Russian President Vladimir Putin paid his respects to longtime ally and former Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov at a farewell ceremony in Moscow, laying flowers beside his coffin and meeting with his family. Ivanov, who died at age 73, was a former KGB official and one of Russia’s most influential security figures, helping shape the country’s defense and security policies during the early years of Putin’s presidency.
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