Dasha Yaitskaya, a citizen of Kyrygzstan, with a Newfoundland puppy, a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin, on July 23 2015. Yaitskaya wrote an email to Putin's 'Direct Line' live TV call-in show in spring, asking for a dog.
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Dasha Yaitskaya, a citizen of Kyrygzstan, with a Newfoundland puppy, a gift from Russian President Vladimir Putin, on July 23 2015. Yaitskaya wrote an email to Putin's 'Direct Line' live TV call-in show in spring, asking for a dog.