A Quote by Chrystia Freeland
I interviewed Putin himself in 2000, shortly after he took over as president.
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I returned to the United States after Putin ascended in 2000.
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I've interviewed the president in the White House. I'd interviewed major newsmakers and Hollywood actors.
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If you read anything I've written about Putin, heard anything I've said about Russia since I left in 2000, you'd know that I'm not Vladimir Putin's image consultant.
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