- Title: Timeline of 20 years of Russia's Vladimir Putin in power
- Date: 27th December 2019
- Summary: Russia hosts the winter Olympic games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi. Feb. 27, 2014 - Russian forces start annexing Ukraine's Crimea region after Ukrainian protesters oust their country's Russia-friendly president Viktor Yanukovich. Russia incorporates Crimea the following month after a referendum condemned by the West. The United States and EU go on to impose sanctions on Moscow. SOCHI, RUSSIA (FILE - FEBRUARY 4, 2014) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SHAKING HANDS WITH INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (IOC) PRESIDENT, THOMAS BACH KIEV, UKRAINE (FILE - FEBRUARY 20, 2014) (REUTERS) TOP VIEW OF INDEPENDENCE SQUARE / BLACK SMOKE BILLOWING OVER SQUARE VARIOUS OF BLACK SMOKE, LOCAL FIRES ON SQUARE PROTESTERS ON SQUARE VARIOUS OF RIOT POLICE WITH SHIELDS RIOT POLICE HELPING HOLDING ANOTHER POLICEMAN, HELPING HIM WALK SOCHI, RUSSIA (FILE - FEBRUARY 23, 2014) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FIREWORKS OVER OLYMPIC PARK PEREVALNOYE, CRIMEA, UKRAINE (FILE - MARCH 6, 2014) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN SOLDIERS STANDING GUARD VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN SOLDIERS WALKING TOWARDS ENTRANCE OF THE BASE RUSSIAN FLAG VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN SOLDIERS NEAR BASE BELGIUM, BRUSSELS (FILE - MARCH 6, 2014) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT JOSE MANUEL BARROSO AND EUROPEAN COUNCIL PRESIDENT HERMAN VAN ROMPUY DURING NEWS CONFERENCE
- Embargoed: 10th January 2020 22:14
- Keywords: Putin in power Putin's anniversary Russia Russia's President Vladimir Putin
- Location: VARIOUS
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- Country: Russia
- Topics: Government/Politics
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