During his time as Russian leader, Vladimir Putin has presided over a brutal war in Chechnya, encouraged the fracturing of South Ossetia from Georgia, seized Crimea, pushed separatism in eastern Ukraine and provided the equipment that led to Russian proxies shooting down a Malaysian airliner, leading to the death of 300 civilians.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage (C) stands on stage after being re-elected as an MEP flanked by fellow UKIP MEPs Janice Atkinson (R) and Diane James (L) after the South East England region results of the European Parliament elections were declared by the returning officer at Southampton Guildhall in Southampton, southern England, on May 25, 2014.
