"No one doubts that poison gas was used in Syria. But there is every reason to believe it was used, not by the Syrian Army, but by opposition forces to provoke intervention by their powerful foreign patrons, who would be siding with the fundamentalists."
Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as president and prime minister of Russia across multiple terms since 1999. He has dominated Russian political leadership in the 21st century. His tenure has shaped major domestic and international policy decisions.