- Title: Timeline of 20 years of Russia's Vladimir Putin in power
- Date: 27th December 2019
- Summary: The Minsk Agreements aimed at bringing the war to a halt were signed by representatives of Ukraine, Russia, the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people's republics on September 5, 2014. However, they failed to stop the conflict. Russia began issuing passports to residents of Donetsk and Luhansk. MINSK, BELARUS (FILE - FEBRUARY 11, 2015) (RUSSIAN POOL) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN SHAKING HANDS WITH THEN UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT PETRO POROSHENKO, GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL AND THEN FRENCH PRESIDENT FRANCOIS HOLLANDE NEAR THEM VARIOUS OF MEETING PARTICIPANTS TAKING SEATS AROUND TABLE MOSCOW, RUSSIA (FILE - DECEMBER 17, 2015) (RUSSIAN POOL) PUTIN SPEAKING AT NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Russian) RUSSIAN PRESIDENT, VLADIMIR PUTIN, SAYING: "We have never said that there were no people (in east Ukraine) who were involved in resolving certain issues including military ones. But this does not mean there were regular Russian troops there. Please, understand the difference." PUTIN'S NEWS CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS
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- Keywords: Putin in power Putin's anniversary Russia Russia's President Vladimir Putin
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- Country: Russia
- Topics: Government/Politics
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