for Boris Nemtsov on Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge in Moscow, with flowers, candles, and a large black-and-white portrait of Nemtsov placed against a stone wall.
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama indoors in Hangzhou, China, as aides and officials stand nearby.
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