Who is Mr Putin?
Published: 08 May, 2008, 00:39
As Russia's second president, Vladimir Putin, steps down after eight years in power, RT takes a look at his legacy.
‘Who is Mr. Putin?’ The question popped up when Boris Yeltsin introduced him as the new Prime-Minister in August 1999. It quickly became an aphorism, but eight years later that question is still in the air.
At his last news-conference Putin was asked to answer it himself
“I think I have already answered that question, not by words but by my deeds in the past eight years,” he said.
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