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"as long as Vladimir Putin stands at the head of affairs"

"the system for running the country is called "Vladimir V. Putin.""

"Russia under Putin"

"None of this will be made easier for Mr. Putin by the continuing deterioration of his domestic support"

"Russian President Vladimir Putin"

"Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok... hold him [Putin] accountable for murdering or trying to murder anyone he finds troublesome"

"the use of the Novichok family of nerve agents showed Putin was willing to be `bold' in targeting individuals he found threatening"

"the use of the Novichok family of nerve agents showed Putin was willing to be `bold' in targeting individuals he found threatening or irritating"

"The Kremlin is trying to intimidate opposition politician Alexei Navalny to discourage him from returning to Russia"

"Russian opposition politician Aleksey Navalny was blocked from competing in the 2018 presidential contest through a trumped-up criminal conviction"

"Since 2012, both Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have doubled down on existing efforts to stamp out internal dissent"

"Under Vladimir Putin, the Russian regime pioneered the capture of the media"

"Russia, under President Vladimir Putin, has played an outsized role"

"Russia has taken the lead, with the state's assertion of authority over history textbooks and the process, encouraged by Putin, of reassessing the his"

"The system built under Vladimir Putin is defined by the following characteristics: 1. Control over the commanding heights of the media"

"In Russia, the Putin leadership praises the achievements of Stalin and aspires to the superpower status of the Soviet Union."

"Vladimir Putin planned something more ambitious than a mere tightening of state control over political life"

"The revival of Russia as a military power has been a central goal of Putin's leadership."

"the political system that evolved in Russia under his leadership... the president of that country is Putin"

"evidence of egregious crimes under Putin's rule: murdered journalists and political opposition leaders, the invasion of neighboring states"

"Putin's return to the presidency after his circumvention of term limits in 2012"

"it is incumbent on the West to hold him accountable for murdering or trying to murder anyone he finds troublesome"

"confirmed that Navalny was poisoned by a military-grade Novichok nerve-agent on Aug. 20, when he was campaigning for anti-Putin candidates."

"reports Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday praised his nation's coronavirus vaccine"

"Navalny is demanding Trump condemn his attempted assassination by, he claims, Russian President Vladimir Putin's people"

"poisoning of Alexei Navalny underscores the dangers Russians face for speaking out against President Vladimir Putin"

"Navalny is demanding Trump condemn his attempted assassination by, he claims, Russian President Vladimir Putin's people."

"the unrest in Belarus as evidence of Russian President Vladimir Putin's declining influence in the former Soviet Republics."

"When Mr. Putin became president again in 2012, this momentum slowed, and then stopped."

"Putin is a serious strategist — on the premises of Russian history."

"Russian President Vladimir Putin"

"Vladimir Putin, the Russian President and autocrat"

"he [Putin] has been cracking down harder on his opponents in Moscow. Alexey Navalny... has now been placed under house arrest."

"authoritarian, neo-imperial Russia under President Vladimir Putin"

"authoritarian, neo-imperial Russia under President Vladimir Putin"

"West's standoff with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, which began with Russia's annexation of Crimea last year"

"a new Russian President Vladimir V. Putin, who is now seen by the vast majority of the public"

"Russia's future all in Putin's hands... how President Vladimir Putin will respond."

"Russian President Putin's op-ed"

"President Vladimir Putin said was to defend Russian security"

"Russian President Vladimir Putin"

"Russian President Vladimir Putin"

"President Vladimir Putin"

"Vladimir Putin, a former KGB operative who has since been both prime minister and president twice"

"Vladimir Putin has made Russia less democratic, restricting liberties and limiting the Russian public's control over its government."

"Putin swiftly abolished the time zones overnight; subsequently, the Udmurt Republic and Samara Oblast switched"

"Russia, under Vladimir Putin, is a spoiling power"

"leaders such as Russia's Vladimir Putin"

"Vladimir Putin, Russia's president"

"jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny"