Turkmenistan's authoritarian leader unveils huge golden dog statue in the capital By Helen Regan and Reuters Nov 13, 2020 Nov 13, 2020 Updated Nov 13, 2020 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Turkmenistan's longtime leader has unveiled a giant gilded statue of a dog on a busy traffic circle in the capital Ashgabat. Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov presents a Turkmen shepherd dog to his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on October 11, 2017. MAXIM SHEMETOV/AFP/Getty Images kAms6A:4E65 DE2?5:?8 AC@F5=J @? 2 A=:?E9[ E96 8@=5\4@2E65 42?:?6 :D 2? p=232:[ 2 %FC<>6?\3C65 G2C:6EJ @7 E96 r6?EC2= pD:2? D96A96C5 5@8 2?5 2 DJ>3@= @7 ?2E:@?2= AC:56 :? 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