What did Putin do when he was in office?

As president of Russia, Putin stressed from the very beginning that his diplomatic strategy is to serve the economy, and its goal is to ensure Russia's national security, promote economic development and revive Russia's status as a great power. Putin advocates the establishment of a multipolar world and actively develops relations with western countries headed by the United States. He clearly pointed out that in the first year of 2 1 century, "Russia will devote itself to promoting the formation of new international relations on the basis of true equal partnership among all countries". In 2002, Putin strategically adjusted his foreign policy according to the international situation and Russian national strength, and put forward the idea of "selective participation" in international affairs.

After Putin took office, he pursued a pro-Western policy, but he never gave in easily on the issue of Russia's vital interests. The center of Putin's diplomatic strategy is to promote and improve Russia's relations with NATO and the European Union, ensure Russia's economic interests and national security interests, gradually realize its unification with Europe, integrate Russia into the world economy, and finally make Russia become a powerful country again.

Putin first positioned Russia as a European country and actively established a "closer cooperative relationship" with European countries. Putin emphasized the importance of developing relations with European countries at the beginning of his coming to power. Later, he reiterated his strategic thinking many times. In 2002, Putin emphasized in his State of the Union address that Europe is the focus of Russian diplomacy, and Russia's consistent position is to take concrete steps to achieve integration with Europe and establish a unified economic zone with the European Union. On May 28th, 2002, Putin and 19 heads of NATO member states signed the Rome Declaration on the establishment of Russia-NATO Council, declaring that Russia and NATO became "equal partners". The next day, Putin signed five statements of principles on Russian-European relations with EU leaders. The EU recognizes Russia as a market economy country and expresses its support for Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization.

While pursuing the pro-Western policy, Putin advocates maintaining and developing relations with all countries in order to enhance Russia's national strength. Putin attaches great importance to Asia and regards it as the focus of future economic competition.

It is one of Putin's important diplomatic strategies to emphasize the establishment of a solid "strategic cooperative partnership" with China. Putin spoke highly of Russia-China relations as soon as he took office. He said that China is one of Russia's most important allies, and mutual trust between the two countries has reached a high level. High-level visits and contacts between the leaders of the two countries have played a very important role in promoting the progress of cooperation between the two countries in various fields. The cooperation between the two countries in the fields of economy, culture and military technology has reached a very good level. Putin and China leaders exchange visits regularly to coordinate their positions on major international issues such as the situation on the Korean Peninsula and the US invasion of Iraq. Putin "attaches great importance" to the cooperation between the two countries in the economic field, and hopes that the two countries will expand cooperation in the fields of energy, high technology and space, and at the same time strengthen exchanges in the fields of culture, education and science and technology. His family is very interested in Chinese, China literature and history. His two daughters are both studying China Wushu, and one of them has started to learn Chinese.

Strengthen exchanges with Asian countries such as India and Japan. At present, 80% of the Indian Army's equipment comes from Russia. Putin also has a positive attitude towards India's entry into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. By taking these measures, Putin linked Russia's interests with those of the Soviet Union in the past.

Putin has strengthened ties with Japan. In June 5438 +2003 10, Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi signed the Japan-Russia Action Plan. On this basis, he also said: "The heads of the two countries, including them, agreed that negotiations on territorial issues should be accelerated. The two countries will make every effort to eliminate the obstacles left over from the past that hinder the development of the two countries. "

Dare to develop relations with the "axis of evil" countries. Although US President Bush listed Iraq, North Korea and Iran as "axis of evil" countries, Putin still developed relations with these countries for Russia's economic interests.

In addition, Putin visited Cuba, another "deadly enemy" of the United States, ending the "stagnation era" of the relationship between the two countries for 10 years.

After Putin came to power, he launched active diplomatic activities around Russia's economic interests and restoring Russia's influence in the world. He conquered the world with his mysterious smile and vigorous and confident steps.

Putin frequently visits abroad and establishes universal contacts with countries all over the world. Putin's first task is to visit neighboring countries, with the aim of ensuring peace, security and stability in the surrounding areas. Putin said that neighbors have no choice but to live in harmony with them, although they are different. Putin has also been to Mongolia, not only because it borders Russia, but also because there is no difference between the size and strength of a country for smart politicians. It is said that he visited more than 60 times in the first 19 months and went abroad for 77 days. Some people describe Putin's visit abroad as an "emergency airborne". For example, he attended the G8 meeting in Canada, where he only stayed for 46 hours, and spent 30 hours on the plane back and forth, and the time was only black and white. However, after Putin returned to Moscow late at night, he flew to stavropol the next morning to inspect the flood situation there, and even journalists often couldn't keep up with Putin's work pace. Putin pays attention to practical results when visiting abroad, and generally does not arrange sightseeing activities. Some people say that he has been everywhere, but he has never played anywhere. It's not that he doesn't want to play, but that he has no time. But his harvest is far greater than enjoying the beautiful scenery. Through visits and talks, Putin solved the problem of calculating the transfer ruble with Germany for many years, and reduced Russia's debt to Germany from $9 billion to 500 million euros, of which 350 million euros have been repaid. The debt will be paid back sooner or later, but Putin chose to remit the money immediately after the flood in Germany, which greatly increased the favor of stuffy Germans towards Russia. The plan to transport natural gas to Europe finalized during Putin's visit is simply to invest in the future and earn money for future generations.

Since Putin first met Bush in Slovenia in 2000, he has established a good personal relationship with the American president. Bush likes to look people in the eye to judge whether he should trust them. Putin was the first head of state invited by Bush to visit his private ranch, and the two men replaced complicated etiquette with intimate private meetings. Putin praised "Bush is a very serious person and a politician with strong ability". "He is my good friend, and I hope he will continue to be a good friend, despite differences on the Iraq issue."

In order to learn English, Putin and British Prime Minister Tony Blair became good friends. Putin likes to talk to Blair in English. They also watched operas together, drank beer in bars and joked together, and called each other Tony and Volodya intimately.

At the Okinawa Summit in August 2000, French President Jacques Chirac did not shake hands with Putin, but after fishing in St. Petersburg, the relationship between them suddenly became much closer. As their positions on the US invasion of Iraq approached, their relationship became more intense. On February 10, 2003, Putin went to France to coordinate his position on the Iraq issue, and Chirac personally met him at the airport, showing unusual enthusiasm. Nowadays, it is difficult to judge whether Blair, Chirac or other G-8 leaders are more "iron" than Putin. Putin also has close ties with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il. He personally attended Kim Jong Il's 6 1 birthday celebration and gave him a birthday present. The new Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi has not yet entered Putin's circle of friends, because as soon as he became prime minister, he couldn't wait to take a tough stance on the territorial issue: either return it all or not give it at all. For this reason, Putin is in no hurry to make friends with Koizumi. Putin convinced the world that Russia is willing to be a partner of all countries.