Twitter suspends account it says impersonated Russia’s Putin

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 Vladimir Putin, President of Russia speaks during the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia at The Konstantin Palace on July 25, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. 

Twitter said on Wednesday that it suspended an account for impersonating Russian President Vladimir Putin on the social media platform.

“We suspended @putinRF–eng for impersonation based on a valid report we received from Russian officials,” Twitter said on Wednesday.

Tweet: We suspended @putinRF_eng for impersonation based on a valid report we received from Russian officials. Our impersonation policy can be found here:

Twitter spokesman Ian Plunkett said in an email that the suspended account was not affiliated with Putin.

According to archived images of the account, it was created in November 2012, had about 1 million followers and mainly posted official government links to Putin’s public appearances.

Reuters was not immediately able to reach the Kremlin for comment.

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