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Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, unseen, during a news conference in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 3, 2012. AP Photo
Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan gestures as Russia's President Vladimir Putin prepares to sit during their meeting in Istanbul December 3, 2012. EPA Photo
Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
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Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
Three Russian government sources told Reuters late in October that Putin, who began a six-year term in May and turned 60 last month, was suffering from back trouble, but the Kremlin has dismissed talk that he had a serious back problem. REUTERS/Tolga Bozoglu/Pool
Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
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Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan walk before a meeting in Istanbul December 3, 2012. REUTERS/Tolga Bozoglu/Pool
Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) shakes hands with Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan during their meeting in Istanbul December 3, 2012. REUTERS/Tolga Bozoglu/Pool
Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
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Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) talks with Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan during their news conference in Istanbul December 3, 2012. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (2nd R) and Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan (R), surrounded by Turkish and Russian security officers, shake hands following a news conference in Istanbul December 3, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
From left: Russian President Viladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu react on December 3, 2012 after a signing ceremony during a press conference in Istanbul. Putin met Erdogan for talks covering their opposing views on Syria and how to deal with a conflict that has claimed around 41,000 lives since March 2011, according to one monitoring group. Turkey and Russia have growing trade and energy links but they remain at loggerheads over Syria. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC
Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
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Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
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Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
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Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
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Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is suffering from a "slight sports injury" which will have no impact on his work, officials said Tuesday in a case oddly similar to the health problems of President Vladimir Putin. DHA Photo
Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
The foreign ministry denied reports in Turkish media that Lavrov had broken an arm or a wrist while falling down the stairs at a hotel on Putin's trip to Istanbul Monday. DHA Photo
Putin shows signs of physical pain during Istanbul visit
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