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Reuters: Putin pumps iron to show Russians his healthy, wholesome side

By Reuters.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) talks with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev at a gym at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi on August 30, 2015. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / YEKATERINA SHTUKINA
Photo by AFP

The Kremlin has released pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin working out at the gym with Prime Minister Dmitrty Medvedev, images apparently aimed at shoring up Putin's rugged, masculine image as his popularity dips.

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