“The situation is under full control.”

— Vladimir Putin

Putin describing the status for the corononavirus pandemic in Russia, where thousands were dying. Easter greetings http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/63222 (19 April 2020) <br class="br">2016 - 2020

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