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BEST WISHES FOR 2007, BERLIN. PULL YOUR SOCKS UP, MINSK

By Financial Times Reporter and Financial Times Reporters

Published: December 29 2006 02:00 | Last updated: December 29 2006 02:00

Once it was parades and funerals that provided Kremlinologists with clues about Russia's foreign relations or the disposition of power in Moscow. Now it is new year's greetings that are being scrutinised for signs of who is in - or out - of favour, write FT Reporters.

President Vladimir Putin's messages of seasonal goodwill posted on the Kremlin website displayed intriguing differences in length and cordiality.

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