Vladimir Putin takes a holiday in Siberia – in pictures
Putin meets Russia’s defence minister, Sergei Shoygu, in a wood workshop in a taiga forest. Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/Tass Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Putin meets Russia’s defence minister, Sergei Shoygu, in a wood workshop in a taiga forest. Photograph: Alexei Druzhinin/Tass Facebook Twitter Pinterest
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