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Why don't you meet Osama bin Laden, invite him to Brussels or to the White House and engage in talks, ask him what he wants and give it to him so he leaves you in peace?

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Vladimir Putin
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: October 7
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If you aspire to be a leader of your own country, you must speak your own language, for God's sake.
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It is a major world power, and today it is an economic and military leader - no doubt about it. That is why America has a strong influence on the situation in the world in general.
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