http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin Vladimir Putin on Yahoo! News Photos Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:01:13 GMT Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:01:13 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:/091107/481/d3f5bb4a537f488a8a6295d0e937586e (AP) - A man dressed up to resemble Soviet revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin takes part in a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:01:13 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.d3f5bb4a537f488a8a6295d0e937586e.russia_revolution_anniversary_xsp103.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=9Ju8r2h6Ijs9TV6nK9Dp_w-- A man dressed up to resemble Soviet revolutionary leader Vladimir ... (AP) - A man dressed up to resemble Soviet revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin takes part in a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

]]> (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:/091107/481/309dfc7d50424eeca4a7237ac3ecab5b (AP) - Communist supporters and a man, left, dressed up to resemble Soviet revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin take part in a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:00:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.309dfc7d50424eeca4a7237ac3ecab5b.russia_revolution_anniversary_xsp105.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=61gZOtfMABbrzDvFgYWxyQ-- Communist supporters and a man, left, dressed up to resemble ... (AP) - Communist supporters and a man, left, dressed up to resemble Soviet revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin take part in a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

]]> (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:/091107/481/03bd3313e8834e209d5ee922ff650bd4 (AP) - A Communist supporter shout slogans during a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:58:03 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.03bd3313e8834e209d5ee922ff650bd4.russia_revolution_anniversary_xsp106.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=kcbHMmhRlJc0t8LHUuSNjA-- A Communist supporter shout slogans during a Communist demonstration ... (AP) - A Communist supporter shout slogans during a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

]]> (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:/091107/481/c139f5f6c7fe47589ec2fd7f3df63155 (AP) - A Communist supporter holds a portrait of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin during a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:57:33 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.c139f5f6c7fe47589ec2fd7f3df63155.russia_revolution_anniversary_mosb115.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=fCseUY85ACyRI21Qs51ZAw-- A Communist supporter holds a portrait of Soviet dictator Josef ... (AP) - A Communist supporter holds a portrait of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin during a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

]]> (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:/091107/481/af65329253124b6bb5c5c1dc6dac21c7 (AP) - A banner reading 'Great October Socialist Revolution' is carried during a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:56:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.af65329253124b6bb5c5c1dc6dac21c7.russia_revolution_anniversary_mosb114.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=vmv32lv5KKlSTVA..o579A-- A banner reading 'Great October Socialist Revolution' is carried ... (AP) - A banner reading 'Great October Socialist Revolution' is carried during a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

]]> (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:/091107/481/777e908cf79348688667b9137897759a (AP) - A Communist supporter wearing an anti-flu mask takes part in a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Sign on the mask reads 'capitalism is more harmful than H1N1'. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70-years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished a holiday on Nov. 7 four years ago. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:48:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.777e908cf79348688667b9137897759a.russia_revolution_anniversary_xsp101.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=N6JZCyvd4Z5ip3AYskaUpg-- A Communist supporter wearing an anti-flu mask takes part in ... (AP) - A Communist supporter wearing an anti-flu mask takes part in a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Sign on the mask reads 'capitalism is more harmful than H1N1'. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70-years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished a holiday on Nov. 7 four years ago. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

]]> (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:/091107/481/084d5e256fb24a61a5fc1953326b10a8 (AP) - Activists of a radical leftist youth group take part in a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished a holiday on Nov. 7 four years ago. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:44:24 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.084d5e256fb24a61a5fc1953326b10a8.russia_revolution_anniversary_mosb113.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=1dglqnNBeIHiJQcENJ1m2Q-- Activists of a radical leftist youth group take part in a Communist ... (AP) - Activists of a radical leftist youth group take part in a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished a holiday on Nov. 7 four years ago. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

