Following the tradition of meeting with journalist from different Russian regions, the President gave an interview to journalists from the Krasnodar Region. The first interview Mr Putin gave to regional journalists was in St Petersburg in the summer of 2002. Later the President gave two more interviews to journalists from Vladivostok and Mezhdurechensk.
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Excerpts from an Interview Granted to the Mass Media in the Krasnodar Region
September 17, 2002