Vladimir Putin Sworn In as Russia’s President
A brief ceremony marks the leader’s third term
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Russia's president-elect Vladimir Putin walks to take his oath of office in Moscow’s Kremlin, on May 7, 2012. Putin became Russia's president for a historic third mandate at a glittering ceremony inside the Kremlin.