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Χρησιμοποιεί ο Πούτιν σωσίες; Η αλήθεια πίσω από τις φήμες

Τον Αύγουστο του 2000, ο επικεφαλής της Ομοσπονδιακής Υπηρεσίας Προστασίας της Ρωσίας Γεβγκένι Μούροφ δήλωσε δημόσια ότι ο Πούτιν «δεν είχε σωσίες». Ο Πούτιν αρνήθηκε δημόσια την ιδέα το 2001, απορρίπτοντας τις φήμες ότι είχε αντικαταστάτη. Σε συνέντευξη του 2020 στο TASS,
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