Timeline (Pro-Western Putin)

A timeline of the most relevant events in the Pro-Western Putin scenario.

2000

 * January 1 – Vladimir Putin formally inaugurated as Acting President of Russia after Boris Yeltsin's resignation the previous day.
 * June 3 – President Bill Clinton visits Moscow, speaks with Putin about relations between Russia and America.
 * March 26 – Presidential election takes place in Russia, Vladimir Putin elected as President.
 * November 7 – George Bush elected as President of the United States.

2001

 * September 11 – Attack on the World Trade Center and other American targets.
 * October – The U.S. and the United Kingdom launch the invasion of Afghanistan.

2002

 * November 21 – The Prague summit takes place, to which eight Eastern European countries are invited.

2004

 * March 29 – Russia, Romania, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovakia, and Slovenia formally become members of NATO.

2005

 * April 1 – Ukraine and Georgia become members of NATO.