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Russian President Vladimir Putin: Police seize painting of Putin, according to The Star. A police statement did not specify which laws may have been violated by the provocative works. A Russian law prohibits insulting state authorities. Another law bans so-called homosexual propaganda aimed at minors and MOSCOW A museum director says an artist whose paintings depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in womens undergarments has fled the country. The director of St. Petersburgs Museum of Power, Tatiana Titova, said Wednesday that Konstantin Altunin left for France and was planning to request asylum there. Authorities removed four of Altunins satirical depictions of Russian politicians on Monday and shut down the exhibition. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.