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Vladimir Putin

President of Russia

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Vladimir Putin is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has been President of Russia since 7 May 2012.

He was born on 7 October 1952 in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg. He first led the government as Prime Minister from 9 August 1999 to 7 May 2000, and held that office again from 8 May 2008 to 7 May 2012. He was President from 2000 to 2008 and returned to the presidency in 2012. Wikipedia lists him as an independent, with no party affiliation since 2012.

Putin is in the news because of the war in Ukraine and the US-led effort to end it. On 12 November 2026 he met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin, a day after two days of Abu Dhabi talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations closed without a breakthrough. Time reported that he told the envoys Russia would treat foreign peacekeeping troops in Ukraine as a continuation of war. Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov said Putin will continue talks on Ukraine with Donald Trump at the APEC summit in China later this month.

Sources: Wikipedia: Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, official website, Nation in Shorts: Putin Witkoff talks

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14 November 2026 Trump Putin Xi meeting: White House confirms Shenzhen talks on 19 November, with Ukraine off the agenda A senior US official said nuclear arms and Iran will be discussed in Shenzhen, no agreements are expected, and Ukraine is excluded. 8

13 November 2026 Putin Witkoff talks: Kremlin meeting ends with Russia rejecting foreign peacekeeping troops in Ukraine Putin told the US envoys that foreign peacekeepers in Ukraine would count as a continuation of war, Time reported, while territory remains deadlocked. 7

Latest in 3 lines On 13 November 2026 the White House confirmed that Putin will meet Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Shenzhen on 19 November on the sidelines of the APEC summit, with nuclear arms control and Iran on the agenda and Ukraine not. On 12 November 2026 Putin met US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin and told them foreign peacekeeping troops in Ukraine would be seen by Russia as a continuation of war. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said Putin will continue talks on Ukraine with Trump at the APEC summit, while the White House says no agreements are expected to be announced. AI summary · refreshed 13 November 2026, 2:01 am IST

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