]]> (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:/091107/481/489ca52e25b04026b60ef477f813e12d (AP) - A red banner with portraits of Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, right-left, is carried during a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished a holiday on Nov. 7 four years ago. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:39:04 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.489ca52e25b04026b60ef477f813e12d.russia_revolution_anniversary_mosb111.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=JRXrC7uMaB2jfUy.ud5ckw-- A red banner with portraits of Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx and ... (AP) - A red banner with portraits of Vladimir Lenin, Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, right-left, is carried during a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished a holiday on Nov. 7 four years ago. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

]]> (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:/091107/481/8e50721364aa4b34ba29d80634e434d9 (AP) - A Communist supporter holds a portrait of Josef Stalin as he takes part in a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished a holiday on Nov. 7 four years ago. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:36:02 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.8e50721364aa4b34ba29d80634e434d9.russia_revolution_anniversary_xsp102.jpg?x=88&y=130&q=85&sig=PDGuomBO3SrC0j1qhPSAXg-- A Communist supporter holds a portrait of Josef Stalin as he ... (AP) - A Communist supporter holds a portrait of Josef Stalin as he takes part in a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished a holiday on Nov. 7 four years ago. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

]]> (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:/091107/481/87f45065cb8243acbc21f0ac7fc82e21 (AP) - A Communist supporter wearing a protective face mask takes part in a Communist rally marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:06:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.87f45065cb8243acbc21f0ac7fc82e21.russia_revolution_anniversary_mosb109.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=LftU8KwKSrZZQw3ymseX9A-- A Communist supporter wearing a protective face mask takes part ... (AP) - A Communist supporter wearing a protective face mask takes part in a Communist rally marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (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:/091107/481/e809a5d2aa1c4ce58e65c55fb1bc83a4 (AP) - A poster depicting Soviet revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin is carried during a Communist rally marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:03:01 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.e809a5d2aa1c4ce58e65c55fb1bc83a4.russia_revolution_anniversary_mosb110.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=4Nh1niftu9FM_7zZtjHbiw-- A poster depicting Soviet revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin ... (AP) - A poster depicting Soviet revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin is carried during a Communist rally marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished the Nov. 7 holiday four years ago. (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:/091107/481/a47ab58a62204207980f3bacb5fdcf03 (AP) - A Communist supporter wearing an anti-flu mask takes part in a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished a holiday on Nov. 7 four years ago. (AP Photo/Anna Shevelyova)

]]> (AP) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:44:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a47ab58a62204207980f3bacb5fdcf03.russia_revolution_anniversary_mosb108.jpg?x=130&y=74&q=85&sig=Uldz.wAwPu8ROIp5xTm.hQ-- A Communist supporter wearing an anti-flu mask takes part in ... (AP) - A Communist supporter wearing an anti-flu mask takes part in a Communist demonstration marking the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution in Moscow, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. Nov. 7 was for decades a holiday celebrating the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution that ushered in more than 70 years of Soviet rule. Former President Vladimir Putin abolished a holiday on Nov. 7 four years ago. (AP Photo/Anna Shevelyova)

]]> (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:/091106/photos_bs_afp/fd12cb4933bc82ef4725ca5a2a8f2f56 (AFP/POOL) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends a meeting outside Moscow in Novo-Ogarevo. Ukraine has paid Russia for October gas supplies, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Friday, after Putin had warned against late payment.(AFP/POOL/Alexey Druzhinin)

]]> (AFP/POOL) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257530793082-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=0EA2Xh_7EJrjbHGVpJVwGw-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends a meeting outside ... (AFP/POOL) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends a meeting outside Moscow in Novo-Ogarevo. Ukraine has paid Russia for October gas supplies, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko said on Friday, after Putin had warned against late payment.(AFP/POOL/Alexey Druzhinin)

