Leaders

Vladimir Putin

Who leads Russia? Vladimir Putin, President. Profile, record and power assessment from the Magna Bureau leader index.

President — Russia

Record & power

Record score	74
Power score	75

Country momentum +8 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

Why it matters

Russia's unchallenged power center, commanding a war economy no Western sanction has broken.
GDP still grows 0.4–1% in 2026 under full sanctions; reserves rebuilt via gold and yuan settlement.
A $100B trade target with India by 2030, a Trump invitation to the Miami G20, BRICS as his stage.
The honest debit: a war of aggression killing hundreds of thousands, and a permanent fiscal drag.

Other leaders

Mohammad Mustafa None Ilie Bolojan Paul Kagame None Abdel Fattah al-Burhan

Russia Rankings

Across the Bureau

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