SCHLESWIG, GERMANY: Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) talks to former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (L) 21 December 2004 before a press conference of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and Putin at Gottorf castle in Schleswig. Lucrative energy deals, the sale of bankrupt oil group Yukos and a fresh initiative for Chechnya were at the top of the agenda of a second day of talks 21 December 2004 between Putin and Schroeder. AFP PHOTO DDP/JOCHEN LUEBKE GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read JOCHEN LUEBKE/AFP/Getty Images)
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