Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first public appearance on Friday after weeks of lockdown. The country celebrated Russia Day even as it recorded nearly 9,000 new daily coronavirus cases. Putin marked the occasion by giving out awards at the Kremlin and raising the Russian flag during a ceremony in western Moscow. Russia ranks third in the world in terms of coronavirus cases. It lifted tight lockdown restrictions this week ahead of a vote scheduled on July 1 to approve or reject changes to its constitution.

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