Russia

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Israeli President Shimon Peres (center) leave after the inauguration ceremony of a memorial to Red Army veterans of World War II in Netanya, Israel, on Monday June 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Jack Guez, Pool)

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Nail Yakupov, left, a winger from Russia who was chosen first overall in the NHL draft by the Edmonton Oilers, stands with Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini on Friday, June 22, 2012, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack listens to U.S. Trade Representative Ronald Kirk (left) during a Senate Finance Committee hearing Thursday on Russia joining the World Trade Organization and the administration's views on the implications for the United States. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** President Obama meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Los Cabos, Mexico. (Associated Press)

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President Obama holds out his hand to shake Russian President Vladimir Putin's during a bilateral meeting at the G-20 summit on Monday, June 18, 2012, in Los Cabos, Mexico. (Associated Press)

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Protesters chant slogans against the Syrian regime and Russia's support of President Bashar Assad, seen in a poster with a shoe on his face, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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Protesters chant slogans against the Syrian regime and Russia's support of President Bashar Assad as they hold a burned banner depicting Mr. Assad (right) and his brother, Maher Assad (left), in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, on Sunday, June 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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Protesters chant slogans against the Syrian regime and Russia's support of President Bashar Assad as they burn a banner Sunday depicting Mr. Assad, his brother, Maher Assad, and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the port city of Sidon, Lebanon. (Associated Press)