June 4, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, second left, visits the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theater. Left: Theater director Valery Voronin. Third left: Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin.

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June 4, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, right, visits the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theater. Left: Theater director Valery Voronin.

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June 4, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, second left, visits the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theater. Left: Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin.

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June 4, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theater. Second left: Theater director Valery Voronin. Second right: Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin. Third right: Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District Vladimir Ustinov.

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June 4, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, second right, visits the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theater. Right: Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin.

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June 4, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, second left, visits the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theater. Left: Theater director Valery Voronin. Right: Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. Third right: Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin.

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June 4, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, second left, visits the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theater. Left: Theater director Valery Voronin. From right: Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District Vladimir Ustinov and Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin.

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June 4, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, center, visits the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theater. Left: Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin. Right: Theater director Valery Voronin.

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June 4, 2014. President Vladimir Putin, cetner, visits the Astrakhan Opera and Ballet Theater. Left: Governor of the Astrakhan Region Alexander Zhilkin.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, before his interview with Radio Europe 1 and TF1 TV channel in Sochi, June 4, 2014.

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Radio Europe 1 news programme author and host Jean-Pierre Elkabbach and anchor of the evening news on TF1 TV channel Gilles Bouleau during Russian President Vladimir Putin's interview with Radio Europe 1 and TF1 TV channel in Sochi, June 4, 2014.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, during his interview with Radio Europe 1 and TF1 TV channel in Sochi, June 4, 2014.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin during his interview with Radio Europe 1 and TF1 TV channel in Sochi, June 4, 2014.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, before his interview with Radio Europe 1 and TF1 TV channel in Sochi, June 4, 2014.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, during his interview with Radio Europe 1 and TF1 TV channel in Sochi, June 4, 2014.

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From left: Head of the Federation Committee for Agrarian and Food Policy and Environmental Management Gennady Gorbunov, Presidential Envoy to the Southern Federal District Vladimir Ustinov, and Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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From left: Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources Vladimir Kirillov, Deputy Head of the federal Customs Service, and State Duma deputy and first deputy chairman of the Duma's Committee on Property Yury Petrov at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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From left: Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Anatoly Yanovsky, Deputy Minister of of Natural Resources and Environment and Head of the Federal Agency for Mineral Resources Valery Pak, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) public organization vice president Alexander Osipov, Head of the Federal Anti-Monopoly Service Igor Artemyev, Presidential Advisor Anton Ustinov, and former president of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Yegor Borisov at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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From left: Russian Minister of Transport Maxim Sokolov, Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, and Minister of of Natural Resources and Environment Sergei Donskoi at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Federal Anti-Monopoly Service chief Igor Artemyev, right, and Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia) public organization vice president Alexander Osipov at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Federal Anti-Monopoly Service chief Igor Artemyev at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Rosneft president, CEO and board deputy chairman Igor Sechin before the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Rosneft president, CEO and board deputy chairman Igor Sechin at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Rosneft president, CEO and board deputy chairman Igor Sechin, left, and Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far-Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev before the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Lukoil president Vagit Alekperov at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Lukoil president Vagit Alekperov at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Russian Presidential Aide Andrei Belousov, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014. Right: Rosneft president, CEO and board deputy chairman Igor Sechin.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014. Left: Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, 3rd right, at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014. From right: Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the Far-Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev and Rosneft president, CEO and board deputy chairman Igor Sechin.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, 2nd right, at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014. Right: Rosneft president, CEO and board deputy chairman Igor Sechin. From left: Presidential Aide Andrei Belousov and Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the meeting of the Presidential Commission for Strategic Development of the Fuel and Energy Sector and Environmental Security in Astrakhan, June 4, 2014.

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