Many of Putin's faces, from oppression against Chechens to Crimea

Over 18 years, together with the Russian people, the world has witnessed many faces of Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin.

We've seen how the Russian president had brought stability to the country after the 1990s unstable, reports “Newasterneurope.eu”, Periscopi broadcast.

We were witnesses of Putin's internal war by taking deceptive oligarchs and crushing the Chechen movement seeking independence. In the mid 2000s, we saw a growing authoritarianism and a fearless Kremlin hit its most determined critics.

At the same time, Russia saw the advantages of rising oil prices, investing in modernisation, and creating a system that made it almost impossible to exist without Putin at the top.

In international co-operation, Putin introduced his plan for the world in Munich in 2007, where he had said “the uniform model is not only unacceptable but also impossible,” and “it is evident that NATO extension has nothing to do with modernising its Alliance or Europe security.” The consequences of those words materialised a year later in 2008 in the Russo-Georgian war.

After the failed restoration of relations with the United States, we saw an international Russian law in 2014 with the annexing of the Crimea and direct support of separatists in eastern Ukraine.

The Russian campaign in Syria was the first time since the region had experienced the breakup by the Soviet Union, as an attempt to show more power than a regional player and wants to be recognised as a global power./Periscopi/