Woman Challenges Putin: How Can I Survive on $165? | The Moscow Times

During a visit last week to St. Petersburg, President Vladimir Putin was confronted by a woman in a crowd.
The woman, Zinaida Belikova, asked Putin how one can survive on a disability pension of $165 a month.
Putin conceded and said that it must be very difficult.

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