
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Putin is a former intelligence officer who has led Russia as president or prime minister since 1999.
1,980 linked stories in all years we hold
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The earliest story we hold is from Oct 3, 2021.
Stories involving Vladimir Putin13 named stories in 2025
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- The Russia-Ukraine war: the invasion, the front line and the long-range strikesNov 3, 2021 – Nov 12, 2026 · 1,293 stories
Here for 175 stories about Vladimir Putin
- Nov 26, 2021 – Nov 11, 2026 · 470 stories
- Nov 16, 2021 – Nov 10, 2026 · 197 stories
- The Russia-Ukraine war: Western weapons and aid for UkraineJan 19, 2022 – Nov 5, 2026 · 492 stories
Here for 39 stories about Vladimir Putin
- The Israel-Hamas war: Trump's peace plan, the 2025 ceasefire and what followedSep 25, 2025 – Nov 11, 2026 · 119 stories
Here for 2 stories about Vladimir Putin
- North Korea's missile tests and Kim Jong Un's terms for talks with TrumpOct 1, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026 · 239 stories
Here for 2 stories about Vladimir Putin
- The Russia-Ukraine war: Russian drones in NATO airspace and alleged sabotage plotsMar 11, 2022 – Oct 27, 2026 · 71 stories
Here for 5 stories about Vladimir Putin
- The Nord Stream explosions and Germany's case against Ukrainian suspectsSep 26, 2022 – Oct 27, 2026 · 22 stories
Here for 2 stories about Vladimir Putin
Gone quiet · 5
- Russia and North Korea's alliance, from arms deals to troops in UkraineMay 26, 2022 – Oct 20, 2026 · 78 stories
Here for 19 stories about Vladimir Putin
- Oct 20, 2021 – Feb 14, 2026 · 66 stories
- Dec 25, 2024 – Oct 9, 2025 · 5 stories
- Evan Gershkovich's trial in Russia and the 2024 prisoner swap that freed himMar 30, 2023 – Sep 28, 2026 · 55 stories
Here for 6 stories about Vladimir Putin
- The 2024 general election campaign between Kamala Harris and Donald TrumpJul 22, 2024 – Jan 7, 2025 · 290 stories
Here for 2 stories about Vladimir Putin
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Week of Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026: 6 left, 25 center, 12 right, 26% of the sources that published that week · 65 articles
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| Week | Left | Center | Right | Articles | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 52 | 17% |
| Jan 6, 2025 - Jan 12, 2025 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 8% |
| Jan 13, 2025 - Jan 19, 2025 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 12% |
| Jan 20, 2025 - Jan 26, 2025 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 15% |
| Jan 27, 2025 - Feb 2, 2025 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 12% |
| Feb 3, 2025 - Feb 9, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2% |
| Feb 10, 2025 - Feb 16, 2025 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 109 | 23% |
| Feb 17, 2025 - Feb 23, 2025 | 17 | 36 | 13 | 193 | 34% |
| Feb 24, 2025 - Mar 2, 2025 | 15 | 31 | 17 | 222 | 32% |
| Mar 3, 2025 - Mar 9, 2025 | 21 | 38 | 21 | 208 | 40% |
| Mar 10, 2025 - Mar 16, 2025 | 13 | 34 | 20 | 216 | 34% |
| Mar 17, 2025 - Mar 23, 2025 | 19 | 37 | 16 | 266 | 37% |
| Mar 24, 2025 - Mar 30, 2025 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 96 | 24% |
| Mar 31, 2025 - Apr 6, 2025 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 77 | 18% |
| Apr 7, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 8% |
| Apr 14, 2025 - Apr 20, 2025 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 83 | 21% |
| Apr 21, 2025 - Apr 27, 2025 | 16 | 37 | 18 | 244 | 34% |
| Apr 28, 2025 - May 4, 2025 | 17 | 34 | 15 | 179 | 32% |
| May 5, 2025 - May 11, 2025 | 13 | 25 | 10 | 105 | 24% |
| May 12, 2025 - May 18, 2025 | 13 | 28 | 16 | 137 | 28% |
| May 19, 2025 - May 25, 2025 | 10 | 27 | 11 | 108 | 24% |
| May 26, 2025 - Jun 1, 2025 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 95 | 25% |
| Jun 2, 2025 - Jun 8, 2025 | 13 | 22 | 11 | 83 | 24% |
| Jun 9, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 11% |
| Jun 16, 2025 - Jun 22, 2025 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 10% |
| Jun 23, 2025 - Jun 29, 2025 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 10% |
| Jun 30, 2025 - Jul 6, 2025 | 11 | 25 | 7 | 98 | 20% |
| Jul 7, 2025 - Jul 13, 2025 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 104 | 24% |
| Jul 14, 2025 - Jul 20, 2025 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 110 | 30% |
| Jul 21, 2025 - Jul 27, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 3% |
| Jul 28, 2025 - Aug 3, 2025 | 13 | 24 | 16 | 101 | 28% |
| Aug 4, 2025 - Aug 10, 2025 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 285 | 32% |
