Vladimir Putin

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In this photo taken Saturday, March 8, 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach speak during the ice sledge hockey match between Russia and South Korea of the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, background center, speaks during a meeting with heads of national paralympic committees as President of the International Paralympic Committee Philip Craven, background, second left, listens in Sochi, Russia, Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, third right, toasts with heads of national paralympic committees during a meeting in Sochi, Russia, Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with President of the International Paralympic Committee Philip Craven during a meeting with heads of national paralympic committees in Sochi, Russia, Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses a meeting with heads of national paralympic committees in Sochi, Russia, Thursday, March 13, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on economic issues in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi, Russia, Wednesday, March 12, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during a live video link with the International Space Station from a construction site of new cosmodrome Vostochny ( Eastern) at Eastern Siberia on Friday, April 12, 2013. Russia celebrates 52nd anniversary of the first manned space flight on April 12. Putin said on Friday Russia would continue to lease the Baikonur space complex in Kazakhstan despite recent statements from space officials that Russia may suspend its lease. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

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In this photo taken Saturday, March 8, 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin watches downhill ski competition of the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Roza Khutor mountain district of Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)