Original title: Putin celebrated his 69th birthday on October 7th!
Source: Niu Tanqin
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In a blink of an eye, Putin was 69 years old.
But his 69th birthday seems to be living a very low profile.
According to the Kremlin, Putin was still working normally on his birthday on October 7. Looking at his schedule, he also specially arranged a video conference that day to discuss Russia’s national security.
The participants were a group of high-ranking Russian officials, including Prime Minister Mishustin, former President Medvedev, Foreign Minister Lavrov, Defense Minister Shoigu and others.
Putin’s first sentence is: Good afternoon, colleagues. Today, we are discussing measures to ensure stability and security in Russia. The Minister of the Interior will have a keynote speech. I suggest that we act immediately…
For Putin, this is a normal day.
He no longer spends his 67th birthday in the mountains of Siberia, nor does he spend his 63rd birthday playing ice hockey with the boys in Sochi; nor does he spend his 61st birthday in APEC Bali, like his 63rd birthday. During the summit, I also received a cake specially presented by an old Chinese friend…
In the past September, Putin self-isolated for two weeks because many people around him were diagnosed. Now, according to the Kremlin, he does not need to self-isolate too much. But many meetings are still held on video.
Putin is on this end, and officials are on that end.
But he still received a lot of gifts.
Turkish President Erdogan immediately called and wished him a happy 69th birthday; Israeli Prime Minister Bennett also talked with him about the relationship between the two countries, and finally did not forget to congratulate him on his happy birthday.
Belarusian President Lukashenko, who has met Putin many times this year, praised Putin even more: “Maintain national interests, consolidate and enhance Russia’s potential, role and influence on the international stage, and contribute to the continuous growth of the economy and the continuous increase of the well-being of Russian citizens. Creating conditions is inseparable from your pioneering state work and your selfless dedication to (your) motherland.”
In the end, he wished Putin good health, full of energy and all the best.
Of course, the most interesting thing is the official Russian social media.
The “Russia” account says this:
He inspired movies, books, poems, news, and even myths and legends!
One of the most popular world leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin from 2000-2008 and 2012, celebrated his birthday today.
Here are two topics, one is “Keep calm” and the other is “Putin 69”.
The last thing is the picture, oh, it is the top one. On the vast wilderness, Putin in a suit and leather shoes and a huge Russian bear are walking together.
Very interesting, but very Putin, very Russian!
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Year by year. In all, the Putin era has lasted for 22 years since he took over the power of Russia in 1999.
Putin, from that handsome young and middle-aged man, gradually became an old president.
How many 22 years are there in life?
The big Russian girls who wanted to marry Putin back then have become aunts; the little Russian girls who once looked up to Putin have also married young women. Although President Putin seems to have walked out of the siege again and became single.
But in the past 22 years, Putin has not been easy, and there is no lack of criticism.
US Senator Schumer said Putin is like “a bully on campus.”
Obama teased him, he was always a saboteur, a “boring kid sitting in the back of the classroom.”
Hillary Clinton criticized him, “always testing me, always forcing me”, Putin “hungry for more power, greater territory and influence.”
On the day before his 69th birthday, NATO expelled eight members of the Russian delegation to NATO on the grounds of Russian intelligence personnel. Russia denounces that NATO’s unfriendly actions have made Russia no longer have any illusions about the resumption of dialogue between the two sides.
The confrontation continues. On the Ukraine issue, on the Syrian issue, on the issue of oil and gas resources, on the issue of the opposition…
But an iron fist and toughness have always been Putin’s characteristics.
Throughout the 21st century, Putin is the most typical representative of a political strongman. Among the leaders of major powers today, Putin is also the one who has been in power for the longest time.
In 18 years, Putin sent away Clinton, survived Bush Jr., and goodbye to Obama and Trump. When the 78-year-old Baie entered the White House, he was certain. When he waved goodbye to the White House, Putin, who was younger than him, was still the master of Russia.
This unsmiling man, this tough guy who is accustomed to being topless and naked, was finally selected by the drunk Yeltsin in 1999 as his last prime minister and successor.
A bloody Chechen war exposed Putin’s strength and dominance to the world.