| Aug 11, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025 | 26 | 43 | 23 | 521 | 51% |
| Aug 18, 2025 - Aug 24, 2025 | 20 | 37 | 18 | 304 | 39% |
| Aug 25, 2025 - Aug 31, 2025 | 11 | 21 | 7 | 68 | 20% |
| Sep 1, 2025 - Sep 7, 2025 | 9 | 30 | 10 | 164 | 28% |
| Sep 8, 2025 - Sep 14, 2025 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 47 | 14% |
| Sep 15, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 26 | 13% |
| Sep 22, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 66 | 22% |
| Sep 29, 2025 - Oct 5, 2025 | 18 | 33 | 16 | 182 | 33% |
| Oct 6, 2025 - Oct 12, 2025 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 12% |
| Oct 13, 2025 - Oct 19, 2025 | 14 | 32 | 14 | 171 | 33% |
| Oct 20, 2025 - Oct 26, 2025 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 104 | 26% |
| Oct 27, 2025 - Nov 2, 2025 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 41 | 13% |
| Nov 3, 2025 - Nov 9, 2025 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 33 | 12% |
| Nov 10, 2025 - Nov 16, 2025 | 23 | 33 | 12 | 135 | 36% |
| Nov 17, 2025 - Nov 23, 2025 | 11 | 22 | 13 | 76 | 24% |
| Nov 24, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 107 | 33% |
| Dec 1, 2025 - Dec 7, 2025 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 100 | 23% |
| Dec 8, 2025 - Dec 14, 2025 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 34 | 14% |
| Dec 15, 2025 - Dec 21, 2025 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 69 | 20% |
| Dec 22, 2025 - Dec 28, 2025 | 9 | 33 | 9 | 111 | 37% |
| Dec 29, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 65 | 26% |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Whole record, all years we hold
120 left · 132 center · 114 right: 366 sources on the spectrum, across 1,980 linked stories.
Everything else54 updates in 2025 not part of any story, newest first
Updates about Vladimir Putin that are not part of any story yet
- Dec 19Putin Tells His Annual News Conference That the Kremlin’s Military Goals Will Be Achieved in Ukraine7 articles · 7 sources2 left, 5 center, 0 right
- Nov 6– 7Hungarian PM Orbán seeks to revive Trump-Putin summit in White House visit12 articles · 11 sources3 left, 5 center, 2 right
- Oct 30– Nov 6Putin tells officials to submit plans for possibly resuming nuclear tests after Trump's remarks32 articles · 24 sources6 left, 11 center, 7 right
- Oct 29Putin says Russia tested Poseidon nuclear-capable super torpedo6 articles · 6 sources1 left, 1 center, 4 right
- Oct 22Putin supervises readiness drills for Russian nuclear forces10 articles · 10 sources2 left, 7 center, 1 right
- Oct 22Bessent says US will soon announce ‘substantial pickup in Russia sanctions’6 articles · 6 sources2 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Oct 15Syria’s interim president visits Putin in Moscow for first meeting since fall of Assad regime13 articles · 12 sources1 left, 5 center, 2 right
- Sep 25Trump Pressures Erdogan to Drop Russian Oil Purchases5 articles · 5 sources0 left, 0 center, 4 right
- Sep 22Putin says Russia will stick to nuclear arms limits for one more year after treaty with U.S. expires10 articles · 10 sources3 left, 4 center, 3 right
- Sep 3– 4Xi and Putin discuss organ transplants and immortality in hot mic moment20 articles · 16 sources1 left, 10 center, 4 right
Stories that name Vladimir Putin
- Nov 12– 14Epstein alleged in emails that Trump knew of his conduct138 articles · 68 sources22 left, 28 center, 12 right
- Nov 12Kazakhstan follows Russia in banning ‘LGBTQ propaganda’9 articles · 9 sources2 left, 7 center, 0 right
- Nov 1– 2Trump to host al-Sharaa in first ever visit by a Syrian president to White House, official says19 articles · 13 sources2 left, 6 center, 4 right
- Sep 26– 29Moldova’s pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups50 articles · 30 sources11 left, 14 center, 2 right
- Sep 1– 2Russia accused of jamming GPS system on plane carrying EU's top leader43 articles · 37 sources6 left, 21 center, 6 right
- Aug 25– 26Ukraine condemns Woody Allen for speaking at a Russian film festival15 articles · 15 sources3 left, 6 center, 2 right
- Aug 18Trump says he’ll sign order banning mail-in ballots, voting machines ahead of 2026 midterms40 articles · 23 sources6 left, 7 center, 9 right
- Aug 9– 11Trump to announce plans to address crime in D.C. after increasing federal law enforcement33 articles · 12 sources1 left, 5 center, 6 right
- Aug 6– 9Azerbaijan, Armenia sign US-brokered peace accord at the White House49 articles · 25 sources4 left, 8 center, 9 right
- Jul 17UK signs treaty on defense, trade and migration with Germany as Europe bolsters security7 articles · 7 sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right