A placard with a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Netherlands Consulate in Lviv on July 18, 2014, to commemorate passengers of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur which was downed in eastern Ukraine by surface-to-air missile.
Photo by AFP
The Ukraine crisis has boosted the president's popularity but fears for the economy are growing.
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