Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on after a recording of his annual televised New Year's message in the Kremlin in Moscow on December 27, 2012, with the Assumption Cathedral (L) and the Troitskaya Tower (R) in the background. The recording is aired around midnight on December 31, 2012. AFP PHOTO / POOL / Alexander Zemlianichenko (Photo credit should read ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/AFP via Getty Images)
