Mr Lebedev shut the newspaper down soon afterwards claiming it had not been a commercial success though many suspected the real reason was to appease an angry Mr Putin.

列别捷夫随后以不赚钱为名关停了这家报纸，然而很多人猜测真正的原因是为了安抚暴怒的普京。

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One Forbes blogger decided shutting down the division was "a flashy and dramatic denouement" to appease critics of the company's consumer strategy.

《福布斯》（Forbes）的一位博主认为，关闭该部门是一个 “鲁莽的、戏剧性的结果”，采取这一手段，只是为了平息舆论对公司消费者业务策略的批评。

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The French players were understandably down and Newcastle defender Boumsong has revealed Zidane attempted to appease them by apologising.

法国队情绪低落，纽卡斯尔的后卫布姆松透露说齐达内试着用道歉安慰队友。

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