Vladimir Putin

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French President Francois Hollande, right, gestures while speaking as Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel listen to him during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. Talks among the leaders of Russia, France and Germany on a peace initiative for Ukraine ended early Saturday with an announcement that Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart would discuss a proposal to end the fighting in a four-way telephone call this weekend. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

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Latvians says that Russian aggression and tension between Vladimir Putin and the West make them "nervous and concerned." (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

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Then Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin jumps off a cross-country vehicle as he arrives to a research institute at the Franz Josef Land archipelago in the Arctic Ocean, April 29, 2010. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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"You don't deal with a thug like Vladimir Putin by asking nicely," House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers, Michigan Republican, said in his critique of the Obama administration policy on Russia. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

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In this Nov. 19, 2014 file photo, North Korea's new Ambassador to Russia Kim Hyun Joon, left, poses with Russian President Vladimir Putin for a photo after presenting his credentials from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Putin in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool,File)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin's Strategy Chess Bear (Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles during a live video link with members of Russian Geographical Society expedition to the Southern Pole in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia on Friday, Dec. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with members of the Night Wolves biker group in the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine, July 12, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (behind) and Cuba's President Raul Castro attend a ceremony at the Mausoleum of the Soviet Internationalist Soldier in Havana in July during Mr. Putin's Latin American tour aimed at boosting trade and ties in the region. (Associated Press)

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, puts a shawl on Peng Liyuan, the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing, Nov. 10, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, welcomes President of Russia Vladimir Putin, left, at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, June 1, 2012. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Russian President Vladimir Putin stands for a minute of silence at the mausoleum of modern Turkey's founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 1, 2014. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with members of the All-Russia Popular Front in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

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The Kremlin unveiled its latest weapon to combat the West's "information war" on President Vladimir Putin with the launch of Sputnik — a lavishly funded, international media outlet whose advent heralds a silencing of dissent and criticism in Russia. (AP Photo/Alain Jocard, Pool)