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“We have made mistakes! We were too late. If we had presented our national interests more clearly from the beginning, the world would still be in balance today.”

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Vladimir Putin is the President of Russia, born on October 7, 1952. Since 2000, Putin has served multiple terms as the President of Russia, profoundly impacting the political, economic, and social development of the country. more

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