Opinion polls in Russia often say how popular he is among his people. But critics think he leads by force, that he has taken away many people's freedom and they disagree with how he runs Russia and deals with world affairs. So, who is this leader? And why do so many people have such different opinions about him? BBC Newsround looks at the different points of view.
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