What kind of person is Putin?

Putin is tough and patient, and rarely shows his feelings. His work style is decisive, capable and cautious, and he takes a tough stance on the Chechen issue.

Putin is proficient in German and loves sports, especially sambo wrestling, judo and alpine skiing. He won the Sambo wrestling championship in college. 1974 became the judo champion of Leningrad and was selected as one of the athletes' candidates.

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Main activities and speeches:

1In August, 1999, illegal Chechen militants invaded Dagestan and started a war. Putin insisted on sending troops to Chechnya to fight terrorists and defend national unity and territorial integrity.

1On August 9, 999, President Yeltsin recommended Putin as the next presidential candidate. On the same day, Putin announced his participation in the 2000 presidential election.

President Yeltsin appointed him as acting president until a new president was elected in March 2000. Earlier, Putin published an article "Russia at the Turn of the Millennium" through the Internet, emphasizing that Russia should take the road of enriching the people and strengthening the country, pointing out the importance of "Russian thought" and advocating strengthening the role of the state; It is believed that the elements of "Russian thought" are patriotism, great power consciousness, nationalism and social unity. Critics call this article Putin's presidential program.

On June 5438+1 October1day, 2000, he reiterated that Russia would, as always, establish relations with all countries in the world on the basis of equality, mutual understanding, friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation, and confirmed the continuity of Russian foreign policy. On his first day in office, he went to Chechnya to express his condolences to Russian soldiers fighting there and reiterated his support for this battle. He said that the fundamental goal of Russian soldiers is to end the division of Russia.