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It’s the wedding event of the Austrian summer, and all the stars of the country’s political universe will be there. Plus one very special foreign guest.

When Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl gets married at a vineyard in the hills of southern Austria on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin will be on hand to give his blessing. And he’s bringing along a Cossack choir that will perform as a gift to the newlyweds, the Austrian media reported.

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