Novo-Ogaryovo, Russia. 31st Mar, 2026. Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in a ceremony to open new transport projects in the Amur, Rostov and St. Petersburg regions, via video link from the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence, March 31, 2026 in Novo-Ogaryovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia. Credit: Alexander Kazakov/Kremlin Pool/Alamy Live News

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