Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, takes part in a friendly hockey match between the Stars of the NHL 1 and the Stars of the NHL 2 teams at The Bolshoy Ice Dome, the part of the complex of facilities operated by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) at the Black Sea resort of Sochi, southern Russia, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)