Vladimir Putin may be one of the most powerful and recognised men in the world - but he's still susceptible to the cult of celebrity.

The Russian President has cosied up to a number of showbiz stars over the years and even made two Hollywood A-listers Russian citizens, who have differing opinions about his war on Ukraine.
He had drinks with Titanic star Leonardo DiCaprio and shook hands with British supermodel Naomi Campbell at the International Tiger Conservation Forum in Saint Petersburg in 2010.

Putin also sat with Joker actor Jack Nicholson at the Moscow International Film Festival in 2001, was photographed chatting with singer Paul McCartney before a concert in Moscow in 2003 and forged a long-standing relationship with ex-F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

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