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This is largely speculation and cannot be accredited for authenticity. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin%27s_incapacity_and_death&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Public_image_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="Public image of Vladimir Putin">Public image of Vladimir Putin</a></div> <p>For approximately 20 years, multiple sources have regularly reported that the <a href="/wiki/President_of_Russia" title="President of Russia">president of Russia</a> <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" title="Vladimir Putin">Vladimir Putin</a> is weeks or months away from death or medical incapacity.<sup id="cite_ref-cepa_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cepa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At various points, it has been rumored that he is suffering from terminal <a href="/wiki/Thyroid_cancer" title="Thyroid cancer">thyroid cancer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blood_cancer" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood cancer">blood cancer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Abdominal_cancer" class="mw-redirect" title="Abdominal cancer">abdominal cancer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parkinson%27s_disease" title="Parkinson's disease">Parkinson's disease</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leprosy" title="Leprosy">leprosy</a>, serious surgery complications, the aftereffects of a <a href="/wiki/Stroke" title="Stroke">stroke</a>, or that he is, in fact, already dead.<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ns_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ns-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-cepa_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cepa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <i><a href="/wiki/New_Statesman" title="New Statesman">New Statesman</a></i>, many such allegations are based on "the old Soviet-era practice of <a href="/wiki/Kremlinology" title="Kremlinology">Kremlinology</a>, in which analysts scrutinise the leader's public appearances for signs of physical decline and clues as to who might be in favour or out, in the absence of reliable information".<sup id="cite_ref-ns_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ns-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Selected_reports">Selected reports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin%27s_incapacity_and_death&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Selected reports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005_report_of_stroke">2005 report of stroke</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin%27s_incapacity_and_death&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2005 report of stroke"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Atlantic" title="The Atlantic">The Atlantic</a></i> published an essay, based on observation of film footage, alleging Putin had suffered a stroke and was dying.<sup id="cite_ref-cepa_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cepa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014_report_of_cancer">2014 report of cancer</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin%27s_incapacity_and_death&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2014 report of cancer"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was reported according to an unnamed German doctor, that Putin was receiving treatment for an "often terminal form of cancer".<sup id="cite_ref-ind_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Russian government spokesman Dmitri Peskov denied the claim.<sup id="cite_ref-ind_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ind-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015_report_of_cosmetic_surgery_complications">2015 report of cosmetic surgery complications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin%27s_incapacity_and_death&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2015 report of cosmetic surgery complications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Mainstream media outlets in the United States reported that Vladimir Putin might be seriously ill due to complications from a secret cosmetic surgery procedure it was claimed he'd undergone.<sup id="cite_ref-vox_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vox-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rumors originated after the Russian president postponed a scheduled meeting from 11 to 18 March, as well as analysis of background objects in official photographs by Russia observers.<sup id="cite_ref-vox_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vox-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Vox_(website)" title="Vox (website)">Vox</a></i> reported that "the idea that Putin would schedule plastic surgery for a week when he was supposed to have multiple public meetings seems highly implausible" and Russian government spokesman Dmitri Peskov denied Putin was suffering any type of medical issues.<sup id="cite_ref-vox_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vox-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Asked to comment on the report Putin was dying of surgery complications, the Brookings Institution's Hannah Thoburn said "for all we know, he probably has the flu, or just wanted to hang out with his daughters or something".<sup id="cite_ref-vox_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vox-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Russian television later aired footage of Putin attending a separate meeting on 13 March.<sup id="cite_ref-vox_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vox-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2017_and_2020_reports_of_leprosy_and_Parkinson's_disease"><span id="2017_and_2020_reports_of_leprosy_and_Parkinson.27s_disease"></span>2017 and 2020 reports of leprosy and Parkinson's disease</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin%27s_incapacity_and_death&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2017 and 2020 reports of leprosy and Parkinson's disease"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2017, <a href="/wiki/Valery_Solovei" title="Valery Solovei">Valery Solovei</a> asserted Vladimir Putin was about to resign for health-related reasons.<sup id="cite_ref-cepa_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cepa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Putin did not resign.<sup id="cite_ref-cepa_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cepa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2020, Solovei and others variously claimed that Putin had cancer, <a href="/wiki/Parkinson%27s_disease" title="Parkinson's disease">Parkinson's disease</a> or <a href="/wiki/Leprosy" title="Leprosy">leprosy</a> and would imminently resign, a claim which also did not transpire.<sup id="cite_ref-cepa_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cepa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022_reports_of_multiple_illnesses">2022 reports of multiple illnesses</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin%27s_incapacity_and_death&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2022 reports of multiple illnesses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the 2022 <a href="/wiki/Russian_invasion_of_Ukraine" title="Russian invasion of Ukraine">Russian invasion of Ukraine</a>, according to <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, rumors of Putin being seriously ill became "a subject of lurid speculation, internet video forensics, and potential wartime propaganda, even though U.S. officials say there is no evidence the Russian leader is dying".