]]> (AFP/POOL) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091106/481/35446356bffb4730bed90b5bdf511a0a (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, are seen during their meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:15:17 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.35446356bffb4730bed90b5bdf511a0a.russia_medvedev_putin_mosb113.jpg?x=130&y=72&q=85&sig=D2dMqAqHBeQSlsnCO_qCsQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Russian Prime Minister ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, are seen during their meeting in the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Friday, Nov. 6, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (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:/091105/photos_bs_afp/d0c7d8545e00bedda4f97e9fff078570 (AFP/RIA/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the 3rd Russian-Finnish Forest Summit in St. Petersburg, in October 2009. After years of procrastination, Sweden and Finland agreed on Thursday to allow the Russian-led Nord Stream pipeline to pass through their waters in the Baltic Sea, a crucial step for the project destined to supply Europe with Russian gas.(AFP/RIA/File/Aleksey Nikolskyi)

]]> (AFP/RIA/File) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:52:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257454246275-1-0.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=8nlJo0XlkQudMP5dJJsemw-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the 3rd Russian-Finnish ... (AFP/RIA/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin attends the 3rd Russian-Finnish Forest Summit in St. Petersburg, in October 2009. After years of procrastination, Sweden and Finland agreed on Thursday to allow the Russian-led Nord Stream pipeline to pass through their waters in the Baltic Sea, a crucial step for the project destined to supply Europe with Russian gas.(AFP/RIA/File/Aleksey Nikolskyi)

]]> (AFP/RIA/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:/091103/ids_photos_wl/r3212571660.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd L) visits the Russian State University of Cinematography in Moscow November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Pool/Alexei Druzhinin (RUSSIA POLITICS EDUCATION)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:16:23 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091103/i/r3212571660.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=Fvtn1PCTvB12cdFSSoJMgg-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd L) visits the ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd L) visits the Russian State University of Cinematography in Moscow November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Pool/Alexei Druzhinin (RUSSIA POLITICS EDUCATION)

]]> (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:/091102/ids_photos_ts/r255749823.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with leaders of the United Russia political party at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Pool/Alexei Nikolsky

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:25:31 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091102/i/r255749823.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=K2AkDg.QGPDktTq7XqKoZg-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with leaders ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with leaders of the United Russia political party at his Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, October 30, 2009. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Pool/Alexei Nikolsky

]]> (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:/091102/photos_bs_afp/c9958120e3fad6897f696f498f034363 (AFP/Pool) - Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (R) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as they meet in Moscow. The EU should "open its wallet" with a loan to Ukraine to help the country pay its gas bills to Russia, Putin said Monday, intensifying fears of a new European gas crisis.(AFP/Pool/Sergei Karpukhin)

]]> (AFP/Pool) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:55:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091102/capt.photo_1257184499100-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=QKO0IQzQnSAGrPTT8jUuRA-- Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (R) shakes ... (AFP/Pool) - Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (R) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin as they meet in Moscow. The EU should "open its wallet" with a loan to Ukraine to help the country pay its gas bills to Russia, Putin said Monday, intensifying fears of a new European gas crisis.(AFP/Pool/Sergei Karpukhin)

]]> (AFP/Pool) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091102/photos_sc_afp/3fb93e5ccb1e32863f94d54a2f5ba6bf (AFP/RIA/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fixes a GPS-Argos satellite transmitter onto a tiger during his visit to the Ussuriysky forest reserve of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Far East in 2008. Putin said on Monday his country would commit to a post-2012 deal provided the pact was signed by all countries and Russia's enormous forests were "taken into account."(AFP/RIA/File/Alexey Druzhinin)

]]> (AFP/RIA/File) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:46:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091102/capt.photo_1257183815964-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=noi8VQQaIqZ64tC1CKY8iw-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fixes a GPS-Argos satellite ... (AFP/RIA/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin fixes a GPS-Argos satellite transmitter onto a tiger during his visit to the Ussuriysky forest reserve of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the Far East in 2008. Putin said on Monday his country would commit to a post-2012 deal provided the pact was signed by all countries and Russia's enormous forests were "taken into account."(AFP/RIA/File/Alexey Druzhinin)

