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In this citizen journalism image provided by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, an anti-Syrian regime protester, holds a poster with caricature depicting the Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, and Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 2nd left, pumping up their ally Syrian President Bashar Assad, centre, as she walks during a demonstration in Idlib Province, north Syria. Russia's deputy defense minister says Moscow will not stop arms sales to Syria. Russian state news agencies quoted Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov on Thursday as saying Russia is not violating any international obligations. Arabic on the poster reads, "free people of occupied Kfarnebel." (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets Feb. 1, 2012, with election monitors in Moscow. (Associated Press/RIA Novosti)
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Protesters shout slogans as they carry pictures of Syrian President Bashar Assad and Syrian flags during a demonstration in front of the Russian Embassy in Beirut on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, to express gratitude for Russia's support of Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
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A car decorated with white balloons is one of hundreds driving around Moscow's Garden Ring road during a protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus kisses the trophy during the awarding ceremony after defeating Maria Sharapova of Russia in their women's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
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Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts in frustration during her fourth-round match against Russia's Ekaterina Makarova at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday, Jan. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Brownbill)
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov walks to speak at a news conference in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
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Sweden's Rickard Rakell, centre, celebrates with the championship trophy after Sweden defeated Russia 1-0 in the world junior hockey championships title game Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, in Calgary, Alberta. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jeff McIntosh)
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Karl Alzner sporting a Russia jersey in Capitals practice / Photo courtesy of Lana Gillen
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Karl Alzner wearing Russia jersey during Capitals practice / Photo courtesy Lana Gillen
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Evgeny Kuznetsov (25) was clutch for Russia in the 2011 world junior championships, scoring the game-winning goal against Finland in the quarterfinals. (Associated Press)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wishes Russians a happy New Year during an interview in his residence of Novo-Ogaryovo, outside Moscow, in Russia, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, pool)
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Firefighters spray water on the Yekaterinburg nuclear submarine in a dock at the Roslyakovo shipyard in the Murmansk region, Russia, on Dec. 30, 2011. A fire that erupted while the Yekaterinburg was in drydock left seven crewmembers injured. (Associated Press/Ru-RTR Russian state channel/Via APTN)
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Protesters shout slogans during a protest against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections on Sakharov avenue in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2011. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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The Kolskaya floating platform was being towed back to port in the middle of a storm early Sunday when it capsized off Russia's east coast. Of the 67 men aboard, only 14 were rescued immediately from the icy water. (Arktikmorneftegazrazvedka via Associated Press)
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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin appears on a national call-in TV show in Moscow on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Pool)
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Mikhail Prokhorov, one of Russia's richest tycoons and the owner of the New Jersey Nets, announces his candidacy to run against Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for Russia's presidency on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, in Moscow. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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A protester with the words "no vote" covering her lips is one of more than 10,000 people at a St. Petersburg, Russia, rally Saturday after parliamentary elections that the throng claims were rigged to favor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's Russia United party. (Associated Press)
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Protesters light flares during a mass rally against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections in Moscow on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
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Protesters hold a red banner that reads "Rot Front" as they shout anti-Putin slogans during a mass rally in Moscow on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011, to protest alleged vote rigging in Russia's recent parliamentary elections. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)
