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Hospital staff move a bomb victim to an emergency ward in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Mourners lay flowers near the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Firefighters stand by the gutted remains of a bus in San Donato Milanese, near Milan, Italy, March 21, 2019. This 1945 photo provided by the Utah National Guard shows Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Voted the world’s most powerful person four times between 2013 and 2016, Russia’s president has exerted his country’s influence around the world.

An FBI investigation is underway to determine whether Trump’s campaign had a relationship with high ranking Russian officials during the elections. Trump and Putin have denied the allegations, though Facebook admitted that 126 million Americans saw political ads purchased by Russian organizations. Born in 1952 in Saint Petersburg, Putin served as Prime Minister for one year during Yeltsin’s presidency and ascended to the highest office in 2000. Putin’s international influence stems largely from Europe’s dependence on Russian oil and gas, state-owned Gazprom is one of EU’s largest suppliers. Prior to getting into politics, from 1985 to 1990, Putin was a KGB agent in Dresden, East Germany, where he assumed identity of a translator.