Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, attends a teenage ice hockey tournament at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, April 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, Pool)

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, second right, attends a teenage ice hockey tournament at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, April 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, Pool)

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, attends a teenage ice hockey tournament at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, April 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, Pool)

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, poses with a boy for a photographer during teenage ice hockey tournament at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, April 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, Pool)

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, attends a teenage ice hockey tournament at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, April 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel, Pool)

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PHOTO: EAST NEWS/AFP PHOTO Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Austrian counterpart Thomas Klestil look towards the mountains on the podium after the men's slalom at the Alpine Skiing World Championships in St Anton 10 February 2001. 00419278