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<\/a><\/p>\nI looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. We had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of his soul; a man deeply committed to his country and the best interests of his country.<\/p>\n
This is a comment Bush made about Putin. Soon after, the Russian President commented about Bush\u2019s dog on how it was too small for being considered an actual dog. Heartwarming, huh?<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nHe wasborn in Leningrad in 1952 as the son of Maria and Vladimir. Maria Ivanovna, his mother survived the Siege of Leningrad between\u00a0 1941 and 1944, when German and Finnish troops cut off all of the supplies which were set to arrive in the city of Leningrad, Russia.<\/p>\n
3. He\u2019s a sports person<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nDon\u2019t think of Putin as a person who considers attacking other countries as a sport (although he might, who knows?), he actually used to be into boxing, judo and karate. He started taking lesson when he was 12 even though these violent sports where not exactly on his mother\u2019s taste.<\/p>\n
4. He announced his divorce on Russian Television<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nRussia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin announced during a live broadcast that he and his wife Lyudmila were going to divorce, back in 2014. The couple were married for almost 30 years and the reason behind the divorce seems to be the fact that both of them had busy lives and couldn\u2019t see each other as often anymore.<\/p>\n
5. Putin is a father<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nVladimir Putin and his now ex-wife Lyudmila have two daughters together, Maria and Yekaterina. Although both of his daughters are now almost 30 years old, almost no one in Russia or outside it knows who they are or how they look like. It is said that Russians respect the privacy of their leader very much and do not want to interfere in it.<\/p>\n
6. He is fluent in German<\/h2>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nVladimir Putin spent 5 years in the German city of Dresden while working for the secret Russian intelligence agency, KGB. After the Berlin Wall fell, he was deployed back in Russia but his German remained clear as day.<\/p>\n
7. Vladimir Putin is the most powerful person in the world, according to Forbes<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nHe wasborn in Leningrad in 1952 as the son of Maria and Vladimir. Maria Ivanovna, his mother survived the Siege of Leningrad between\u00a0 1941 and 1944, when German and Finnish troops cut off all of the supplies which were set to arrive in the city of Leningrad, Russia.<\/p>\n
3. He\u2019s a sports person<\/h2>\n
Don\u2019t think of Putin as a person who considers attacking other countries as a sport (although he might, who knows?), he actually used to be into boxing, judo and karate. He started taking lesson when he was 12 even though these violent sports where not exactly on his mother\u2019s taste.<\/p>\n Russia\u2019s President Vladimir Putin announced during a live broadcast that he and his wife Lyudmila were going to divorce, back in 2014. The couple were married for almost 30 years and the reason behind the divorce seems to be the fact that both of them had busy lives and couldn\u2019t see each other as often anymore.<\/p>\n Vladimir Putin and his now ex-wife Lyudmila have two daughters together, Maria and Yekaterina. Although both of his daughters are now almost 30 years old, almost no one in Russia or outside it knows who they are or how they look like. It is said that Russians respect the privacy of their leader very much and do not want to interfere in it.<\/p>\n Vladimir Putin spent 5 years in the German city of Dresden while working for the secret Russian intelligence agency, KGB. After the Berlin Wall fell, he was deployed back in Russia but his German remained clear as day.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n4. He announced his divorce on Russian Television<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n5. Putin is a father<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n6. He is fluent in German<\/h2>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n7. Vladimir Putin is the most powerful person in the world, according to Forbes<\/h2>\n