Putin Reappears in Public For First Time Since March 5

[Bosonic]

Source: The Moscow Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin met Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev on Monday, making his first public appearance since March 5.

Putin met Atambayev in the Constantine Palace, outside Russia's second city of St. Petersburg.

Read more: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/arts_n_ideas/news/article/putin-reappears-in-public-for-first-time-since-march-5/517465.html

[geek tragedy]

1. oh well nt

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. Sen Cotton asks if this means Russia is in charge of Moscow

since Iran has taken over Tehran.

[47of74]

4. Got back from communing with Satan.

[Ineeda]

5. My guess was a clandestine

nip and tuck. (He's quite vain from what I've read.)

[riderinthestorm]

6. Yup. The swelling and bruising are finally minimal nt

[LiberalLovinLug]

8. yep my guess too

and now:

[Comrade Grumpy]

7. There was no coup? Uh, nope.

[Bartlet]

9. Pity

the world would be a better place if he had shown up in multiple places stuffed in garbage bags.

[DeSwiss]

11. You're sick. n/t

[uhnope]

13. ...

LEAVE POOTIE ALONE!

[tabasco]

10. I'm sure his fans are delirious

Several groupies right here on DU.

Violent deaths of Putin opponents

April 2003 - Liberal politician Sergey Yushenkov assassinated near his Moscow home

July 2003 - Investigative journalist Yuri Shchekochikhin died after 16-day mysterious illness

July 2004 - Forbes magazine Russian editor Paul Klebnikov shot from moving car on Moscow street, died later in hospital

October 2006 - Investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya shot dead outside her Moscow apartment

November 2006 - Former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko died nearly three weeks after drinking tea laced with polonium in London hotel

March 2013 - Boris Berezovsky, former Kremlin power broker turned Putin critic, found dead in his UK home

March 2015 - Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov, shot dead in Moscow

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-31669061

[DeSwiss]

12. YAY!!!

- The regular propaganda programming can now recommence! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children! Hate On Putin! Act Like Children!

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