Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen during a meeting on transport infrastructure development and anti-recessionary programs for 2009 in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2009.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and Deputy PM Sergei Ivanov seen during a meeting on transport infrastructure development and anti-recessionary programs for 2009 in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2009.

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Russian Transportation Minister Igor Levitin and St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matvienko seen during a meeting on transport infrastructure development and anti-recessionary programs for 2009, chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2009.

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Russian Transportation Minister Igor Levitin seen during a meeting on transport infrastructure development and anti-recessionary programs for 2009, conducted by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2009.

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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov seen during a meeting on transport infrastructure development and anti-recessionary programs for 2009, conducted by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2009.

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From left: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Transportation Minister Igor Levitin seen during a meeting on transport infrastructure development and anti-recessionary programs for 2009 in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2009.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, back row, seen during a meeting on transport infrastructure development and anti-recessionary programs for 2009 in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2009.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, fifth from right, visiting a construction site of the Ring Highway in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2009.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, visiting a construction site of the Ring Highway in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2009.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left foreground, visiting a construction site of the Western High-Speed Diameter, part of the Ring Highway in St. Petersburg, on April 14, 2009. On the left is Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, center is the city's governor Valentina Matvienko, backgound right is Transportation Minister Igor Levitin.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, visiting a construction site of the Ring Highway in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2009. On the right is the city's governor Valentina Matvienko.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second from left, visiting a construction site of the Western High-Speed Diameter, part of the Ring Highway in St. Petersburg, on April 14, 2009. On the left is Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, center is the city's governor Valentina Matvienko, on the right is Transportation Minister Igor Levitin.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second from left, visiting a construction site of the Ring Highway in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2009. On the left is Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, second from right, background, is Transportation Minister Igor Levitin.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, third from left, visiting a construction site of the Western High-Speed Diameter, part of the Ring Highway in St. Petersburg, on April 14, 2009.

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, visiting a construction site of the Ring Highway in St. Petersburg on April 14, 2009. In the center is Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, on the right is Transportation Minister Igor Levitin.

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From left: Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, St. Petersburg governor Valentina Matvienko and Transportation Minister Igor Levitin visiting a construction site of the Western High-Speed Diameter, part of the Ring Highway in St. Petersburg, on April 14, 2009.

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