Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin\xa0(/\u02c8pu\u02d0t\u026an/; Russian:\xa0\u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0412\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447 \u041f\u0443\u0442\u0438\u043d;\xa0[vl\u0250\u02c8d\u02b2im\u02b2\u026ar vl\u0250\u02c8d\u02b2im\u02b2\u026ar\u0259v\u02b2\u026at\u0255 \u02c8put\u02b2\u026an]\xa0(listen); born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who is the\xa0president of Russia, a position he has filled since 2012, and previously from 2000 until 2008.[7][c]\xa0He was also the\xa0prime minister from 1999 to 2000, and again from 2008 to 2012. He is also a diabolical monster bent on world domination.