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Much commentary about Russia is hyperbolic and infused with emotive exaggeration. By contrast, Vladimir Putin’s 13th annual Q&A was an extremely calm and assured affair.
So that’s a baker’s dozen for Putin: Thirteen years of a unique question and answer marathon which has no comparison that I know of in the rest of the world.