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Russia's outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev (left) looks at his successor Vladimir Putin during his inauguration ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin, on May 7, 2012
Monday, May. 07, 2012

Open quoteI consider it to be the meaning of my whole life and my obligation to serve my fatherland and our people.Close quote

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN,
  • upon being sworn in as Russia's President for a third time on Monday; the day before, thousands of protesters against the inauguration clashed with police in Moscow
Photo: AFP PHOTO / RIA-NOVOSTI / KREMLIN POOL / YEKATERINA SHTUKINAYEKATERINA SHTUKINA / AFP / Getty Images | Source: BBC