- Title: Timeline of 20 years of Russia's Vladimir Putin in power
- Date: 27th December 2019
- Summary: ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** PARAMEDICS RUNNING EMERGENCY SERVICE VEHICLES PEOPLE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE VEHICLES ON TVERSKAYA STREET The Kursk nuclear-powered submarine sinks to the bottom of the Barents Sea, killing all 118 crew after an explosion onboard. Putin's image suffers a jolt after he comments on the crisis only after four days. BARENTS SEA, RUSSIA (FILE - JULY 2000) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) TOP VIEW OF KURSK SUBMARINE SAILING ABOVE WATER KURSK CREW ON TOP OF SUBMARINE DURING ROUTINE CHECK KURSK CAPTAIN TAKING SALUTE AT HARBOUR WITH FELLOW OFFICER VARIOUS OF KURSK CREW ON HARBOUR MOSCOW, RUSSIA (FILE - SEPTEMBER 15, 2000) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) SAILORS' HAT, FLOWERS AND VODKA VARIOUS OF RELATIVES OF KURSK SAILORS CRYING AT BOOK PRESENTATION VARIOUS OF RELATIVES CRYING AND DRINKING VODKA TO TOAST DEAD SAILORS BARENTS SEA (FILE) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) CIVILIAN SCIENTIFIC DEEP-SEA RESEARCH SUBMARINES DEEP-SEA RESEARCH SUBMARINES LOWERING INTO WATER VARIOUS OF DEEP-SEA RESEARCH SUBMARINES WORKING AROUND WRECK OF RUSSIAN MILITARY NUCLEAR SUBMARINE "KOMSOMOLETS" BARENTS SEA KRANJU, SLOVENIA (FILE - JUNE 16, 2001) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) US PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH'S CONVOY ARRIVING EXTERIOR OF PALACE WITH MEDIA OUTSIDE PUTIN AND BUSH SHAKING HANDS ON TERRACE VARIOUS OF PUTIN AND BUSH ARRIVING FOR NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) US PRESIDENT, GEORGE BUSH, SAYING: "I looked the man in the eye, I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. We had a very good dialogue, I was able to get the sense of his soul, a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country and I appreciated very much the frank dialogue." (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "Reality surpassed my expectations because our dialogue was not only open, it was extremely frank." JOURNALISTS PUTIN AND BUSH SHAKING HANDS, LEAVING STAGE 129 hostages and 41 Chechen guerrillas are killed when Russian troops storm a Moscow theater where rebels had taken over 700 people captive three days earlier. Most of the hostages are killed by gas used to knock out the Chechens. MOSCOW, RUSSIA (FILE - OCTOBER 26, 2002) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN SECURITY FORCES ENTERING DUBROVKA THEATRE (NIGHT SHOTS) VARIOUS OF DUBROVKA THEATRE, TITLE ON BUILDING READING (Russian): "NORD-OST" RUSSIAN SECURITY FORCES VARIOUS OF FLOWERS ON WALL The funeral of two teenagers who died in the Moscow theatre siege, they were members of the cast of the musical which was being staged at the theatre when Chechen guerrillas stormed it. MOSCOW, RUSSIA (FILE - OCTOBER 30, 2002) (ORIGINALLY 4:3) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF NORD OST VICTIM FUNERAL PROCESSION CHILDREN HOLDING FLOWERS YOUNG MOURNER RELATIVES BY COFFIN OF ACTORS THAT PLAYED ONE OF THE LEADING ROLES IN THE NORD-OST MUSICAL, ARSENI KURILENKO MOTHER OF ARSENI KURILENKO BY COFFIN
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- Keywords: Putin in power Putin's anniversary Russia Russia's President Vladimir Putin
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- Country: Russia
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