Eight years before he first became President of Russia, here is Vladimir Putin as a welcome guest in the north of England.
— Richard Carvath (@RichardCarvath) June 15, 2022
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St Petersburg and Manchester became twin cities in 1962.@mfa_russia @RussianEmbassy
Mr Putin at the Town Hall, Manchester on Monday 8 April 1991. pic.twitter.com/WXJCc7eOpC
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