Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov, left, and Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting of the government presidium, chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Government House.

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Russian Culture Minister Alexander Avdeyev at a meeting of the government presidium, chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Government House.

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Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko, left, and Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov at a meeting of the government presidium, chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Government House.

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From left: Vyacheslav Volodin, deputy prime minister and chief of the Government Staff, Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov and Economic Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina at a meeting of the government presidium, chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

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September 7, 2011. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, background left, chairs a meeting of the government presidium, at the Government House.

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September 7, 2011. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, background, chairs a meeting of the government presidium, at the Government House.

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September 7, 2011. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the government presidium, at the Government House.

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September 7, 2011. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, background, chairs a meeting of the government presidium, at the Government House. Foreground, from left: First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin.

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September 7, 2011. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the government presidium, at the Government House.

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September 7, 2011. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, chairs a meeting of the government presidium, at the Government House.

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Russian Regional Development Minister Viktor Basargin, left, and Deputy Prime Minister and Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasus Federal District, Alexander Khloponin, at a meeting of the government presidium, chaired by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the Government House.

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September 7, 2011. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting of the government presidium, at the Government House.

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