MOSCOW - Not so long ago, Russia's state media were dominated by stories about eastern Ukraine's war-torn cities and the heroic exploits of Russian-backed separatists battling the government in Kyiv.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin leaves the podium after delivering a speech during a meeting of members of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Oct. 22.
