Russia's War Against Ukraine
Ben Aris: Who is Vladimir Putin?
Russian national flag flutter in the wind near a city clock tower at a railway station during celebrations to mark the transition to Moscow time in Simferopol on March 30, 2014. As the rest of Europe was set to move their clocks one hour forward for summer on Sunday, in Crimea, residents braced for a two-hour jump into the timezone of their new masters in Moscow. AFP PHOTO / DMITRY SEREBRYAKOV
When he first assumed power in 2000, the press corps spent the first six months asking the same question: "Who is Vladimir Putin?"
