Putin was named acting president on New Year's Eve in 1999, when predecessor Boris Yeltsin unexpectedly resigned and apologised for the country's post-Soviet turmoil in a speech that stunned Russians.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday exchanged New Year greetings with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, Xi extended sincere ...
Alina Kabaeva, who is said to be Vladimir Putin's lover, allegedly received some money from a military unit linked to the Russian president between 2000 and 2021, when she was 17 ...