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US President Barack Obama (2L) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (2R) converse while having traditional Russian tea and snacks on a terrace at Putin’s residence outside Moscow in Novo-Ogarevo on July 7, 2009. Obama praised Vladimir Putin’s “extraordinary work” as Russia’s president and now prime minister, but admitted their two nations still do not agree on everything. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / POOL / ALEXEY DRUZHININ (Photo credit should read ALEXEY DRUZHININ/AFP/Getty Images)