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North Pole Resident
05-05-2008, 03:27 PM
Vladimir Putin is the most influential world leader. I hope that he will work just as hard for Russian people as new Russia's Prime Minister.

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There are now less than two days left before Vladimir Putin steps down after two consecutive terms as Russian President. Monday's meeting with the country's government was supposed to be a routine discussion. However, the outgoing leader decided to make it less official.

At the meeting Vladimir Putin thanked everyone who'd worked with him for the last eight years.

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Putin holds last conference with Cabinet as president

05/ 05/ 2008

MOSCOW, May 5 (RIA Novosti) - Outgoing Russian President Vladimir Putin held his last Cabinet meeting as head of state on Monday, as his eight-year rule entered its final week.

Putin, who has agreed to take up the premier's post on May 8, pledged closer cooperation between the Kremlin and the Russian government after his 'heir,' 42-year-old Dmitry Medvedev, is inaugurated as president on May 7.

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October 2, 2007
THE KREMLIN, MOSCOW. At a meeting of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport, Excellence in Sports, Preparation and Organisation of the XXII Winter Olympics and XI Paralympics in 2014 in Sochi


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February 18, 2008
MARIINSKY THEATRE, ST PETERSBURG. At the awards ceremony of the Laureus World Sports Academy.

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May 18, 2006
BOCHAROV RUCHEI, SOCHI. With activists from the democratic, youth movement 'Nashi'.

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April 24, 2008
MOSCOW. At the 85th anniversary celebration of the Central Army Sports Club (CSKA). With tennis player Yelena Dementyeva.