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Russia's Putin says Mutko, at heart of
doping scandal, has done a lot for sport
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[June 07, 2018]
MOSCOW
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday at his annual
phone-in that Vitaly Mutko, who oversaw sport at the height of Russia's
doping scandal, had significantly contributed to sport in Russia. |
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Vitaly Mutko during the press conference
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Mutko, sports minister until 2016, and then in
charge of sport as deputy prime minister, was last month made a
deputy prime minister overseeing construction.
(Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Christian Lowe;
Editing by Kevin Liffey)
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