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There is always a chance [for negotiations with Japan], or else it makes no sense to talk. How great is it? Right now, it is difficult for me to say, because this will depend, among other things, on the flexibility of our partners.

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