#Putin, who came to power in August 1999, has an extensive #expansionist #history:
2008 - #invasion of #Georgia 
2014 - invasion of #Ukraine &amp; #annexation of #Luhansk &amp; #Donetsk oblasts (part of the #Donbas region)
2022 - troops into #Kazakhstan to quell #ProDemocracy #protests
#Putin #expansionist #history #invasion #Georgia #Ukraine #annexation #Luhansk #Donetsk #Donbas #Kazakhstan #ProDemocracy #protests