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Vladimir Putin's wrath: Has the 'apostle of payback' struck again?

Vladimir Putin

Russia's President Vladimir Putin. PHOTO | AFP

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By  AFP

Asked in a 2018 documentary if he was able to forgive people's mistakes, Vladimir Putin thought for a split second.

"Yes," the Russian president replied. "But not everything."

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