Russia

How Putin Uses His Pet Dogs for the Kremlin’s Dirty Tricks

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Putin regularly receives dogs as gifts from foreign leaders—and now Kim Jong Un is playing his part, too.

Shannon Vavra
Shannon Vavra 

National Security Reporter

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un pet dogs while walking on grass
KCNA/Reuters
Shannon Vavra

Shannon Vavra

National Security Reporter

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