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President Putin inspects new dress uniforms at the Russian Defence Ministry in Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), deputy defense minister Vladimir Isakov (L) and defense minister Anatoly Serdyukov (R) inspect new dress uniforms at the Russian Defence Ministry headquarters in Moscow on January 28, 2008. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)

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