Munich, GERMANY: Conference Head organizer Horst Teltschik (L) welcomes Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 43rd Conference on Security Policy in Munich, 10 February 2007. Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are the key speakers at a high-level conference examining the global security situation here this weekend. AFP PHOTO / ITAR-TASS POOL / PRESIDENTIAL PRESS SERVICE (Photo credit should read DMITRY ASTAKHOV/AFP via Getty Images)
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