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Russia's kidnapping of Ukrainian children is not unique – Putin and others have long used children as political pawns
![KREA - a picture of putin, putin has legs the size of a baby's legs, hes wearing a diaper, super detailed, hyper realistic. KREA - a picture of putin, putin has legs the size of a baby's legs, hes wearing a diaper, super detailed, hyper realistic.](https://generations.krea.ai/images/051bcccf-81d3-412f-9d47-955110bba8d7.webp)
KREA - a picture of putin, putin has legs the size of a baby's legs, hes wearing a diaper, super detailed, hyper realistic.
![Putin visits Kherson: Russian President meets with Russian troops at military headquarters in southern Ukraine | CNN Putin visits Kherson: Russian President meets with Russian troops at military headquarters in southern Ukraine | CNN](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/230418094020-04-putin-kherson-ukraine-041823.jpg?c=original)
Putin visits Kherson: Russian President meets with Russian troops at military headquarters in southern Ukraine | CNN
![White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea](https://www.nbc15.com/resizer/k979TuXgshoM7-jgv6CFawHtunk=/arc-photo-gray/arc3-prod/public/WIFZ4E3CHJB6VNQL6HLY2WN4KA.jpg)
White House says Putin and Kim Jong Un traded letters as Russia looks for munitions from North Korea
Radar Online on X: "Vladimir Putin is reportedly wearing diapers and suffering from “nervous breakdowns” while receiving treatment for an alleged cancer diagnosis. https://t.co/mePglRv6X5" / X
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