Vladimir Putin emerged as a 'loser' after the halted mutiny, said former KGB agent Sergei Zhirnov.
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Born in Moscow in 1961, Zhirnov said he met Putin in 1980. They later studied together at the Andropov Institute. Zhirnov is a former commander at the KGB, the main security agency for the Soviet Union from 1954 until December 1991. He has lived in France since 2001.said it took control of two military hubs in southern Russia and advanced within 120 miles of Moscow before pulling back.
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