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Russia: Vladimir Putin celebrates his 74th birthday with his “old friend” Gerhard Schröder, Friedrich Merz “deeply outraged”

Reported by 11 outlets from 8 countries, in 4 languages, between 8 Oct 2026 and 11 Oct 2026.

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Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation

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Vladimir Putin celebrated his 74th birthday in Moscow with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. The Kremlin released photos showing the two men together at the event. Separately, Kim Jong Un also sent a message to Putin on his birthday, pledging continued support for Russia.

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  1. Путин отмечал свой день рождения в компании бывшего немецкого канцлера Герхарда Шрёдера Headline of the event's most representative article · Важные истории, 8 Oct 2026
  2. Where it happened: Russia. See on the map
  3. Reported by 11 outlets from 8 countries, in 4 languages, between 8 Oct 2026 and 11 Oct 2026.12 articles · See all headlines

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Russia3
Germany2
Egypt1
Other countries5

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  1. First article seen: “Владимир Путин у себя дома накануне дня рождения принял экс-канцлера ФРГ Герхарда Шрёдера”
  2. 6 new outlets, including “الكرملين نشر صورتين.. مستشار ألمانيا الأسبق يحتفل مع بوتين بعيد ميلاده”
  3. Covered by 10 outlets
  4. 2 new outlets, including “Немецкие социал-демократы хотят исключить Шредера из своих рядов за празднование с Путиным”

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Articles about the same fact are automatically grouped into one event, in every language. Each outlet counts once, whatever its number of articles. The country, owner and reputation of an outlet are never used. Analysis no. 76 of , engine 0.1.0.