Bureaucrat insults journalists for embarrassing questions
Published: 28 April, 2009, 15:52
A recent appearance of a St. Petersburg official on local TV has ended up in scandal, and mutual accusations of disrespect and "inadequate" behavior.
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Published: 28 April, 2009, 15:52
A recent appearance of a St. Petersburg official on local TV has ended up in scandal, and mutual accusations of disrespect and "inadequate" behavior.