GENEVA The political career of the Russian leader in pictures Sugar Mizzy July 13, 2022 Home page politics Created: 07/13/2022Updated: 07/13/2022, 2:01 p.m Of: Christian Sturgeon Split For more than 20 years, Vladimir Putin has been the strongman in Russia. Impressions of a career. 1/16Vladimir Putin has also been warlord since February 24, 2022 – even if the official interpretation in Russia is that there is only talk of an actual “special operation” in Ukraine. © Mikhail Klimentyev/Imago 2 / 16Putin is now responsible for receiving his guests – especially those from the West. On February 15, 2022, Chancellor Olaf Scholz traveled to Moscow. At that time, the Ukraine war had not yet begun. But Putin was not impressed by Scholz. © Kremlinpool/Imago 3/16Born on October 7, 1952, Putin was a KGB officer from 1975 to 1982 and attended the KGB University in Moscow from 1984 to 1985. From 1985 he worked in the GDR, mainly in Dresden. Then it’s back to St. Petersburg. From July 25, 1998 to August 1999, Putin was director of the domestic intelligence agency FSB. In this capacity he met with Fleet Commander Vladimir Kuroyedov (right) in November 1998. © Stringer/dpa 4 / 16In 1999, Putin took over the post of prime minister for the first time – with an option to succeed President Boris Yeltsin (left). When Yeltsin resigned from office on December 31, 1999, Putin also temporarily took over the duties of the president. In May 2000, Putin was then regularly elected President of Russia. ©dpa 5 / 16On May 7, 2000, under the eyes of Boris Yeltsin, Putin took the oath of office. With the exception of a stint as Prime Minister from 2008 to 2012, Putin has since held the post of President of the Russian Federation. © Imago 6 / 16In September 2000, Putin followed the path to the USA. Bill Clinton (right) was the first US President he faced in the years to come. in his With the then still incumbent US President B © Imago 7/16In September 2001, as Russia’s President, Putin traveled to Germany for a three-day state visit. The then Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (left) welcomed him in the foyer of the Taschenbergpalais in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. The two obviously got along well at the time. The friendship still lasts today. © Jan-Peter Kasper/dpa 8 / 16Putin likes to play psychological games – as he did in 2007 with Chancellor Angela Merkel. At their meeting in Sochi on the Black Sea, Putin let a Labrador dog run around without a leash during a joint press conference. Merkel, once bitten by a dog when she was young, may be visibly unwell. © Dmitry Astakhov/dpa 9/16George W. Bush (right) was the second US President Putin faced. In April 2008, both heads of state met on the grounds of Putin’s summer residence, Bocharov Ruchei. © Imago 10/16On May 7, 2008, after two terms in office, Dmitry Medvedev replaced Putin as President of Russia. A day later, the Duma elected Putin as the new head of government on the proposal of the new president. Even in this position, Putin remained the strong man. ©dpa 11/16On May 7, 2012, Putin was re-elected President. His relationship with US President Barack Obama was marked by distance. This was also the case in September 2015 at a United Nations event in New York. © Amanda Voisard/dpa 12/16When Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US election, Russia may have had a hand in it. Putin certainly had his reason. In any case, he got along well with Donald Trump. In November 2017, they greeted each other family photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam. © Mikhail Klimentyev/dpa 13 / 16Under Putin, Russia and China have recently come closer and closer. An important date was July 4, 2017, when Chinese President Xi Jiping was visiting the Kremlin in Moscow. At that time, several treaties and economic agreements were signed. © Sergei Ilnitsky/dpa 14 / 16During his third term in office, Putin intensified the military conflicts. Since March 21, 2014, Russia has considered Crimea as part of its own territory. Since September 2015, the Russian Air Force has been supporting Syrian President Assad in the military operation in Syria in the civil war there. © Sergei Ilnitsky/dpa 15/16On June 16, 2021, on the occasion of the Geneva summit conference, Putin will meet with US President Joe Biden for talks. Even then, the Russian troop deployments on the border with Ukraine were an issue. © Denis Balibouse/dpa 16 / 16The summit talks were of little use. On February 24, 2022, the war in Ukraine began when Russian troops invaded the neighboring country. Putin probably already knew it in Geneva. © Denis Balibouse/dpa
