Putin has a tough character, extremely strong endurance, and rarely shows emotion. His work style is decisive, capable and cautious, and he takes a tough stance on the Chechnya issue.

Putin is proficient in German and loves sports, especially Sambo wrestling, judo and mountain skiing. He won the Sambo wrestling championship in college. In 1974, he became the judo champion of Leningrad and was selected as a candidate for athletes.

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In August 1999, illegal Chechen militants invaded Dagestan and provoked war. Putin firmly advocated sending troops Chechnya fights against terrorists and defends national unity and territorial integrity.

On August 9, 1999, President Yeltsin recommended Putin as the next presidential candidate. On the same day, Putin announced his participation in the 2000 presidential election.

On December 31, 1999, President Yeltsin appointed him acting president until the election of a new president in March 2000. Prior to this, Putin published an article "Russia at the Turn of the Millennium" via the Internet, emphasizing that Russia should take the road of enriching the people and strengthening the country, pointed out the importance of "Russian Thought", and advocated strengthening the role of the country; he believed that the element of "Russian Thought" is patriotism doctrine, great power consciousness, nationalism and social unity. Critics called the article a platform for Putin's presidential campaign.

On January 1, 2000, he reiterated at the enlarged meeting of the Security Council that Russia will, as always, establish relations with all countries in the world on the basis of equality, mutual understanding, friendship and mutually beneficial cooperation." Continuity of foreign policy. On his first day in office, he went to Chechnya to express condolences to Russian soldiers fighting there and reiterated his support for the battle. He said that the fundamental goal of Russian soldiers is to end the division of Russia. < /p>