]]> (AFP/RIA/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:/091102/photos_sc_afp/9ce9fe947fc7aa0eb1fa06d08af818f9 (AFP/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd right) speaks with scientist Vyacheslav Razhanov (left) during a visit to the Ussuriysky forest reserve of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The global warming pact to be agreed next month in Copenhagen must take into account the carbon dioxide absorption potential of Russia's sprawling forests, Putin said(AFP/File/Alexey Druzhinin)

]]> (AFP/File) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:33:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091102/capt.photo_1257176610784-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=EQuvgBtoCUkFt6MjkNRfRQ-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd right) speaks with ... (AFP/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2nd right) speaks with scientist Vyacheslav Razhanov (left) during a visit to the Ussuriysky forest reserve of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The global warming pact to be agreed next month in Copenhagen must take into account the carbon dioxide absorption potential of Russia's sprawling forests, Putin said(AFP/File/Alexey Druzhinin)

]]> (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:/091102/481/3ef36bd18d6740b08ee41d5e88209659 (AP) - Visiting Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, left, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a news conference after their meeting in Moscow, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. The ITAR-TASS news agency says Putin has pledged to support Denmark's proposal on the new global warming treaty.(AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:30:47 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.3ef36bd18d6740b08ee41d5e88209659.russia_denmark_climate_talks_mosb139.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=B8WFbRiF_nhAjCchcewSPw-- Visiting Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, left, ... (AP) - Visiting Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, left, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a news conference after their meeting in Moscow, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. The ITAR-TASS news agency says Putin has pledged to support Denmark's proposal on the new global warming treaty.(AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, 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:/091102/481/1645e9199b6d4ea186f5d0d19ec0251f (AP) - Denmark's visiting Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, left, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a news conference after their meeting in Moscow, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. The ITAR-TASS news agency says Putin has pledged to support Denmark's proposal on the new global warming treaty.(AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:27:01 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091102/capt.1645e9199b6d4ea186f5d0d19ec0251f.russia_denmark_climate_talks_mosb138.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=jQ0Wqf3Sx.7X3rEhaPW.rw-- Denmark's visiting Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, left, ... (AP) - Denmark's visiting Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen, left, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a news conference after their meeting in Moscow, on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009. The ITAR-TASS news agency says Putin has pledged to support Denmark's proposal on the new global warming treaty.(AP Photo/Sergei Karpukhin, 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:/091102/ids_photos_wl/r21104781.jpg (Reuters) - Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (L) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a news conference in Moscow, November 2, 2009. Putin on Monday called on the European Union to lend Ukraine "at a least a billion" to help avoid a new gas pricing spat with Russia and supply disruptions to Europe. He did not specify the currency of the loan. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:23:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091102/i/r21104781.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=aqu1jCn1gJNlcr8PiLQqpw-- Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (L) and his Russian ... (Reuters) - Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (L) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a news conference in Moscow, November 2, 2009. Putin on Monday called on the European Union to lend Ukraine "at a least a billion" to help avoid a new gas pricing spat with Russia and supply disruptions to Europe. He did not specify the currency of the loan. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (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:/091102/photos_bs_afp/ba4e3dcc85219600e2c0fc22fe7d5038 (AFP/Pool) - Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen (right) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Putin said the European Union should "open its wallet" with a loan to Ukraine to help the country pay its gas bills to Russia, intensifying fears of a new European gas crisis.(AFP/Pool/Sergei Karpukhin)

]]> (AFP/Pool) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:22:40 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091102/capt.photo_1257175457604-1-0.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=5j1sTPxxr6ja4n.GVqIzUw-- Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen (right) shakes ... (AFP/Pool) - Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen (right) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Putin said the European Union should "open its wallet" with a loan to Ukraine to help the country pay its gas bills to Russia, intensifying fears of a new European gas crisis.(AFP/Pool/Sergei Karpukhin)

]]> (AFP/Pool) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091102/ids_photos_wl/r258583220.jpg (Reuters) - Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (L) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a news conference in Moscow, November 2, 2009. Putin on Monday called on the European Union to lend Ukraine "at a least a billion" to help avoid a new gas pricing spat with Russia and supply disruptions to Europe. He did not specify the currency of the loan. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:18:16 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091102/i/r258583220.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=jQH0tR5E1zsZYoJaglmVzA-- Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (L) and his Russian ... (Reuters) - Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (L) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a news conference in Moscow, November 2, 2009. Putin on Monday called on the European Union to lend Ukraine "at a least a billion" to help avoid a new gas pricing spat with Russia and supply disruptions to Europe. He did not specify the currency of the loan. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (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:/091102/ids_photos_wl/r2316365709.jpg (Reuters) - Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (L) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a news conference in Moscow, November 2, 2009. Putin on Monday called on the European Union to lend Ukraine "at a least a billion" to help avoid a new gas pricing spat with Russia and supply disruptions to Europe. He did not specify the currency of the loan. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:11:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091102/i/r2316365709.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=76tU.Lpf1OYwkdZthEzJqA-- Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (L) and his Russian ... (Reuters) - Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (L) and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attend a news conference in Moscow, November 2, 2009. Putin on Monday called on the European Union to lend Ukraine "at a least a billion" to help avoid a new gas pricing spat with Russia and supply disruptions to Europe. He did not specify the currency of the loan. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (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:/091102/ids_photos_wl/r106504034.jpg (Reuters) - Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (R) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their meeting Moscow, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:33:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091102/i/r106504034.jpg?x=107&y=130&q=85&sig=7F2T2pMSnpN9p1Prr7Tpfw-- Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (R) shakes hands ... (Reuters) - Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (R) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their meeting Moscow, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (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:/091102/ids_photos_wl/r784592844.jpg (Reuters) - Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (R) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Moscow, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:32:30 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091102/i/r784592844.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=44aZWb1z0RpeEe3QBe4kQA-- Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (R) shakes hands ... (Reuters) - Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen (R) shakes hands with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Moscow, November 2, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (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:/091101/photos_bs_afp/799159c5c8bc589f66848f833522366f (AFP/RIA/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, pictured on October 30, warned the European Union on Sunday that gas supplies via Ukraine may be disrupted because of a payment dispute with Kiev, news agencies quoted his office as saying.(AFP/RIA/File/Alexey Nikolsky)

]]> (AFP/RIA/File) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:19:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091101/capt.photo_1257099469275-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=xkGFxsHH6_7JOYNyGWrV.Q-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, pictured on October 30, ... (AFP/RIA/File) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, pictured on October 30, warned the European Union on Sunday that gas supplies via Ukraine may be disrupted because of a payment dispute with Kiev, news agencies quoted his office as saying.(AFP/RIA/File/Alexey Nikolsky)

]]> (AFP/RIA/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:/091030/481/43a72851322449bc836f4927ba44633e (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during their meeting at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:13:07 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091030/capt.43a72851322449bc836f4927ba44633e.russia_medvedev_mosb128.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=_NIkXJa9ourqm3btyx3Niw-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during their meeting at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (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:/091030/481/84082c6b07e1432bab940c71dcf7f806 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, chairs a Security Council meeting at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Fourth from left is Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:12:53 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091030/capt.84082c6b07e1432bab940c71dcf7f806.russia_medvedev_mosb129.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=piBu7_dUhtzj4ZZW01tmkw-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, chairs a Security ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, chairs a Security Council meeting at the Gorki residence outside Moscow, Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. Fourth from left is Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (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:/091030/photos_bs_afp/c4d536352d55de7253555faf1f1ea1a6 (AFP/POOL) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with the heads of the dominant United Russian party outside Moscow in Novo-Ogarevo.(AFP/POOL/Alexey Nikolsky)

]]> (AFP/POOL) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:58:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091030/capt.photo_1256921761783-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=j2C8VLaTN0MtopXvgD749Q-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with the heads ... (AFP/POOL) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks with the heads of the dominant United Russian party outside Moscow in Novo-Ogarevo.(AFP/POOL/Alexey Nikolsky)

