Vladimir Putin, flanked by cheering supporters, strode on to a stage in the centre of Moscow’s colossal Luzhniki Stadium and urged a crowd of tens of thousands of flag-waving Russians to join him in building a bright and joyful future for the country’s children.
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A woman walks through heavy snowfall past a poster announcing forthcoming Russian presidential elections in Moscow on March 4.
