Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, previously holding the position from 1999 until 2008. He was also the Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.
A day after President Donald Trump urged people to shoot looters associated with the nationwide protests against police brutality, he threatened racial justice protestors in Washington D.C.
with “the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons” should they dare try to breach the White House fence. In a series of tweets published in the early morning hours of May 30, Trump wrote: The tweets are unsurprising considering Trump’s love of “strongman” leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin,