http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin Vladimir Putin on Yahoo! News Photos Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:11:15 GMT Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:11:15 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/481/24a097499fea44daa8a274318f2d7163 (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:11:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.24a097499fea44daa8a274318f2d7163.russia_putins_party_mosb117.jpg?x=130&y=73&q=85&sig=lJJyGdTOBZbQba1pAqSlsQ-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/481/b288c0abb4b745db80f9b96dce167052 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, are seen during the opening of a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the dominant Kremlin-backed party for violations in recent regional elections, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:50:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.b288c0abb4b745db80f9b96dce167052.russia_putin_s_party_mosb115.jpg?x=119&y=130&q=85&sig=d.1ggGFp_yI26mHOhIe1xQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Prime ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, are seen during the opening of a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the dominant Kremlin-backed party for violations in recent regional elections, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/photos_ts_wl_afp/6b02c818fd69b4bcde93b2ac52b7245e (AFP/File) - Smoke billows from factory chimneys in St. Petersburg, 2005. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin strongly backed President Dmitry Medvedev's call for radical economic modernization, in an apparent bid to smother talk of differences between the leaders.(AFP/File/Sergey Kulikov)

]]> (AFP/File) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:21:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258804493091-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=hm26VPgFbBCP1YiWTidvcQ-- Smoke billows from factory chimneys in St. Petersburg, 2005. ... (AFP/File) - Smoke billows from factory chimneys in St. Petersburg, 2005. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin strongly backed President Dmitry Medvedev's call for radical economic modernization, in an apparent bid to smother talk of differences between the leaders.(AFP/File/Sergey Kulikov)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/photos_bs_afp/60fca75a9e1453016655cb1ff32f14bc (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin enter the hall to open the congress of the United Russia party in Saint-Petersburg. Putin strongly backed Medvedev's call for radical economic modernization, in an apparent bid to smother talk of differences between the leaders.(AFP/Dmitry Astakhov)

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:21:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258809704851-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=120&q=85&sig=SH8E5QucQqfXgTunlIaHjA-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) and Russian Prime ... (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin enter the hall to open the congress of the United Russia party in Saint-Petersburg. Putin strongly backed Medvedev's call for radical economic modernization, in an apparent bid to smother talk of differences between the leaders.(AFP/Dmitry Astakhov)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/481/05be199be6224121bd4120b4f72f9ece (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:41:13 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.05be199be6224121bd4120b4f72f9ece.russia_putin_s_party_mosb111.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=pd5rjUCAWuwIfwus77lzNA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/481/0be5e8a478c245f6844680a4b10e2f7b (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:39:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.0be5e8a478c245f6844680a4b10e2f7b.russia_putin_s_party_mosb106.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=7gKO7N3b_tpn2I0o0Fpi8w-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/481/c45dcb993ec74deca2bfadbd4383250e (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:39:10 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.c45dcb993ec74deca2bfadbd4383250e.russia_putin_s_party_mosb108.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=bR5i3UZhaioxKvgraNZ8yA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/481/dc93aab677c44939b53ee9453f4be5b1 (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:38:48 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.dc93aab677c44939b53ee9453f4be5b1.russia_putin_s_party_mosb107.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=1FFfy2TscGxHlcf21R6DxQ-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/481/857ffd8f3d2b41c4b6b9dd3db7322d40 (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:38:33 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.857ffd8f3d2b41c4b6b9dd3db7322d40.russia_putin_s_party_mosb105.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=ecQsFKorcQn6aodZTrcq3g-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. United Russia is a power base for Putin, who has not ruled out a return to the presidency in 2012. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/481/dc5ac15080bb4c439745223ef640f525 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, are seen at the opening of a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for using its clout and undermining democracy in recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:33:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.dc5ac15080bb4c439745223ef640f525.russia_putins_party_mosb101.jpg?x=130&y=120&q=85&sig=2w8WTBlVlLj7_3wxm71LlA-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Prime ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, are seen at the opening of a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for using its clout and undermining democracy in recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r2136441102.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R), President Dmitry Medvedev and Parliament Speaker and Chairman of the United Russia party council Boris Gryzlov attend the party's congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:18:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r2136441102.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=0HHuCgNilbw6dm_q6pfLYA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R), President Dmitry ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R), President Dmitry Medvedev and Parliament Speaker and Chairman of the United Russia party council Boris Gryzlov attend the party's congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r2247370934.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:13:12 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r2247370934.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=afcgMge9Vr6RFDh_MvqrmA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r1364136338.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:09:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r1364136338.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=RttwOrgPgLUekJCzr.8Lhw-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/ids_photos_ts/r353150766.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r353150766.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=XbGIdWXRMaVZ_u6zaI8IZw-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r1402419696.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:23:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r1402419696.jpg?x=130&y=61&q=85&sig=mmd66UZHre2PQtr5eeUD6w-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r2317217997.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:16:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r2317217997.jpg?x=110&y=130&q=85&sig=EjRfyc7E_du42sz_9jNvug-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r263785804.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R), President Dmitry Medvedev and Parliament Speaker and Chairman of the United Russia political party council Boris Gryzlov enter the hall to open the congress of the party in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:39:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r263785804.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=.c305o2UAflpA8eg771_OA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R), President Dmitry ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R), President Dmitry Medvedev and Parliament Speaker and Chairman of the United Russia political party council Boris Gryzlov enter the hall to open the congress of the party in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091120/ids_photos_wl/r830563826.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and his Kazakh counterpart Karim Masimov (2nd L) attend a document signing ceremony in Yalta, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexei Nikolsky (UKRAINE POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:45:01 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r830563826.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=22zaiNCsKFya3cGxsIldfQ-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and his Kazakh ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and his Kazakh counterpart Karim Masimov (2nd L) attend a document signing ceremony in Yalta, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexei Nikolsky (UKRAINE POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091120/ids_photos_wl/r117490930.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and his Kazakh counterpart Karim Masimov meet in Yalta, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexei Nikolsky (UKRAINE POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:47 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091120/i/r117490930.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=EGlx7LTgZ8Xvr8kDI_Yzbg-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and his Kazakh counterpart ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and his Kazakh counterpart Karim Masimov meet in Yalta, November 20, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Pool/Alexei Nikolsky (UKRAINE POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091120/481/06deb74502d24b67b89880f069a4b227 (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, second right, attend a meeting of premiers of former Soviet states in the Crimean resort of Yalta, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Putin promised Thursday to give struggling Ukraine a break by altering tough conditions in a natural gas contract, a move that could ease European supply concerns and give Putin's counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko a boost amid a bitter presidential campaign. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)

]]> (AP) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:06:36 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091120/capt.06deb74502d24b67b89880f069a4b227.russia_ukraine__mosb118.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=EydlXfYYRrZVHo1Ao3Pk0w-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Ukrainian ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, second right, attend a meeting of premiers of former Soviet states in the Crimean resort of Yalta, Ukraine, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Putin promised Thursday to give struggling Ukraine a break by altering tough conditions in a natural gas contract, a move that could ease European supply concerns and give Putin's counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko a boost amid a bitter presidential campaign. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091120/photos_bs_afp/8ec6ae3c8fe7486bf41ed16f2bfb882c (AFP iactiv) - Interactive graphic on Russian gas supplies to Europe as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko meet in Yalta for talks aimed at preventing a repeat of last winter's gas crisis.(AFP iactiv)

]]> (AFP iactiv) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:54 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258636194613-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=dS0nLybWqz59o77BN8gVXQ-- Interactive graphic on Russian gas supplies to Europe as Prime ... (AFP iactiv) - Interactive graphic on Russian gas supplies to Europe as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko meet in Yalta for talks aimed at preventing a repeat of last winter's gas crisis.(AFP iactiv)

]]> (AFP iactiv) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091120/photos_bs_afp/862407437595068145a4836181186d5d (AFP/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) exchanges documents with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Moscow in April 2009. Putin announced late Thursday a compromise deal with Ukraine on the thorny issue of gas supply, lessening the threat of multibillion-dollar fines that might cripple Ukraine's economy.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)

]]> (AFP/File) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:54 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258636135379-5-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=JL_5tDHz_Xa8l1JLcMRZKA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) exchanges documents ... (AFP/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) exchanges documents with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in Moscow in April 2009. Putin announced late Thursday a compromise deal with Ukraine on the thorny issue of gas supply, lessening the threat of multibillion-dollar fines that might cripple Ukraine's economy.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091120/photos_bs_afp/2cfe8b209ec0a138547c4255d44e8018 (AFP/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks at former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder during an investment forum in Moscow in September. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Russia almost halved in the first nine months of the year, the statistics office says as the economic crisis reduced the country's appeal for investors.(AFP/File/Natalia Kolesnikova)

]]> (AFP/File) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:13:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258715505610-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=knNlO8vlBzY169FdjFjKCg-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks at former German ... (AFP/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin looks at former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder during an investment forum in Moscow in September. Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Russia almost halved in the first nine months of the year, the statistics office says as the economic crisis reduced the country's appeal for investors.(AFP/File/Natalia Kolesnikova)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091120/photos_wl_afp/73bd22e9402c7894dda75c35c0ff603c (AFP/Pool/File) - Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been derided by Russian premier Vladimir Putin who attacked the leader, saying it may not be safe to wear ties around him alluding to the widely-circulated footage in which Saakashvili put the tip of his tie into his mouth and chewed on it as he waited to be interviewed last year.(AFP/Pool/File/Irakli Gedenidze)

]]> (AFP/Pool/File) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:11:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258686670520-1-0.jpg?x=105&y=130&q=85&sig=v68l4tKqGe1HSba3as_RKw-- Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been derided ... (AFP/Pool/File) - Georgian President, Mikheil Saakashvili, who has been derided by Russian premier Vladimir Putin who attacked the leader, saying it may not be safe to wear ties around him alluding to the widely-circulated footage in which Saakashvili put the tip of his tie into his mouth and chewed on it as he waited to be interviewed last year.(AFP/Pool/File/Irakli Gedenidze)

]]> (AFP/Pool/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091120/photos_bs_afp/36d2e47db3e9be372e0fbd1ea7da9d4f (AFP/File) - A pipeline is seen at the Russian gas compressor station in Sudzha near the Russian-Ukrainian border in January 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced late Thursday a compromise deal with Ukraine on the thorny issue of gas supply, lessening the threat of multibillion-dollar fines that might cripple Ukraine's economy.(AFP/File/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP/File) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:28:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258654792739-4-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=oyS0OLJTQ8UpfWL_CX5RFw-- A pipeline is seen at the Russian gas compressor station in ... (AFP/File) - A pipeline is seen at the Russian gas compressor station in Sudzha near the Russian-Ukrainian border in January 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced late Thursday a compromise deal with Ukraine on the thorny issue of gas supply, lessening the threat of multibillion-dollar fines that might cripple Ukraine's economy.(AFP/File/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/ids_photos_sp/r1982601806.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko attend a signing ceremony in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/STR (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:07:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r1982601806.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=KafW9t7hH7kRrOaF170j6Q-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and his Ukrainian ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko attend a signing ceremony in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/STR (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/ids_photos_sp/r4135757608.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko attend a joint news conference in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/STR (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:58:13 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r4135757608.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=8yneo1mIdzdO2SME8HdihQ-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and his Ukrainian ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko attend a joint news conference in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/STR (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/ids_photos_sp/r1852094919.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) walks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko during their meeting in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:32:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r1852094919.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=ewyiyj_3Ezd3BWsVHekVbw-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) walks with his ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) walks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko during their meeting in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/ids_photos_sp/r97907381.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) walks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko during their meeting in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:31:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r97907381.jpg?x=81&y=130&q=85&sig=uOq7dbzjGIOO7XSc0k.oIQ-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) walks with his ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) walks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko during their meeting in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/ids_photos_sp/r556897227.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) walks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko before their meeting in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:30:17 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r556897227.jpg?x=83&y=130&q=85&sig=yznVUqz4l2bbZ7G70mj2Jg-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) walks with his ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) walks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko before their meeting in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/ids_photos_sp/r1249238256.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) walks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko during their meeting in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:16:58 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r1249238256.jpg?x=130&y=111&q=85&sig=c1fFHFtVNdUJRpd.D2SGCQ-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) walks with his ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) walks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko during their meeting in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/ids_photos_sp/r3933470282.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:56:12 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r3933470282.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=DdANRFZJwN4WVFSzAt0qgA-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/ids_photos_wl/r1197026827.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:50:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r1197026827.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=FQgG4Gu3L7qcS4UKZ6kyZg-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/ids_photos_sp/r326329452.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:47:25 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091119/i/r326329452.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=oaKrPM0YeDG4oAHAUqsUXw-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) talks with his ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko in Yalta, November 19, 2009. Tymoshenko and Putin readied on Thursday for talks which the European Union hopes will avert a possible new conflict disrupting supplies of Russian gas to EU consumers. REUTERS/Alexander Prokopenko/Pool (UKRAINE POLITICS ENERGY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/photos_bs_afp/93ff2e041987a3da8b0648f4a4718ebf (AFP/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) exchanges documents with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshchenko in Moscow in April 2009. Putin was to hold rare talks with Tymoshenko on Thursday aimed at preventing a repeat of last winter's gas crisis.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:20:54 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258636135379-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=y6tzW4SCX.u.8B5YxqY1gA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) exchanges documents ... (AFP/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) exchanges documents with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshchenko in Moscow in April 2009. Putin was to hold rare talks with Tymoshenko on Thursday aimed at preventing a repeat of last winter's gas crisis.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/photos_bs_afp/0c2cce6b7150ee1c29bf3cae6138687b (AFP/File) - An employee of the Orlovka gas-compressor station near the Ukrainian-Romanian border, makes a routine check on pipelines in January. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was to hold rare talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko on Thursday aimed at preventing a repeat of last winter's gas crisis.(AFP/File/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP/File) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:17:53 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091119/capt.photo_1258636145910-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=ie6ZffsmUGe4SGQnB_wK_A-- An employee of the Orlovka gas-compressor station near the Ukrainian-Romanian ... (AFP/File) - An employee of the Orlovka gas-compressor station near the Ukrainian-Romanian border, makes a routine check on pipelines in January. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was to hold rare talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko on Thursday aimed at preventing a repeat of last winter's gas crisis.(AFP/File/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/481/41a9def6f0264c88b2947fa312fb15fb (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, looks at an automatic grenade launcher while visiting a research institute developing weapons in Kolomna, 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov is seen at right. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:01:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.41a9def6f0264c88b2947fa312fb15fb.russia_putin_mosb102.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=6979ybp4WNccyM93eZixxA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, looks at an automatic ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, looks at an automatic grenade launcher while visiting a research institute developing weapons in Kolomna, 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov is seen at right. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091119/481/e3fe538e55bd490eab0363db2b98f02e (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, visits a research institute developing weapons in Kolomna, 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov is seen 2nd from left. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:59:45 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091119/capt.e3fe538e55bd490eab0363db2b98f02e.russia_putin_mosb101.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=qUtA_TX6DLpiB1ALz.VmkQ-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, visits a research ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, visits a research institute developing weapons in Kolomna, 120 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov is seen 2nd from left. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091118/photos_bs_afp/e6a19d38627309569eafe350b03dccf9 (AFP/RIA) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) examines a helicopter at an arms production facility in Kolomna. Russia has provided an "unprecedented" 970 billion roubles (22.6 billion euros, 33.8 billion dollars) to its defence industry this year, Putin said Wednesday.(AFP/RIA/Alexey Druzhinin)

]]> (AFP/RIA) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:05:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091118/capt.photo_1258567480947-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=y72rjxpc7F.jtEAtJL24PQ-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) examines a helicopter ... (AFP/RIA) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) examines a helicopter at an arms production facility in Kolomna. Russia has provided an "unprecedented" 970 billion roubles (22.6 billion euros, 33.8 billion dollars) to its defence industry this year, Putin said Wednesday.(AFP/RIA/Alexey Druzhinin)

]]> (AFP/RIA) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091118/photos_bs_afp/0b4380fc024c0f75917409933b424f7c (AFP/File) - An employee of the Orlovka gas-compressor station, in the Izmail region near the Ukrainian-Romanian border, makes a routine check on pipelines, January 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will meet Thursday with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko for talks on energy amid unease in Europe over possible cuts in gas supplies this winter.(AFP/File/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP/File) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:11:01 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091118/capt.photo_1258476317354-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=PGvamhkvw4T9xG_oNC6u5w-- An employee of the Orlovka gas-compressor station, in the Izmail ... (AFP/File) - An employee of the Orlovka gas-compressor station, in the Izmail region near the Ukrainian-Romanian border, makes a routine check on pipelines, January 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will meet Thursday with his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko for talks on energy amid unease in Europe over possible cuts in gas supplies this winter.(AFP/File/Sergei Supinsky)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091118/photos_bs_afp/6cf7ebe734d3ea77c8b8585b07130950 (AFP/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) exchanges documents with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshchenko in Moscow in April. Putin will meet Tymoshenko on Thursday for talks on energy amid unease in Europe over possible cuts in gas supplies this winter.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)

]]> (AFP/File) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:11:01 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091118/capt.photo_1258476938529-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=CZX.n07nA4.y7L8y9NqNGQ-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) exchanges documents ... (AFP/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) exchanges documents with Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshchenko in Moscow in April. Putin will meet Tymoshenko on Thursday for talks on energy amid unease in Europe over possible cuts in gas supplies this winter.(AFP/File/Dmitry Kostyukov)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091118/481/65edd0e17a004d05bec6a906eb171c60 (AP) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the extraordinary convention of the Russian Geographical Society in the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

