Vladimir Putin

Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 1952) is the fourth and current President of Russia, from 2000 to 2008 and again from 2012 to the present. He previously served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. During that last stint (2008-2012), he was also the Chairman of the United Russia political party. Before his political career, he was known as one of the greatest agents of the KGB.

He was referenced in one of the embedded files left by Clay Kaczmarek in the Animus 2.0 that was later accessed by Desmond Miles. In the file, it was revealed that Putin had connections with the Templar organization Abstergo Industries, which helped put his friend, mentor, and predecessor Boris Yeltsin in power in 1991. After Yeltsin left office, Putin worked with Abstergo to gain the vacant position.