]]> (AFP/POOL) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/111704putin/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Vladimir-Putin/ss/events/wl/111704putin/im:/091030/ids_photos_wl/r3657765481.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) meets with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the presidential residence Gorki outside Moscow, October 30, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko risked provoking a new gas crisis that could disrupt supplies to Europe. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA POLITICS BUSINESS)

]]> (Reuters) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:35:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091030/i/r3657765481.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Re4xCwkGtCKq9Ie7zvjbFA-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) meets with Prime ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) meets with Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the presidential residence Gorki outside Moscow, October 30, 2009. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko risked provoking a new gas crisis that could disrupt supplies to Europe. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov (RUSSIA POLITICS 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:/091029/481/82350c2c3dde465e9680c7abf7cb0c06 (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, greets Ecuador's President Rafael Correa during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009(AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)

]]> (AP) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:14:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091029/capt.82350c2c3dde465e9680c7abf7cb0c06.russia_ecuador_mosb125.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=DRMJvxFc0OtulcTHdSWF_Q-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, greets Ecuador's ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, greets Ecuador's President Rafael Correa during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009(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:/091027/photos_od_afp/ac7949de70ff7a2b4de6f2b9a8dda5a8 (AFP/RIA/File) - A bust of Russia's muscle-flexing strongman Vladimir Putin, seen here, on October 25, is being created as a gift for ex-Hollywood bodybuilder and California's current governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, its sculptor said Tuesday.(AFP/RIA/File/Aleksey Nikolskyi)

]]> (AFP/RIA/File) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:11:42 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091027/capt.photo_1256663487547-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=dP5lw5f_iHVbZltmIbNypA-- A bust of Russia's muscle-flexing strongman Vladimir Putin, ... (AFP/RIA/File) - A bust of Russia's muscle-flexing strongman Vladimir Putin, seen here, on October 25, is being created as a gift for ex-Hollywood bodybuilder and California's current governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, its sculptor said Tuesday.(AFP/RIA/File/Aleksey Nikolskyi)

]]> (AFP/RIA/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:/091027/photos_en_afp/d756289f3c0f4a0c5df2de69b0c5d6c2 (AFP/POOL/File) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi meets with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on October 21. Berlusconi has contracted scarlet fever and will not be able to attend this week's European Union summit in Brussels, Italy's foreign minister said Tuesday.(AFP/POOL/File/Alexey Nikolsky)

]]> (AFP/POOL/File) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:05:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091027/capt.photo_1256655474875-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=r.jmEwlORsQH6P8H5060Cg-- Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi meets with Russian ... (AFP/POOL/File) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi meets with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on October 21. Berlusconi has contracted scarlet fever and will not be able to attend this week's European Union summit in Brussels, Italy's foreign minister said Tuesday.(AFP/POOL/File/Alexey Nikolsky)

]]> (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:/091027/ids_photos_wl/r2952393989.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L), Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov (C) listen to Transport Minister Igor Levitin (R) as they visit the construction site of the road from Kaliningrad to the airport Khrabrovo during the visit to Kaliningrad October 27, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS TRANSPORT)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:26:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091027/i/r2952393989.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=o6m0Wzt2gigSQ.HVGU0zdQ-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L), Deputy Prime ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L), Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov (C) listen to Transport Minister Igor Levitin (R) as they visit the construction site of the road from Kaliningrad to the airport Khrabrovo during the visit to Kaliningrad October 27, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS TRANSPORT)

]]> (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:/091027/ids_photos_wl/r1655060690.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin poses for a picture with construction workers of the road from Kaliningrad to the airport Khrabrovo during his visit to Kaliningrad October 27, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:24:17 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091027/i/r1655060690.jpg?x=130&y=76&q=85&sig=VtfeEf7bwuDS0q9NCyFMIg-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin poses for a picture ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin poses for a picture with construction workers of the road from Kaliningrad to the airport Khrabrovo during his visit to Kaliningrad October 27, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION)

