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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, speaks with Taimuraz Mamsurov, head of North Ossetia during their meeting in the Riviera state residence in Sochi on August 8.
Anybody fancy stepping into Mr Mamsurov's shoes?
Whenever I see a picture of Vladimir Putin looking stony-faced - which seems to be fairly often - I'm reminded of a story told by the photographer Platon, who took a celebrated portrait of the former Russian president in December 2007. Click here to read Platon's entertaining account of how he disarmed the great intimidator with a few tears and a shared love of The Beatles.
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Vlad Putin called the US a parasite on the world economy. Yet, when I look at the food being distributed at the Somolian refugee camps, most packaging says USA, when I look at space shots of the sun or distant galaxies, the source is NASA, when I use my computer on the world wide internet, I can only think of the source. What has Russia done lately.
Perhaps Putin should think before he speaks. Alas, I think he has mussles between his ears rather than brains.