MOSCOW: Vladimir Putin on Monday begins his fourth term as Russian president, but has kept the possible reshuffle of his inner circle a closely guarded secret. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been wielding power for 18 yearsHere are key events in the history of post-Soviet Russia, a history in which Putin has played a leading role. That man was Vladimir Putin who had been head of the KGB's successor, the FSB intelligence service. Putin becomes prime minister and takes the reins of the ruling United Russia party, which controls parliament. - Reviving 'Great Russia' -Putin seeks to restore "Great Russia" , annexing the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea in 2014.

Source: Bangkok Post May 06, 2018 04:52 UTC