article_snippet: Mr Putin made Mr Putin first public appearance since March 5 yesterday - an absence from view that had fuelled feverish speculation over Mr Putin health as well as Mr Putin grip on power.
article_snippet: Mr Putin was meeting Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev at the Constantine Palace outside Russia's second city of St Petersburg.
article_snippet: Mr Putin (right) was meeting Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev (left) at the Constantine Palace outside Russia's second city of St Petersburg yesterday .
highlights_snippet: Mr Putin made Mr Putin first public appearance yesterday since March 5 .
  