Russia

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Vladimir Putin enters St. Andrew's Hall on Monday to take the oath of office as Russia's president in the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow. Mr. Putin was sworn in for a third term after four years as prime minister. (Associated Press)

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New York Rangers center Artem Anisimov (42), of Russia, shoots the puck past Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby (70) for a goal during the second period of Game 4 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series, Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Russia's Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov warns that talks between Moscow and Washington on the U.S.-led NATO missile defense plan in Europe are "close to a dead end" on May 3, 2012, as officials scrambled to save the deal at a top-level conference. (Associated Press)

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Russian leader Vladimir Putin (right) examined a proposed project last year in Tver, one of his country's poorest regions. Residents are becoming increasingly frustrated as government spending on roads and other infrastructure has dried up. (Associated Press)

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) addresses the State Council in the Kremlin in Moscow on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

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Nicklas Backstrom has decided to sign in Russia, and he'll reunite with teammate Alex Ovechkin on Dynamo Moscow. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin speaks to the State Duma, the Russian parliament's lower house, in Moscow on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

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Tampa Bay Lightning's Nate Thompson, left, checks Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin, of Russia, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Monday, April 2, 2012, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mike Carlson)

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Russian Emergency Ministry rescuers search the site where an ATR-72 turboprop plane crashed outside the Siberian city of Tyumen, Russia, on Monday, April 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Marat Gubaydullin)

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Washington Capitals center Marcus Johansson (90), of Sweden, celebrates his goal with teammate Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, who assisted in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Boston Bruins in Boston, Thursday, March 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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**FILE** President Obama participates March, 26, 2012, in a bilateral meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (not seen) in Seoul. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Russian President Vladmir Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev

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The Republican National Committee says Russian President Dmitry Medvedev should have a D after his name.

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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, laughs with Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev, center, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during their joint statement at the Nuclear Security Summit at the Coex Center, in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)