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Page last updated at 20:20 GMT, Friday, 5 June 2009 21:20 UK

Putin publicly humiliates oligarch

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Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska has been forced by the country's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to restart production at his factory.

Unpaid workers have protested against the closure of the plant and Mr Putin took the opportunity to humiliate the businessman and champion the workers' concerns.

Nigel Cassidy reports.

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