]]> (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:/091027/ids_photos_wl/r896276579.jpg (Reuters) - REUTERS PICTURES OF THE DECADE. Russia's President Vladimir Putin fishes in the Yenisei River in Siberia as he tours the area together with Prince Albert II of Monaco August 13, 2007. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/KREMLIN (RUSSIA)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:10:37 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091027/i/r896276579.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=5EP1C3tROLCmtjZl4KVflw-- REUTERS PICTURES OF THE DECADE. Russia's President Vladimir ... (Reuters) - REUTERS PICTURES OF THE DECADE. Russia's President Vladimir Putin fishes in the Yenisei River in Siberia as he tours the area together with Prince Albert II of Monaco August 13, 2007. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/KREMLIN (RUSSIA)

]]> (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:/091026/481/6b89efa1928f4e2c87c1ae1045109061 (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meeting young patients of The Turner Scientific and Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics as he visits the institute, St.Petersburg, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)

]]> (AP) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:38:25 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.6b89efa1928f4e2c87c1ae1045109061.russia_putin_mosb119.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=zLxDsVGuBjGgTDq69gNFqA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meeting young patients ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meeting young patients of The Turner Scientific and Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics as he visits the institute, St.Petersburg, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. (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:/091026/481/1b58988abae84164805461a0aed66c64 (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, visits The Turner Scientific and Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics in St.Petersburg, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)

]]> (AP) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:36:20 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.1b58988abae84164805461a0aed66c64.russia_putin_mosb118.jpg?x=130&y=101&q=85&sig=HLtzUEulrQP.jxpgSzvCkA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, visits The ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, 2nd left, visits The Turner Scientific and Research Institute for Children's Orthopedics in St.Petersburg, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. (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:/091026/481/f484249b0654463ba41a2bc6e861927f (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen in a cockpit of Tupolev Tu-214 passenger jet, one of the three jetliners bought by Transaero air company, in St.Petersburg, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The Tu-214 is medium to long-range airliner, a development of the Tupolev Tu-204 with higher weight and longer range. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)

]]> (AP) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:21:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091026/capt.f484249b0654463ba41a2bc6e861927f.russia_putin_mosb113.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=F9X_nbTMoAqR1kpikFyOGg-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen in a cockpit of Tupolev ... (AP) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen in a cockpit of Tupolev Tu-214 passenger jet, one of the three jetliners bought by Transaero air company, in St.Petersburg, Monday, Oct. 26, 2009. The Tu-214 is medium to long-range airliner, a development of the Tupolev Tu-204 with higher weight and longer range. (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:/091026/ids_photos_wl/r1594049360.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stands in the cabin of the Tupolev TU-214 passanger plane belonging to the Transaero company in St.Petersburg October 26, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:49:49 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091026/i/r1594049360.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=4.o1GSS0zdE83M4yNkJJ6g-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stands in the cabin of ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin stands in the cabin of the Tupolev TU-214 passanger plane belonging to the Transaero company in St.Petersburg October 26, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (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:/091026/ids_photos_wl/r2421932074.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) stands in the cabin of the Tupolev TU-214 passanger plane belonging to the Transaero company in St.Petersburg October 26, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:23:00 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091026/i/r2421932074.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=qhNGYUMbYpwL2JimZAcEUg-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) stands in the cabin ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) stands in the cabin of the Tupolev TU-214 passanger plane belonging to the Transaero company in St.Petersburg October 26, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (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:/091026/ids_photos_wl/r888354862.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin enters the Tupolev TU-214 passenger plane belonging to the Transaero company in St.Petersburg October 26, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:18:22 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091026/i/r888354862.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=hbkNdBtfEAF5qej5tTTViw-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin enters the Tupolev TU-214 ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin enters the Tupolev TU-214 passenger plane belonging to the Transaero company in St.Petersburg October 26, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (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:/091025/481/106ff1d05a934934b58e2b04a15ce0e7 (AP) - Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, left, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, right, speak during a news conference at an international meeting of forest producers in St. Petersburg, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Putin said Sunday that Russia will further delay the introduction of a higher export duty on raw timber that has deeply worried neighboring Finland, while the Finnish premier promised to soon give the go-ahead to Russia's Nord Stream natural gas pipeline. (AP Photo/Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)

