On this, Vladimir Putin's 69th birthday, we are reminded that even authoritarian leaders are softies for good dogs. Maybe especially so?
From appearances, it seems as though nothing wins over the Russian strongman like a dog.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin adored his beloved pet pooch Koni, who was allowed to attend official government meetings and left Angela Merkel feeling incredibly uncomfortable
Russian President Vladimir Putin was given a puppy as a gift from Turkmenistan's president. Here's Putin with animals over the years.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, a dog lover, recently received a alabai puppy as a belated birthday gift from Turkmenistan's president. The pup called Verny which means 'faithful' in Russian, is a home-bred Turkmen variety of the Central Asian shepherd dog. Putin also own three other dogs, who who live at his residenc...
Russian President Vladimir Putin, a dog lover, recently received a alabai puppy as a belated birthday gift from Turkmenistan's president. The pup called Verny which means 'faithful' in Russian, is a home-bred Turkmen variety of the Central Asian shepherd dog. Putin also own three other dogs, who who live at his residenc...
Russian leader Vladimir Putin, who turns 70 today, is known to love dogs. He is accompanied by his pets when meeting world leaders even when they are afraid of mutts
Exceptions have been made: "Oinking, crowing and quacking are allowed."
A big, barking dog can be intimidating at the best of times. Even more so perhaps when it's standing next to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, a dog lover, was presented Wednesday with a puppy as a belated birthday gift from the leader of Turkmenistan.
As the war in Ukraine drags on, and the casualties of humans and animals mount, so does the frustration and sense of helplessness worldwide. All of this because one man and his inner circle are hel
Berdymukhamedov s presentation of a puppy to Vladimir Putin is ironic, given the bloodbath of stray dogs and cats over which he has presided in Ashgabat
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin use his American dog to humiliate a Japanese delegation?! Find out what the facts really are!
Russian President Vladimir Putin, a dog lover, received a top breed puppy as a belated birthday gift on Wednesday from Turkmenistan's president who is keen to recover lost Russian markets for Turkmen gas.
From Putin s dogs to cuddly koalas, leaders can t resist a pet project.
Former President George W. Bush offered some unique insight into the psyche of Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, relaying an exchange the world leaders once had years ago, involving their pets.
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In 2014, Angela Merkel met with Putin. She came away shocked, stating that Putin is living in an alternate reality.
Plush and cuddly when they are young, alabai dogs grow into fierce shepherd dogs, fearless in warding off wolves but also in dealing with human strangers.
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected Japan's offer of a gift Akita dog, a Japanese Mp says.
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every single president bar Donald Trump has had a dog at the White House going back 130 years. But is the same true in Russia? Let's find out.
The Russian president has his own zoo. He has more than six dogs, many horses, and even his own tiger and pony. The most famous of Putin's dogs is named Koni. He liked to take her with him to business meetings. All of Putin's horses were given to him by other heads of state.
Putin used his dog to psychologically intimidate one politician
Sochi, Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin, a dog lover, received a top breed puppy as a belated birthday gift on Wednesday from Turkmenistan s president who is keen to recover lost Rus
Russian president Putin was gifted a Turkmen shepherd puppy from the president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
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This Ukrainian German Shepherd looks like the President of Russia
Portraits of power.
On Tuesday s segment of Fox News Tucker Carlson Tonight, conservative television host Tucker Carlson posed the question of whether Russian President Vladimir Putin eats dogs during a conversation regarding the Biden administration s handling of the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Why do Democrats want you to hate Putin? Has Puti...
Dogs and horses are sources of national pride in the isolated desert nation, where they are widely used by the many traditional herders among the population of six million, which largely depends on revenues from natural gas reserves.
Uk-based artist Dominic Murphy called the artwork "Poo-tin's a S---" and has since been offered 3,000, nearly 4,000, for the original piece.
A new Russian animal welfare act grants protections to domestic and wild animals, including banning animal fights, mall petting zoos, and killing stray cats and dogs.
Putin cuddled Verny Russian for loyal and kissed the pup on the head during a meeting in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi.
Moscow (Ap) Another summit, another dog. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday added a puppy to the litter of canine companions he's received as gifts. This one is a Central Asian Shepherd bestowed by the president of the ex-Soviet nation of Turkmenistan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin tried a bit of dog diplomacy ahead of his trip to Japan, and then gave a glimmer of hope that a 70-year territorial dispute with Tokyo could be resolved.
An offer to "present a bridegroom" for President Putin's female pooch "was dashed" - a Japanese politician reveals.
I ve been a little disappointed in Mr Putin of late, on account of him having lost some of his mystique as the smartest tough-guy in the room.
The Russian leader received a female Akita named Yume in 2012 as a gift from Japan s Akita prefecture
A man in Ukraine has found a canine whose piercing gaze is strangely reminiscent of President Vladimir Putin's.
A Kyrgyz schoolgirl received a 6-month-old Newfoundland puppy from the Russian President as a gift. She had asked him for the animal in an email during the annual Direct Line on April 16, 2015.
After years of rumours, Russian leader insists he knew nothing of German chancellor's fear of dogs when he introduced her to his beloved Connie
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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says he loves Buffy, his new puppy, even though the Bulgarian shepherd leaves puddles and piles around the house.
Tokyo: Russia has turned down Tokyo s latest attempt at dog diplomacy ahead of a summit between President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe later this month, an aide said, as the two leaders look to end a decades-old territorial row.Japan had planned to give the Russian president who is known for being a cani...
A tiger released into the wild by Russian President Vladimir Putin has been caught on tape eating a domestic dog in China, according to media reports. The
This chart shows Vladimir Putin& 039;s approximate level of lateness to meetings (hours/minutes).
Turkmenistan is the latest country to gift Russian President Vladimir Putin a puppy. Verny, a Central Asian Shepherd, is the third dog Putin has received from foreign dignitaries, according to the Associated Press. Past shaggy presents came from Japan and Bulgaria. Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov prese...
Rachel Maddow delights in the discovery of a stray dog in Ukraine that bears uncanny resemblance to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
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Former President George W. Bush tells of a lesson in leadership and relationship building through their dogs in his meetings while in office with President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
They were at the opposite ends of a communist dictatorship -- she a citizen of East Germany longing to taste freedom, he an ex-Kgb agent stationed there and pained when the regime collapsed. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin's relationship was always going to be like no other. At times...
According to David Blunkett, Britain s blind Home Secretary in 2003, his guide dog reacted defensively towards Putin in the course of the Russian's State visit to Britain.
In an attempt at dog diplomacy, Japan had planned to give the Russian president, who is known for being a canine lover, a male Akita when he visits Japan on December 15 and 16.
A two-month old Akita puppy is Japan's latest diplomatic weapon.
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Rose Gottemoeller served as Deputy Secretary General of Nato from 2016-2019. As Russia s war in Ukraine unfolds, everyone asks her the same question: What s eating Putin? Gottemoeller s answer: It s complicated.
It involved a dog and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in Facebook posts that claim it shows Russian President Vladimir Putin trying to embarrass a "Japanese delegation" by bringing his dog to an official meeting. The posts -- which circulated online after Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- refer to Japan's alignment w...
The Russian President s speech is always a demonstration of the emptiness of words his own and other people s. The only thing that matters is power.
It was hoped the dog could accompany a female of the same breed named Yume that Tokyo had presented to Putin four years ago.
Dog lover Putin gets top breed pup as gift from Turkmen leader
Turns out that only in the movies do politicians get any real boost from military distractions.
On "Tucker Carlson Tonight," host Tucker Carlson questioned whether Putin eats dogs during a conversation on the Russia-Ukraine crisis.