Amid rumors that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s health has deteriorated, Russian state television released footage of the 62-year-old leader meeting with Supreme Court chairman Vyacheslav Lebedev on Friday. The latest Kremlin statement and footage comes after Putin’s rare absence from the public eye for more than a week. Putin’s last appearance was on March 5 with the Italian prime minister. According to the Kremlin, Putin will meet with the president of Kyrgyzstan early next week, the Associated Press reports. Here’s a glimpse of the Twitter reaction: Putin reappears! http://t.co/aBW49LkbBY pic.twitter.com/uwmvcKLacY — Christopher Miller (@ChristopherJM) March 13, 2015 …read more
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