Vladimir Putin's State Visit to Britain (2003)

In June 2003, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a State Visit to Britain. As Head of State, Queen Elizabeth II was deployed in her role as Britain's most senior diplomat. Along with her husband, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and her son, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, the Queen received Putin and his wife, Lyudmila Putina, at Buckingham Palace. The Russian President was late for the occasion by 14 minutes, an incident which, according to former Home Secretary David Blunkett, led the Queen to break protocol by making a comment about Russia's president. When Blunkett's guide dog barked upon seeing Putin, the Home Secretary apologised to the Queen for the noise. "Dogs have interesting instincts, don’t they?" the monarch replied.
Occurring roughly 12 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union and 11 years before Russia's invasion of Crimea, this footage of Putin's visit to Britain reflects a unique moment in world history - when the West was keen to bring a revived Russian Federation into the so-called rules-based international order. It captures the optimism of the decade following the end of the Cold War, as well as the infancy of the Putin regime. In the years after his reception at Buckingham Palace, tensions between Russia and Britain escalated steadily as an increasingly defiant Putin sought to reassert Russia's power on the world stage.
On 23 June 2023, Russia came to the edge of a significant domestic clash between the Putin regime and Wagner, the mercenary fighting group that has for years fought alongside Russian forces and in pursuit of Russian interests across the globe. Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin publicly threatened to topple Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu after accusing Russia of striking Wagner's base in Ukraine. In a move described by Putin as "a stab in the back" and act of national betrayal, Wagner fighters seized military facilities in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don as well as Voronezh in an apprent move towards Moscow. By the end of 24 June, however, Prigozhin had stood his Wagner fighters down to avoid "bloodshed", while the Russian state announced that Wagner troops who followed Prigozhin would not face charges. It is not clear how the Wagner rebellion and its consequences will play out in the long run.
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[@pautjevandaag]

Little did they know. Putin, the Savior of Russia!

[@amandapeluso4217]

Great moments. The Russian and British anthems are beautiful. Both these countries should have friendly relations again. Miss Queen Elizabeth ll and Prince Philip they knew how to bring leaders and countries together ❤ President Putin ❤

[@nikkarel515]

Little did Britain know who Putin really was. They thought they could tempt him with all the riches..FAIL!!

[@b.m.whindle9195]

How friendly we once were.

[@johnchurch7892]

It is most unfortunate that Corporate Greed has destroyed these great relationships with Russia and plunged Britain and Ally's into economic hardship. d

[@ngongocminh5034]

Britain has to pay back Gold for Russia

[@kitty6720]

The interpreter ad-libbed a bit: Putin just said "the events of 1917", he didn't call them "notorious" or anything like that.

[@tanjusha0831]

Times when life was normal

[@redphoenix9384]

God bless Great Britain and Russia 🙏

[@raitisfreimanis]

I guess Putin isn't going to be making anymore state visits to the UK.

[@user-bp5qk3yp7t]

Ну ведь были и до этой церемонии объединяющие нас времена. Я скучаю по добрым моментам того времени и хочу чтобы мы снова стали понимать друг-друга.

[@thaonguyen-fv5gd]

Thanks you, ITN Archive NEWS

[@lyudmilazhakupova2346]

Beautiful ceremony, especially with the use of horses.

[@lindaphillips4646]

I love watching these ladies determined to finish their job of sweeping the red carpet. And there wasn't much time to rest before the Queen and Putin arrived.

[@user-xn9en8jd5x]

Интересно смотреть как Владимир Владимирович едет с королевой в карете😊

[@Lapa2023]

Красивая церемония.

[@008VK]

Да... это все было где-то в параллельной вселенной...

[@user-jl6gm5jz4q]

Пускают пыль в глаза,это они умеют!

[@farinosMondragona]

😂 no tienen dinero para una aspiradora en condiciones 😂....barriendo una alfombra así no queda limpia

[@100sharov]

Одни играют в царей, другие в президентов. Устраивают делёж бизнеса и тем самым устраивают войны руками оболваненых народов.