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2022, Ukrainian military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov reported that Vladimir Putin was simultaneously suffering from "several serious illnesses, one of which is cancer".<sup id="cite_ref-graun_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-graun-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Steele" title="Christopher Steele">Christopher Steele</a> also alleged Putin was "dying".<sup id="cite_ref-cepa_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cepa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/New_Statesman" title="New Statesman">New Statesman</a></i> reported there was "no verifiable evidence that Putin is seriously ill"; Russian foreign minister <a href="/wiki/Sergei_Lavrov" class="mw-redirect" title="Sergei Lavrov">Sergei Lavrov</a> denied the allegation; William Burns, the director of the United States <a href="/wiki/Central_Intelligence_Agency" title="Central Intelligence Agency">Central Intelligence Agency</a> said "as far as we can tell, he's entirely too healthy"; and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Moore_(diplomat)" title="Richard Moore (diplomat)">Richard Moore</a>, the head of <a href="/wiki/MI6" title="MI6">MI6</a> said there "is no evidence that Putin is suffering from serious illness".<sup id="cite_ref-nyt_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nyt-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-graun_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-graun-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ns_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ns-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 May 2022 the <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Star_(United_Kingdom)" title="Daily Star (United Kingdom)">Daily Star</a></i> even speculated that Putin might have already died of blood cancer.<sup id="cite_ref-ns_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ns-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <i><a href="/wiki/Sunday_Mirror" title="Sunday Mirror">Sunday Mirror</a></i> published its own story the next day also reporting that Putin may have been dead.<sup id="cite_ref-ns_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ns-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2022, the <i><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Sun" title="Toronto Sun">Toronto Sun</a></i> and other media outlets reported Putin had lost use of his right arm due to an unexplained medical crisis. The <i>Toronto Sun</i> cited, as evidence of the allegation, that a video showed Putin swatting a <a href="/wiki/Mosquito" title="Mosquito">mosquito</a> with his left arm instead of his right.<sup id="cite_ref-ts_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ts-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Neurologists have previously noted that several Russian officials such as <a href="/wiki/Anatoly_Sidorov" title="Anatoly Sidorov">Anatoly Sidorov</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sergei_Ivanov" title="Sergei Ivanov">Sergei Ivanov</a> who, like Putin, have specialized training by Soviet-era military and intelligence services and typically make limited use of their right arm, often holding it unnaturally stiff to the side of the torso in what is called <a href="/wiki/Gunslinger%27s_gait" title="Gunslinger's gait">gunslinger's gait</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nbc_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nbc-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A 2015 study by Dutch physicians published in the <i><a href="/wiki/British_Medical_Journal" class="mw-redirect" title="British Medical Journal">British Medical Journal</a></i> which compared video of the various officials against body movement instructions in a <a href="/wiki/KGB" title="KGB">KGB</a> training manual, suggested this was a learned behavioral adaptation to allow quick access to a firearm in response to a sudden threat and probably not a signifier of any medical condition in either Putin or other Russian political leaders.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2022, Russian historian and political analyst <a href="/wiki/Valery_Solovei" title="Valery Solovei">Valery Solovei</a> announced Putin was being treated with cancer drugs for an unspecified, advanced stage cancer and "the end is already in sight".<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several years prior, in 2017, Solovei suggested that Putin might resign due to ill health.<sup id="cite_ref-cepa_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cepa-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January_2023_claim_by_Zelenskyy">January 2023 claim by Zelenskyy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin%27s_incapacity_and_death&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: January 2023 claim by Zelenskyy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In January 2023, Ukrainian president <a href="/wiki/Volodymyr_Zelenskyy" title="Volodymyr Zelenskyy">Volodymyr Zelenskyy</a> publicly "questioned whether Vladimir Putin was still alive" during a virtual address to the <a href="/wiki/World_Economic_Forum" title="World Economic Forum">World Economic Forum</a> and suggested that Putin might have already been replaced by <a href="/wiki/Alleged_doubles_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="Alleged doubles of Vladimir Putin">his body double</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="October_2023_claims_of_death">October 2023 claims of death</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin%27s_incapacity_and_death&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: October 2023 claims of death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In October 2023, Russian Telegram channel "General [of] <a href="/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Service_(Russia)" title="Foreign Intelligence Service (Russia)">SVR</a>" and Solovei said that Putin had died on 26 October from complications of cancer. According to Solovei, a body double was successfully used to replace the real Putin in many public activities and meetings during the last several months.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Earlier, the Kremlin denied media reports which claimed Putin was suffering from a serious illness, citing "General SVR".<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin%27s_incapacity_and_death&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_premature_obituaries" class="mw-redirect" title="List of premature obituaries">List of premature obituaries</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alleged_doubles_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="Alleged doubles of Vladimir Putin">Alleged doubles of Vladimir Putin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_is_dead" title="Paul is dead">Paul is dead</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Claims_of_Vladimir_Putin%27s_incapacity_and_death&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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<a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Russia" title="Prime Minister of Russia">Prime Minister of Russia</a> (1999–2000, 2008–2012)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Political activities</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="Electoral history of Vladimir Putin">Electoral history</a></li> <li>Presidential elections <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2000_Russian_presidential_election" title="2000 Russian presidential