On this, Vladimir Putin's 69th birthday, we are reminded that even authoritarian leaders are softies for good dogs. Maybe especially so?
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
From appearances, it seems as though nothing wins over the Russian strongman like a dog.
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 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
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.
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
Russian president Putin was gifted a Turkmen shepherd puppy from the president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
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, 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.
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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...
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.
Nobody involved in the war in Ukraine is more fearsome than Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov at least when it comes to social media.
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.
The president of Turkmenistan presented Putin with the puppy as a birthday gift. Putin, an avid dog lover, turned 65 over the weekend.
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.
Eager to Recover Lost Russian Markets for Turkmen Gas, Turkmenistan's President Gifted Russian Counterpart Vladimir Putin With a Top Breed for His Birthday
Russian president Vladimir Putin is one of the world s most feared leaders - but that did not stop him showing off one of his beloved dogs.
Russian President Vladimir Putin rejected Japan's offer of a gift Akita dog, a Japanese Mp says.
That time Putin terrified Merkel with his dog, and other reasons they won t get along at G20 summit
According to reports, Putin named the cute fluffy as Verny which means faithful" in Russian. Soon photos of the leader with the dog spread like wildfire on across social media platforms, with the small clip of the leader kissing and pampering the pup going viral.
A man in Ukraine has found a canine whose piercing gaze is strangely reminiscent of President Vladimir Putin's.
In 2014, Angela Merkel met with Putin. She came away shocked, stating that Putin is living in an alternate reality.
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin use his American dog to humiliate a Japanese delegation?! Find out what the facts really are!
The Russian leader received a female Akita named Yume in 2012 as a gift from Japan s Akita prefecture
Russian President Vladimir Putin, a dog lover, received an adorable puppy as a belated birthday gift from Turkmenistan's president. Turkmenistan is looking to Russia for boosting exports, especially of Turkmen gas.
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
Exceptions have been made: "Oinking, crowing and quacking are allowed."
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has reportedly turned down Japan's gift of a dog ahead of a summit on Thursday (Dec 15) and Friday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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.
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He was heeding the call of doody.
Vladimir Putin shows softer side walking his pet dogs
Putin's furry friends and why his pets might hold the key to world domination. You won't believe what he has in store for his cuddly troupe!
Rachel Maddow delights in the discovery of a stray dog in Ukraine that bears uncanny resemblance to Russian president Vladimir Putin.
The Russian strongman has enlisted the public's help to christen his pooch, and the possibilities are endless
b Moscow /b Another summit, another dog.
An artist from Welwyn Garden City has found a unique way to raise money for Ukraine following Russia s invasion, by selling a portrait of Vladimir
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.
March 24, 2013. President Vladimir Putin and his dogs, Buffy the Bulgarian Shepherd and Yume the Akita Inu, walk in the Moscow Region.
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...
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.
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Yugoslavian Shepherd named Pasha is three months old
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.
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
Is he making it dance around on the floor or something?
Russian president Vladimir Putin received a puppy as a belated birthday president from Turkmenistan’s president, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow. The Alabai puppy,
An offer to "present a bridegroom" for President Putin's female pooch "was dashed" - a Japanese politician reveals.
'I wanted to do something nice for her', says Russain president
Queen Elizabeth welcomed Putin in Uk for a 2003 visit
The cute caramel and white puppy may have a bit of growing up to do before he can think about stealing his master s crown, but he is expected to weigh a formidable 120lb.
The historian Stephen Kotkin puts Vladimir Putin s destructive campaign against Ukraine in context, and Campion talks about her Western that isn t really a Western.
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...
December 9, 2010. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow meets with Dima Sokolov who thought up the name for the Russian Prime Minister's new dog presneted to him in Bulgaria. The dog shall be called Baffy.
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...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a Japanese attempt to gift him another pet dog.
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When former president George W. Bush unveiled his paintings of world leaders during an interview with daughter Jenna Bush Hager on Today Friday, it brought back memories of an encounter with Vladimir Putin that revealed a lot about the character of the Russian president. As you know, our dear dog Barney, who had a speci...
France received a gift of solidarity from Russia this morning: a replacement for the dog killed in anti-Isis raids last month.
Merkel-Putin era ends: dogs, flowers and tart ripostes
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 Turkme
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.
This Ukrainian German Shepherd looks like the President of Russia
Putin used his dog to psychologically intimidate one politician
