A Finnish news outlet on Sunday posted videos of Russian President Vladimir Putin from the early 1990s that show him playing ping pong, fishing and wearing a shell tracksuit, prompting some on social media to mock him.

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Also on Friday, the Kremlin announced that Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin are expected to meet in the upcoming weeks.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/08/ukraines-zelenskyy-meets-turkish-fm-black-sea-pressure-rises

Amid mounting allegations of war crimes against Russia, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant in March for President Vladimir Putin over his suspected involvement in the forcible deportation of Ukrainian children.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/politics/eu-justice-chief-seeks-g-7-unity-on-tribunal-for-russia-over-ukraine

And if everything is going according to plan, then the political process should go according to plan,” said Gallyamov, who worked as a speechwriter for Russian President Vladimir Putin when Putin served as prime minister.

Source: https://www.presstelegram.com/2023/09/08/russia-holds-elections-in-occupied-ukrainian-regions-in-an-effort-to-tighten-its-grip-there/

An international team of investigators has said there are “strong indications” that Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the supply of the missile to separatists who shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/9/mh17-strong-indications-putin-approved-missile-supply

A supporter of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Waters’ recent activities have included a Feb. 8 appearance at the UN Security Council.

Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/03/15/roger-waters-announces-legal-action-as-antisemitic-concert-tour-of-germany-faces-growing-opposition/

A top Russian official already noted that arresting President Vladimir Putin on the International Criminal Court’s warrant for crimes in Ukraine could amount to a “declaration of war.”

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/03/23/ukraine-peace-pushers-wholl-put-boots-on-ground-to-keep-the-peace/

But Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president and now the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council chaired by President Vladimir Putin, said the Russian military is ready to repel a counterattack.

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But the preparations for the 15th summit have been overshadowed by questions about the attendance of Russian President Vladimir Putin who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes.

Source: https://ewn.co.za/2023/06/11/after-call-with-xi-jinping-ramaphosa-mum-on-china-possibly-hosting-brics-summit

Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of being responsible for war crimes committed in Ukraine.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230317-%F0%9F%94%B4-live-china-s-xi-jinping-to-visit-moscow-in-show-of-support-for-vladimir-putin

Donald Trump has repeated his claim that he would be able to end the war quickly between Russia and Ukraine by speaking with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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Eight months on, it is seen in Western capitals as a successful part of the squeeze on Russian President Vladimir Putin, but a policy that has yet to be properly tested, according to energy analysts.

Source: https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/1547329-russian-oil-price-cap-growing-scrutiny-prices-rise/

Everything will be as we like it,” he was shown saying in a video clip last September at a Kremlin ceremony during which President Vladimir Putin claimed four occupied regions of Ukraine as Russian – a move rejected as illegal by most countries.

Source: https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/pro-russian-blogger-tatarsky-killed-in-st-petersburg-bomb-blast-20230403-p5cxhn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_world

FILE PHOTO: Central African Republic's President Faustin-Archange Touadera attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the Russia-Africa summit in Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 28, 2023.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/central-africa-vote-in-referendum-could-extend-touaderas-rule/article_1d406401-94ee-590f-b311-4e7e220c11e6.html

FILE PHOTO: Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov attends a joint news conference of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow, Russia, on February 18, 2022.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1718672/kremlin-the-sooner-ukraine-accepts-our-demands-sooner-conflict-can-end

FILE PHOTO: Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu attends a meeting of President Vladimir Putin with heads of security services in Moscow, Russia, June 26, 2023.

Source: https://japantoday.com/category/world/russia-says-it-may-use-similar-weapons-if-u.s.-supplies-cluster-bombs-to-ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, February 3, 2023.

Source: https://gazette.com/news/us-world/putin-approved-supply-of-missiles-that-shot-down-mh17-in-2014-investigators-say/article_55837412-266c-5329-9252-a8098b8ac0f5.html

FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via a video link in Moscow, Russia May 26, 2023.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1775863/putin-orders-stronger-russian-border-security

» Finland has joined the NATO military alliance, dealing a major blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Source: https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/national/trump-pleads-not-guilty-new-details-over-contaminated-eyedrops-webby-nominations-for-harry-styles-lizzo/article_6729af08-90ea-5d8c-9aa6-5a1eae0f99bd.html

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said in a new interview that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally guaranteed to him that he wouldn’t kill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Source: https://dailycaller.com/2023/02/06/putin-zelenskyy-assassination-naftali-bennett-ukraine-russia-israel/