Question: The location that appointed Vladimir Putin to govermental position is close to what countries?
Answer(s):
answer: Belarus
answer: Estonia
answer: Finland
answer: Kazakhstan
answer: Latvia
answer: Lithuania
answer: Mongolia
answer: Norway
answer: North Korea
answer: Poland
answer: Ukraine
answer: China
answer: Georgia
answer: Azerbaijan

SPARQL query:
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