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Sophie Law & Alahna Kindred

Vladimir Putin's seven ominous warning signs before Russia invaded Ukraine

Russia's President Vladimir Putin rose to power two decades ago and has refused to shy away from his bullying tactics over the years.

Elected in 2000, the politician is the longest-serving Kremlin leader since Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

The former KGB foreign intelligence officer, 69, has aggressively shown his determination to reassert Russian power in the face of the US and its NATO allies.

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