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Elizabeth Piper
WORLD
Jan 28, 2015
Putin could lose key support from pensioners hurt by Russian crisis
For Boris Lisitsyn, Russia's financial crisis means less meat, cheese and sausage — hardships the 86-year-old says won't kill him anytime soon.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 3, 2014
Putin takes on West over Ukraine: Who blinks first?
Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken a gamble on Ukraine and is betting that U.S. leader Barack Obama will blink first.

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