Vladimir Putin

The controversial appointment could be "indicative of the increasing insularity of the Russian elite".
Ukrainian president begs western allies for more arms following wave of attacks.
Russia's ally seemed to overlook all of Moscow's warnings towards the West over the years.
The ex-president has often boasted of his great relationship with the Russian authoritarian leader.
“All believers in Ukraine have suffered from the invasion of Russian evil," the president added.
"Western countries do not seem to understand how fraught this is for them," Sergei Chemezov claimed.
The president's rallying cry seemed to overlook that Russia's borders have been breached for the first time since World War 2.
"Traditional values reign supreme" in Putin's Russia, according to Moscow.
"Any talks are impossible," the Russian president's top diplomat said.
But the MoD does not think the new measures are related to Ukraine's shock incursion.