For the terrorists, the young and energetic Putin said: “It is God’s business to forgive them. Our task is to send them to see God, catch them at the airport and kill him at the airport, catch them in the toilet and drown him in the toilet. inside!”
The weak Russia also calls for the emergence of political strongmen. Young Putin became the most ideal president. In the following years, with the help of the bull market in crude oil and other commodities, he pulled Russia back from the brink of disintegration, and with his tough stance, he made Russia rise again and became the most troublesome country for the West.
This new owner of the Kremlin, who is known for his love and madness, is well-known in the world for his image of “who provokes me, I beat whom”. Georgia refuses to accept it and fights Georgia; Ukraine refuses to accept it and annexes Crimea; Syria is in trouble, and the fighter jets blow up in the past…
It has always been his liking to play dangerous chess and slanting the sword.
His strong nationalism tends to make him a hero in the eyes of the fighting nation; but the dark shadow of chauvinism in the big powers also makes some small countries around him respect him more.
Of course, the wrist is as proficient as Putin, and there is no lack of sleek and flexible. After the 911 incident, he took the initiative to show his favor to Bush Jr. and opened the passage to American fighter jets, which once improved Russia-US relations. After the U.S. forces withdrew from Afghanistan, Putin flatly refused the U.S. military to find a new base in Central Asia.
After Turkey took down the Russian warplane, Putin was angry but not irrational. He also took the initiative to help Erdogan defeat the Turkish coup, so that every Putin’s birthday now, Erdogan would call early for blessing.
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Putin always appears as a domineering tough guy and rarely shed tears.
In 2012, he stepped down as prime minister and returned to run for president again. At the victory rally, he was unable to restrain him for a while and burst into tears.
When he visited Mongolia in 2014, Putin also burst into tears when the welcome military band played the Russian national anthem.
German-Russian expert Manfred Sapa said: “Putin is very lonely and under great pressure.”
On the eve of his 69th birthday, Putin experienced another risk. Many staff around him were diagnosed, and he was forced to self-isolate at one time. His age is the age when viruses like to attack most.
The virus hits the Kremlin, behind it is Russia’s unoptimistic epidemic. The epidemic has made Russia’s economy under Western sanctions even worse. In 2020, according to World Bank data, Russia’s GDP is 1.4835 trillion U.S. dollars, a plunge of more than 10%.
This year, our Guangdong Province’s GDP was 11 trillion RMB, or about 1.6 trillion US dollars at exchange rates. In other words, the GDP of a Guangdong province in China has surpassed that of Russia.
I don’t know if we should be proud of Guangdong or sigh for Russia!
Of course, there are also incomparable things. Russia is a resource-driven economy and is severely affected by the epidemic; Guangdong has a developed export-oriented economy and manufacturing industry. Moreover, the international oil and gas prices are skyrocketing, especially as winter is approaching. According to Western media, Putin has given Putin a new bargaining chip.
Putin is still Putin.
On Putin’s birthday, China and Russia issued a joint statement, determined to maintain the authority and effectiveness of the Biological Weapons Convention, and denounced the irresponsible actions of the United States, which led to the rising risk of biological weapons.
From Trump to Biden, the priority policy of the United States has not changed substantially; the relationship between China and Russia is getting closer, which is also recognized by the world. The world pattern is undergoing profound changes.
But in this world, the only certainty is its uncertainty.
Even Putin, we have seen his sadness.
Once at the end of 2016, at the funeral of the Russian ambassador to Turkey Karlov, some media said that he had tears in his eyes. An ambassador was shot and killed in another country, which is a huge insult to this country.
On another occasion, just last month, General Zinichev, the Russian Minister of Emergency Situations, died suddenly during an exercise. General Zinichev is Putin’s beloved general. At his funeral, Putin presented flowers and then attached a coffin to his head in silence with a sad expression.
Another time, after attending the funeral of a judo coach 7 years ago, Putin refused to follow everyone and walked alone in an empty street, leaving people with the back of a president.
Some people say that this shows his domineering and strong.
But behind one person’s walk, there is no loneliness and desolation in his heart!
Back then, it was said that Putin had a sentence quoted by various parties: Give me twenty years, and give you a strong Russia!
Twenty years have passed, and Russia is indeed no longer the Russia of the past, but Russia is also facing new challenges.
Putin, happy 69th birthday!
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