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Vladimir Putin is proud of his humble beginnings, evidenced by his statements.

TIME magazine recently declared the Russian Federation president as the man with the greatest influence worldwide. It also publicized rare photos of Putin’s younger years which provide a glimpse into his world before his rise to power.

German tabloid Bild returned to the sensationalist this week by insinuating that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' official visit to Moscow on Wednesday  for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin aim to create an anti-Western front, serving each for different reasons.

Kaim Saduev has died in Istanbul after eating wild garlic sent from Chechnya. His relatives claim that it is a 'Litvinenko-style murder' A Chechen activist has died in Istanbul after being hospitalized with his family members for food poisoning, as some of his relatives and Turkish activists accuse the Russian intelligence agency of poisoning wild garlic sent to him from Chechnya.

An opposition leader emerged victorious in the presidential vote in the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, authorities said on Aug. 25, in an election denounced as illegal by the European Union and Georgia.