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It has nothing to do with any kind of exchange or sale [of Kuril island to Japan]. It is about the search for a solution when neither party would be at a disadvantage, when neither party would perceive itself as conquered or defeated.

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Vladimir Putin
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: October 7
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