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Polish police form a line at the pitch after the Euro 2012 match between Poland and Russia in Warsaw, Poland. Fifteen people were injured and more than 100 detained in violent clashes before the match. (Associated Press)
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Demonstrators protest the rule of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, June 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
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Maria Sharapova of Russia returns in the women's final match against Sara Errani of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament in Roland Garros Stadium in Paris on Saturday, June 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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World Chess champion Viswanathan Anand from India, left, and his Israeli challenger Boris Gelfand play a FIDE World Chess Championship tie break match at Moscow's Tretyakovsky State Gallery in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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** FILE ** Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, right, welcomes his British counterpart William Hague during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 28, 2012, expected to focus on the Syria crisis. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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Among the members of Russian President Vladimir Putin's new Cabinet are (from right) Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, shown attending a Cabinet meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday, May 21, 2012. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Government Press Service)
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World history is filled with authoritarian rulers who have pretended to excel athletically, including Russia President Vladimir Putin on the hockey rink.
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A video showing Chechen insurgent leader Doku Umarov was released Feb. 7, 2011, after a deadly suicide bombing at Russia's largest airport for which he claimed responsibility. Russian authorities say Chechen separatists were involved in a foiled plot targeting Sochi, the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics. (Associated Press)
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Hotels are under construction in December 2011 at the Rosa Khutor ski resort in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia, near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, site of the 2014 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Igor Yakuninm)