Home page politics Created: 07/13/2022Updated: 07/13/2022, 2:01 p.m Of: Christian Sturgeon Split For more than 20 years, Vladimir Putin has been the strongman in Russia. Impressions of a career. 1/16Vladimir Putin has also been warlord since February 24, 2022 – even if the official interpretation in Russia is that there is only talk of an actual “special operation” in Ukraine. © Mikhail Klimentyev/Imago 2 / 16Putin is now responsible for receiving his guests – especially those from the West. On February 15, 2022, Chancellor Olaf Scholz traveled to Moscow. At that time, the Ukraine war had not yet begun. But Putin was not impressed by Scholz. © Kremlinpool/Imago 3/16Born on October 7, 1952, Putin was a KGB officer from 1975 to 1982 and attended the KGB University in Moscow from 1984 to 1985. From 1985 he worked in the GDR, mainly in Dresden. Then it’s back to St. Petersburg. From July 25, 1998 to August 1999, Putin was director of the domestic intelligence agency FSB. In this capacity he met with Fleet Commander Vladimir Kuroyedov (right) in November 1998. © Stringer/dpa 4 / 16In 1999, Putin took over the post of prime minister for the first time – with an option to succeed President Boris Yeltsin (left). When Yeltsin resigned from office on December 31, 1999, Putin also temporarily took over the duties of the president. In May 2000, Putin was then regularly elected President of Russia. ©dpa 5 / 16On May 7, 2000, under the eyes of Boris Yeltsin, Putin took the oath of office. With the exception of a stint as Prime Minister from 2008 to 2012, Putin has since held the post of President of the Russian Federation. © Imago 6 / 16In September 2000, Putin followed the path to the USA. Bill Clinton (right) was the first US President he faced in the years to come. in his With the then still incumbent US President B © Imago 7/16In September 2001, as Russia’s President, Putin traveled to Germany for a three-day state visit. The then Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (left) welcomed him in the foyer of the Taschenbergpalais in Dresden, the capital of Saxony. The two obviously got along well at the time. The friendship still lasts today. © Jan-Peter Kasper/dpa 8 / 16Putin likes to play psychological games – as he did in 2007 with Chancellor Angela Merkel. At their meeting in Sochi on the Black Sea, Putin let a Labrador dog run around without a leash during a joint press conference. Merkel, once bitten by a dog when she was young, may be visibly unwell. © Dmitry Astakhov/dpa 9/16George W. Bush (right) was the second US President Putin faced. In April 2008, both heads of state met on the grounds of Putin’s summer residence, Bocharov Ruchei. © Imago 10/16On May 7, 2008, after two terms in office, Dmitry Medvedev replaced Putin as President of Russia. A day later, the Duma elected Putin as the new head of government on the proposal of the new president. Even in this position, Putin remained the strong man. ©dpa 11/16On May 7, 2012, Putin was re-elected President. His relationship with US President Barack Obama was marked by distance. This was also the case in September 2015 at a United Nations event in New York. © Amanda Voisard/dpa 12/16When Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US election, Russia may have had a hand in it. Putin certainly had his reason. In any case, he got along well with Donald Trump. In November 2017, they greeted each other family photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam. © Mikhail Klimentyev/dpa 13 / 16Under Putin, Russia and China have recently come closer and closer. An important date was July 4, 2017, when Chinese President Xi Jiping was visiting the Kremlin in Moscow. At that time, several treaties and economic agreements were signed. © Sergei Ilnitsky/dpa 14 / 16During his third term in office, Putin intensified the military conflicts. Since March 21, 2014, Russia has considered Crimea as part of its own territory. Since September 2015, the Russian Air Force has been supporting Syrian President Assad in the military operation in Syria in the civil war there. © Sergei Ilnitsky/dpa 15/16On June 16, 2021, on the occasion of the Geneva summit conference, Putin will meet with US President Joe Biden for talks. Even then, the Russian troop deployments on the border with Ukraine were an issue. © Denis Balibouse/dpa 16 / 16The summit talks were of little use. On February 24, 2022, the war in Ukraine began when Russian troops invaded the neighboring country. Putin probably already knew it in Geneva. © Denis Balibouse/dpa