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CNN
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In March, Russian President Vladimir Putin gifted Donald Trump a mystery portrait of the US President.
The painting was delivered by Trump envoy Steve Witkoff, who, in an interview with podcast host Tucker Carlson, described it as “a beautiful portrait” by a “leading Russian artist.”
Trump, he added, was “clearly touched by it.”
But the portrait itself was not publicly revealed.
Now, the artist behind the Kremlin-commissioned artwork has given CNN an exclusive look at what he says is the portrait.
The painting, showing Trump raising his fist on stage after the failed…