Russian President Vladimir Putin has been told about the death, spokesman Dmitry Peskov told state television.

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Dmitry Peskov, his spokesman, has tried to draw a distinction between Mr Putin and United Russia.

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"Their presence in Russia is minimal, " Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told The Wall Street Journal on Saturday morning.

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Depardieu could potentially receive his Russian passport during the meeting, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the news agency.

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Distancing Mr Putin from the case, his spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said that the leader would not be following it.

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But Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, dismissed the central bank's findings, saying the figure was "highly exaggerated".

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President Putin has not commented directly on Boris Berezovsky's death but the Kremlin spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, reacted to the news on Saturday.

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President Vladimir Putin's spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said Friday that the Russian leader had long warned the West about the dangers posed by the Chechen rebels.

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President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov told independent Russian TV channel Rain on Saturday that diplomats had taken initial steps towards bringing Kristopher back to Russia, but he conceded that the adoption had been lawful.

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