The word 'putin' can be used in written English as a surname.
For example, "Russian President Vladimir Putin recently attended the G20 Summit."
How Tsipras comports himself in Moscow – and what support, if any, he gives to Putin on sanctions – is likely to be critical to how creditors, and the US, deal with Greece in the days to come.
Alexey Venedikto from Ekho Moskvy also quizzed Putin about Nemtsov's murder from the studio.
Relations with west: Putin said the west must respect Russia's interests if it wants to normalise diplomatic relations.
Iran: Putin insisted lifting a five-year embargo on the delivery of air defence missiles to Iran did not undermine international sanctions since the Russian ban was voluntary.
Orbán is not Putin, and Hungarian elections are not rigged in the way Russian ones are.
On Thursday, the Russian president, Vladmir Putin, accused the US of meddling in a bid to undermine the 2018 World Cup.
Kasparov lashed out today at a journalist from a Russian broadcaster, which he accused of not reporting the moment he was arrested and jailed in 2007 for leading an anti-Putin demonstration in Moscow.
Although a growing body of evidence, including interviews with Russian soldiers, indicates that Moscow has sent active-duty troops and equipment to support the pro-Russia rebels over the past year, the president, Vladimir Putin, continues to deny his forces' participation in the conflict.
And beyond our eastern border, Vladimir Putin is calculating his next move after the Crimean Anschluss and setting fire to eastern Ukraine.
Lukashenko has toed a delicate line over the years, trying to assert his nation's independence of Russia while conscious of the power that Vladimir Putin holds over him.
The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, expressed his condolences and ordered all necessary measures be taken to help the survivors.
