![Vladimir Putin before opening ceremony of Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol2%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F239%2F20%2F2392007_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_VmxhZGltaXIgQXN0YXBrb3ZpY2ggIzIzOTIwMDc%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-2392007-preview_f6162fc8ed31142934007b8a7d5ba569.jpg)
![Vladimir Putin before opening ceremony of Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games](https://img.sputnikimages.com/images/vol2%2Fmedia%2Foriginal%2Fold%2F239%2F20%2F2392007_hires_0%3A0%3A0%3A0_1400x1000_80_10_1_VmxhZGltaXIgQXN0YXBrb3ZpY2ggIzIzOTIwMDc%3D_116%3A95_sputnik-2392007-preview_f6162fc8ed31142934007b8a7d5ba569.jpg)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach before the opening ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympics, March 7, 2014.
- Categories: Sports, Politics
- Location: Sochi, Krasnodar region, Russia
- Event date: 07.03.2014
- Date published: 07.03.2014
- Author: Vladimir Astapkovich
- Credit: Sputnik
- Source: Sputnik
- Original: Digital
- Media: JPEG, 3291x2460px, 4.7Mb