election">2000</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin_2000_presidential_campaign" title="Vladimir Putin 2000 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Russian_presidential_election" title="2004 Russian presidential election">2004</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin_2004_presidential_campaign" title="Vladimir Putin 2004 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Russian_presidential_election" title="2012 Russian presidential election">2012</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin_2012_presidential_campaign" title="Vladimir Putin 2012 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Russian_presidential_election" title="2018 Russian presidential election">2018</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin_2018_presidential_campaign" title="Vladimir Putin 2018 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Russian_presidential_election" title="2024 Russian presidential election">2024</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin_2024_presidential_campaign" title="Vladimir Putin 2024 presidential campaign">campaign</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin%27s_First_Cabinet" title="Vladimir Putin's First Cabinet">First Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Putin%27s_Second_Cabinet" title="Vladimir Putin's Second Cabinet">Second Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Russia" title="United Russia">United Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-Russia_People%27s_Front" title="All-Russia People's Front">All-Russia People's Front</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Russia_under_Vladimir_Putin" title="Russia under Vladimir Putin">Presidency</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Inaugurations <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_inauguration_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="First inauguration of Vladimir Putin">first</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="Second inauguration of Vladimir Putin">second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_inauguration_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="Third inauguration of Vladimir Putin">third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_inauguration_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="Fourth inauguration of Vladimir Putin">fourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_inauguration_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="Fifth inauguration of Vladimir Putin">fifth</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_groups_under_Vladimir_Putin%27s_presidency" title="Political groups under Vladimir Putin's presidency">Political groups</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putinism" title="Putinism">Putinism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sovereign_democracy" title="Sovereign democracy">Sovereign democracy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_speeches_given_by_Vladimir_Putin" title="List of speeches given by Vladimir Putin">Speeches</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Munich_speech_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="2007 Munich speech of Vladimir Putin">Munich 2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crimean_speech_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="Crimean speech of Vladimir Putin">Crimea 2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Valdai_speech_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="2014 Valdai speech of Vladimir Putin">Valdai 2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Presidential_Address_to_the_Federal_Assembly" title="2020 Presidential Address to the Federal Assembly">Federal Assembly 2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Address_concerning_the_events_in_Ukraine" title="Address concerning the events in Ukraine">Donetsk and Luhansk 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/On_conducting_a_special_military_operation" title="On conducting a special military operation">Ukraine 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Moscow_rally" title="2022 Moscow rally">Moscow 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Moscow_rally" title="2023 Moscow rally">Moscow 2023</a></li></ul></li> <li>Protests <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%932013_Russian_protests" title="2011–2013 Russian protests">2011–2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_anti-war_protests_in_Russia" title="2014 anti-war protests in Russia">2014 anti-war protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%932018_Russian_protests" title="2017–2018 Russian protests">2017–2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Moscow_protests" title="2019 Moscow protests">2019 Moscow election protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%932021_Khabarovsk_Krai_protests" title="2020–2021 Khabarovsk Krai protests">2020–2021 Khabarovsk Krai protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Russian_protests" title="2021 Russian protests">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Russian_election_protests" title="2021 Russian election protests">2021 election protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_anti-war_protests_in_Russia" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 anti-war protests in Russia">2022 anti-war protests</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opposition_to_Vladimir_Putin_in_Russia" title="Opposition to Vladimir Putin in Russia">Opposition</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ICC_arrest_warrants_for_Vladimir_Putin_and_Maria_Lvova-Belova" class="mw-redirect" title="ICC arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova">Arrest warrant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wagner_Group_rebellion" title="Wagner Group rebellion">Wagner Group rebellion</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Domestic policy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Vladimir_Putin_legislation_and_programs" title="List of Vladimir Putin legislation and programs">Legislation and programs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_champions" title="National champions">national champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Priority_Projects" title="National Priority Projects">priority projects</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stabilization_Fund_of_the_Russian_Federation" title="Stabilization Fund of the Russian Federation">stabilization fund</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Managed_nationalism" title="Managed nationalism">Managed nationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putin%27s_Plan" title="Putin's Plan">Putin's Plan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Recession_in_Russia" title="Great Recession in Russia">2008–2009 recession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_financial_crisis_(2014%E2%80%932016)" title="Russian financial crisis (2014–2016)">2014–2016 financial crisis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Russian_mobilization" title="2022 Russian mobilization">2022 mobilization</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Foreign_policy_of_Vladimir_Putin" title="Foreign policy of Vladimir Putin">Foreign policy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>International trips <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_presidential_trips_made_by_Vladimir_Putin" title="List of international presidential trips made by Vladimir Putin">President</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_prime_ministerial_trips_made_by_Vladimir_Putin" title="List of international prime ministerial trips made by Vladimir 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