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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a press conference following their meeting at the Bocharov Ruchei state residence in Sochi on May 2, 2017.
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Flowers in memory of passengers and crew members of Russian military Tu-154, which crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, are placed at an embankment in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi, Russia, December 26, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Russian Plane Crash: Second Black Box Retrieved
Moscow – A team of experts began analyzing the second black box retrieved from the crash site of the Russian plane which crashed two minutes after its take off from Sochi. Russian authorities said on Thursday it would take at least 30 days to establish the cause of a...Caption:
Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games February 7, 2014. REUTERS/Brian Snyder (RUSSIA – Tags: SPORT OLYMPICS)
Olympics: Russian Winter Games kick off with fairytale show
Sochi, Reuters—Russia’s Winter Games got off to a shaky start on Friday when one of the five Olympic rings failed, but ballet dancers, stirring music and huge mechanical props tracing the host nation’s history propelled the opening ceremony forward. Only...Caption:
Flags from competing nations around the world fly at Olympic Park at the site of the 2014 Winter Olympics (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Bach: ‘I am still assured’ of security in Sochi
Sochi, AP—Heavy security and Russia’s anti-gay law should not detract from the Sochi Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach said Monday. Bach also reiterated his defense of Russia’s massive spending on the Winter Games, saying the money is going to the...Caption:
Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Russian ice skaters Lina Fyodorova, left, and Maksim Miroshkin, second left, light an Olympic torch during a ceremony to mark the start of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch relay in Moscow on October 6, 2013. (Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin)