Day One of the G20 Summit
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Putin shaking hands with U.S. President Barack Obama outside Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg.
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A Rot Front activist holding a poster outside the Grand Hotel Europe.
Elena Ignatyeva / AP
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Putin speaking with British Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday.
Grigory Dukor / Reuters
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President Putin embracing his Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousseff.
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Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, second left.
Grigory Dukor / Reuters
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Putin gesturing toward Chinese President Xi Jinping at a press event following a bilateral meeting on Thursday.
Alexander Nemenov / AP
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President Vladimir Putin waiting to greet world leaders at the G20 summit.
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