Kremlin shrugs off rare dent in Putin's ratings over retirement age hike
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Monday shrugged off a rare fall in President Vladimir Putin’s popularity ratings caused by plans to raise the retirement age sharply, saying there was no need to dramatize the situation.