Putin said to have 2 identical offices

MOSCOW — Investigative news outlet Proekt reported last week that President Vladimir Putin has built two identically appointed offices for video linkups, one at a government residence outside Moscow and the second on the shores of the Black Sea, a traditional vacation area.

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