Security to be beefed up for Putin visit

Kranjska Gora/Jesenice/Vršič, 25 July - Traffic in large sections of the Gorenjsko region will be disrupted on Saturday as tough security measures are put in place for a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will attend a memorial to Russian soldiers at the Russian Chapel below Vršič.

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Russian Ambassador to Slovenia Doku Zavgayev.
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Saša Geržina, the head of the Slovenia-Russia Association.
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Russian Ambassador to Slovenia Doku Zavgayev.
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