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Putin's 'mistress' Alina Kabayeva will ignite the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Games [video]

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He has led from the front, sidestepped allegations of foul play and displayed killer instincts for his goals. Now a World Cup in Russia may seal Vladimir Putin’s ambition to score a presidential hat-trick and return to the Kremlin.