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Hello, it's 604 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine,

and Vladimir Putin's annual calendar is out.

Yes, the BBC's Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg,

is the one who brought this to attention.

Steve, what's unusual about it?

Well, you know, every year they sell Putin calendars down at the local supermarket,

and this one's particularly interesting.

I'll tell you what struck me about it, that all the photos in it are at least two years old,

many of them are older.

There's one of Putin with a dog, which I think is a decade old,

one of Putin in Siberia, also a decade old.

No photos from, since the start of the special military operation,

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine,

which I've found quite interesting, because it would be logical to think,

wouldn't it, that if, as the authorities here claim,

the war in Ukraine has sort of rallied the nation around the president

and has popular support across the board,

you would think that there might be images of Vladimir Putin meeting soldiers,

awarding medals, meeting soldiers, mothers, etc.

But there's nothing at all, and I wonder whether that's a sign that,

you know, as we move closer to the next election here next year,

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