]]> (AP) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:12:39 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.65edd0e17a004d05bec6a906eb171c60.russia_putin_mosb104.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=QvmaJWPwIJcJDmz.ahVdtw-- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the extraordinary convention ... (AP) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the extraordinary convention of the Russian Geographical Society in the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091118/481/1e520393fe434deaa9322d7e8f7f9638 (AP) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the extraordinary convention of the Russian Geographical Society in the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.(AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

]]> (AP) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:58:24 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091118/capt.1e520393fe434deaa9322d7e8f7f9638.russia_putin_mosb103.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=.RrbtFh2.9wearQrxhh01Q-- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the extraordinary convention ... (AP) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the extraordinary convention of the Russian Geographical Society in the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009.(AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091117/ids_photos_wl/r1825857700.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) talks with Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin during a meeting of government officials and oil industry executives in the city of Nizhnekamsk November 17, 2009. Russia's petrochemical industry is too fragmented to become competitive globally so the government will help the consolidation process, Putin said on Tuesday. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin (RUSSIA POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:56:36 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r1825857700.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=jBWIU3OuVeex9Pqnm0LpOg-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) talks with Deputy ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) talks with Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin during a meeting of government officials and oil industry executives in the city of Nizhnekamsk November 17, 2009. Russia's petrochemical industry is too fragmented to become competitive globally so the government will help the consolidation process, Putin said on Tuesday. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin (RUSSIA POLITICS ENERGY BUSINESS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091117/ids_photos_wl/r1098994857.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Tatar President Mintimer Shaimiyev visit Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical company in the city of Nizhnekamsk, November 17, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin (RUSSIA ENERGY POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:35:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r1098994857.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=0pN..vyLzDKZZb.PadGdYg-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Tatar President ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Tatar President Mintimer Shaimiyev visit Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical company in the city of Nizhnekamsk, November 17, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin (RUSSIA ENERGY POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091117/ids_photos_wl/r311799000.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drives a cart through the captive shop of the Russian-American joint venture ZAO Cummins Kama producing mid-range engines in the city of Naberezhniye Chelny, November 17, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin (RUSSIA ENERGY POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:35:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r311799000.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=YxllJvDrlQv8C2AhbdijdA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drives a cart through ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin drives a cart through the captive shop of the Russian-American joint venture ZAO Cummins Kama producing mid-range engines in the city of Naberezhniye Chelny, November 17, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin (RUSSIA ENERGY POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091117/ids_photos_wl/r2900229256.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Tatar President Mintimer Shaimiyev (2nd R) meet workers of the Russian-American joint venture ZAO Cummins Kama producing mid-range engines in the city of Naberezhniye Chelny, November 17, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin (RUSSIA ENERGY POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:35:38 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r2900229256.jpg?x=130&y=108&q=85&sig=W_g0l8ws0r30_5zte31WEQ-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Tatar President ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Tatar President Mintimer Shaimiyev (2nd R) meet workers of the Russian-American joint venture ZAO Cummins Kama producing mid-range engines in the city of Naberezhniye Chelny, November 17, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin (RUSSIA ENERGY POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091117/ids_photos_wl/r1885711373.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Tatar President Mintimer Shaimiyev (2nd R) visit the oil refining and petrochemical complex in the city of Nizhnekamsk, November 17, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin (RUSSIA ENERGY POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:19:01 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091117/i/r1885711373.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=K0eSnwEQf9lD4PdDJtTaGQ-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Tatar President ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and Tatar President Mintimer Shaimiyev (2nd R) visit the oil refining and petrochemical complex in the city of Nizhnekamsk, November 17, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexey Druzhinin (RUSSIA ENERGY POLITICS)

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]]> (AP) Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:15:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091117/capt.26bd6e116030433aa69e6885ae851ade.russia_putin_in_the_house_mosb109.jpg?x=130&y=96&q=85&sig=HT2DTW2lzzWQdJaJQKB1fw-- FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 file photo Russian Prime ... (AP) - FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 file photo Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, takes part at the filming of a show for Russia's music television channel. Putin, a self-described 'jungle' kid hardened in street fights who cultivates a tough guy image, appeared on Muz-TV last week to hand out awards and declare that Russian hip-hoppers can help fight drugs and other problems of the youth. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool, File)

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