]]> (AP) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:24:02 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091025/capt.106ff1d05a934934b58e2b04a15ce0e7.russia_finland__mosb120.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=Nhs.AZ9fZLvCi3j8fmoAGw-- Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, left, and his Russian ... (AP) - Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, left, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, right, speak during a news conference at an international meeting of forest producers in St. Petersburg, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Putin said Sunday that Russia will further delay the introduction of a higher export duty on raw timber that has deeply worried neighboring Finland, while the Finnish premier promised to soon give the go-ahead to Russia's Nord Stream natural gas pipeline. (AP Photo/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:/091025/481/72a8dd89625a472ab78e72a32b855c1f (AP) - Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, left, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, right, shake hands during a news conference at an international meeting of forest producers in St. Petersburg, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Putin said Sunday that Russia will further delay the introduction of a higher export duty on raw timber that has deeply worried neighboring Finland, while the Finnish premier promised to soon give the go-ahead to Russia's Nord Stream natural gas pipeline. (AP Photo/Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)

]]> (AP) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:16:40 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091025/capt.72a8dd89625a472ab78e72a32b855c1f.russia_finland__mosb118.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=sb37fZO5eCbj62s1VReLcg-- Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, left, and his Russian ... (AP) - Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen, left, and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, right, shake hands during a news conference at an international meeting of forest producers in St. Petersburg, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009. Putin said Sunday that Russia will further delay the introduction of a higher export duty on raw timber that has deeply worried neighboring Finland, while the Finnish premier promised to soon give the go-ahead to Russia's Nord Stream natural gas pipeline. (AP Photo/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:/091025/ids_photos_wl/r1076750590.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen attend a joint news conference in St. Petersburg October 25, 2009. Putin said on Sunday that Russia would extend a moratorium on planned timber export duties for another year, easing the risk of new trade tensions with neighbouring Finland and the EU. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS BUSINESS)

]]> (Reuters) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:15:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091025/i/r1076750590.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=SNaARpcZdcgDrutg4oK.aQ-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and his Finnish ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen attend a joint news conference in St. Petersburg October 25, 2009. Putin said on Sunday that Russia would extend a moratorium on planned timber export duties for another year, easing the risk of new trade tensions with neighbouring Finland and the EU. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS 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:/091025/ids_photos_wl/r117523157.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen attend a joint news conference in St. Petersburg October 25, 2009. Putin said on Sunday that Russia would extend a moratorium on planned timber export duties for another year, easing the risk of new trade tensions with neighbouring Finland and the EU. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS BUSINESS)

]]> (Reuters) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:14:53 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091025/i/r117523157.jpg?x=94&y=130&q=85&sig=LQoFT3kGEWXn4_reOQ1RtQ-- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and his Finnish ... (Reuters) - Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (R) and his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen attend a joint news conference in St. Petersburg October 25, 2009. Putin said on Sunday that Russia would extend a moratorium on planned timber export duties for another year, easing the risk of new trade tensions with neighbouring Finland and the EU. REUTERS/Ria Novosti/Alexei Nikolsky/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS 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:/091025/photos_bs_afp/7dc7f057313c7e6a70f8cc843b2830ee (AFP/Pool) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) holds talks with his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen in Saint Petersburg.(AFP/Pool/Aleksey Nikolskyi)

]]> (AFP/Pool) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:59:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091025/capt.photo_1256486373992-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=DFZYzx3WO97BIJla5JoxiA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) holds talks with ... (AFP/Pool) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right) holds talks with his Finnish counterpart Matti Vanhanen in Saint Petersburg.(AFP/Pool/Aleksey Nikolskyi)

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