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Vladimir Putin appears to have had a very busy week with legal and military moves
The West has bristled at possible human right violations and military aggression
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When Vladimir Putin makes a move, the world sits up and takes notice.
And this week, he’s been particularly busy, making decisions on internal and international matters that have ramifications far beyond Russia’s borders.
Here’s a look back at the Russian President’s busy week – and why the moves matter.
Nongovernmental organizations in Russia awoke Sunday to a new reality – that they operate now under a law Putin signed allowing the government to prosecute them on the grounds they are ‘undesirable.’ Russians working for them could wander behind bars for up to six years.
Why it matters:
The U.S. State Department and human rights guardians see the law as a tool to repress internal political opponents. In the past, a few of them – and critical journalists – have ended up dead or in jail.
Tanya Lokshina, Russia program director for Human Rights Watch, said the new law had “the potential to severely damage our work in Russia.”
But she was more concerned about Russian citizens, fearing that even those retweeting “undesirable” NGOs posts could land in jail.
It may have been a show of strength in response to a long-planned European fighter jet drill led by Norway, called the Arctic Challenge Exercise. The Russian exercises have dwarfed the NATO members’ 4,000 participants.
And it involves cruise missiles aimed at an “imaginary enemy,” the TASS news agency reported.
Why it matters:
Huge Russian drills make NATO particularly nervous. The alliance says past ones were used to deploy troops to annex Crimea and support Russian separatists fighting the government in Ukraine.
NATO also did not like that the Russian drill was unannounced.
On Wednesday, he incurred the wrath of the White House. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden got his fill of tensions between Russia and the West, and he let loose on Putin. He said the White House is still mulling sending arms and equipment to besieged Ukrainian troops fighting Russia-backed rebels.
Biden criticized Putin for what he called “brutal aggression” in Ukraine, and said the Russian president was also responsible for “aggressive repression at home.”
Why it matters:
Top military brass, including Defense Secretary Ash Carter and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, have expressed support for transferring more weapons to Ukraine as it battles Russian-backed separatists in the eastern part of the country.
President Barack Obama, faced with skepticism from European partners, has so far resisted supplying Ukrainians with lethal aid.
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Putin told the United States to butt out of FIFA’s affairs. Swiss authorities arrested high-ups from the world’s soccer governing body – on corruption charges brought by the FBI – just days before its head, Sepp Blatter, stood for re-election.
“The USA definitely (has) nothing to do with this,” the Russian President said of FIFA, which is based in Switzerland. “This is yet another obvious attempt to spread their jurisdiction to other (countries).”
Why it matters: FIFA awarded the 2018 World Cup, a coveted event to host, to Russia. It is to be one of Putin’s crowning moments in his second term as President.
There was a lot of pressure on Blatter to prevent the cup from going to Russia, and Putin suggested it’s one reason U.S. authorities went after FIFA.
“Not only is this decree a blatant attack on freedom of expression, it also has sinister undertones that will intensify speculation President Putin has something to hide,” said Amnesty International director John Dalhuisen.
A Kremlin spokesman denied any connection to Ukraine, saying it’s just to protect national interests in general.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is a popular but polarizing figure who has dominated Russian politics for more than a decade. Click through to see images of his life and career.
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Putin, bottom, wrestles with a classmate in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 1971.
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Putin poses with his parents, Vladimir and Maria, in 1985.
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From 1991 to 1994, Putin served as the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the City Council in St. Petersburg. Before becoming involved in politics, he served in the KGB, a Soviet-era spy agency, as an intelligence officer.
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin, right, shakes hands with Putin during a farewell ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow in December 1999. Putin rose quickly through the political ranks, becoming the second democratically elected president of the Russian Federation in 2000.
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President-elect Putin watches the tactical exercises of Russia's Northern Fleet in the Barentsevo Sea in April 2000.
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Putin takes the presidential oath next to Yeltsin in May 2000.
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Putin dances with a young girl in Kazan, Russia, while taking part in mid-summer festivities in June 2000.
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Putin and U.S. President Bill Clinton talk in Moscow in June 2000.
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Putin meets Pope John Paul II in Rome in June 2000.
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Putin speaks to his wife, Lyudmila, as they pose in front of the Taj Mahal in India in October 2000.
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Putin shakes hands with famous Russian gymnasts Alina Kabayeva, center, and Svetlana Khorkina in March 2004.
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Putin attends an inauguration ceremony for President-elect Dmitry Medvedev in May 2008. Putin was constitutionally obliged to stand down as President, but he stayed close to power, becoming Prime Minister.
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This image, supplied by Time magazine, shows Putin on the cover after being named the magazine's 2007 "Person of the Year."
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Putin skis in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, in February 2008.
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Putin shakes hands with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in November 2008.
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Putin vacations outside the town of Kyzyl in Southern Siberia in 2009. Over the years he has earned a reputation as a "strongman," declaring a crackdown on Chechen militants a priority in his first presidential term.
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U.S. President Barack Obama meets Putin at his home in Novo Ogaryovo, near Moscow, in July 2009. Putin said Russia was pinning its hopes on Obama to revive ties with the United States.
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Medvedev and Putin ski together in Krasnaya Polyana in January 2010.
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Putin takes part in a judo training session at a sports complex in St. Petersburg in December 2010. Putin holds a black belt in judo.
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In April 2011, Putin attends the first Global Ministerial Conference on Healthy Lifestyles and Noncommunicable Disease Control. The event was held in Moscow.
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Putin receives a medical consultation in August 2011 during a visit to the Smolensk Regional Hospital in Russia. Putin said he hurt his shoulder during morning judo practice.
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Putin speaks to supporters at a Moscow rally in February 2012. He won the presidential election one month later with just under 65% of the vote. Former President Medvedev became his Prime Minister.
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During a massive rally of his supporters in Moscow, tears run down Putin's face in March 2012 after he was elected President for a third term.
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A topless protester shouts at Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a visit to the Hanover Industrial Fair in central Germany in April 2013. Human rights groups say civil liberties and democratic freedoms have suffered during Putin's rule.
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Putin addresses the media during his visit to Hanover.
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Putin and his wife, Lyudmila -- seen here in 2012 -- announced the end of their marriage in June 2013.
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Putin poses for a photo with Russian Olympic athletes in Sochi, Russia, in February 2014. Russia hosted the Winter Olympic Games and won the most medals.
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From left, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, Putin and Medvedev look at their watches before the closing ceremony of the Winter Olympics in February 2014.
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Putin, center, and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, arrive to watch a March 2014 military exercise at the Kirillovsky firing ground in Russia's Leningrad region.
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Putin, left, controls the puck during an ice hockey game between Russian amateur players and ice hockey stars at a festival in Sochi in May 2014.
Putin puts a shawl on Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, as they arrive to watch a fireworks show in Beijing in November.
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Several world leaders gather in Minsk, Belarus, in February to negotiate a ceasefire to the fighting in Ukraine. Putin is second from left, next to Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko on the far left. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is on the far right. At center, German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures in front of French President Francois Hollande. Fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels in the country has left more than 6,000 people dead since mid-April, according to the United Nations.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin
CNN’s Don Melvin, Greg Botelho and Catherine E. Shoichet contributed to this report.
