This argument was important not only with respect to the 1990s but also the Putin regime that seemed to begin to restore more stability after 2000.

I have been waiting for the collapse of the Putin regime since 2005.

My point being that the Putin regime was beginning to go wrong.

It makes clear that the Putin regime will not hesitate to crush its perceived enemies using a puppet justice system.

Sunday Times: "A vivid condemnation of the Putin regime"

"If it is the result of the Putin regime it pleases me," he said with a relaxed smile.

The term has been used to describe the Putin regime of Russia.

Some sources describe her as a Kremlin loyalist who is close to the Putin regime.

"We're talking about the Putin regime destroying our country," he said, describing the content of the materials seized.

In 2004 he saw two possibilities for the Putin regime: either transformation into a consolidated democracy, either bureaucratic authoritarianism.