The leader of Russian Liberal Demoicratic party, State Duma vice speaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) gestures during a protest action in front of Ukrainian embassy in Moscow on December 3, 2008, protesting against gas 'stealing' from European customers. A poster reads 'Steaing is a sin!' Deliveries of Russian gas to Romania have dropped by 30 percent since the start of the dispute over payment between Russia and Ukraine. The European Union's Czech presidency demanded the 'immediate resumption' of full gas supplies to EU member states, following drops recorded in Poland and Hungary due to Russia's dispute with Ukraine. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

The leader of Russian Liberal Demoicratic party, State Duma vice speaker Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) gestures during a protest action in front of Ukrainian embassy in Moscow on December 3, 2008, protesting against gas 'stealing' from European customers. A poster reads 'Steaing is a sin!' Deliveries of Russian gas to Romania have dropped by 30 percent since the start of the dispute over payment between Russia and Ukraine. The European Union's Czech presidency demanded the 'immediate resumption' of full gas supplies to EU member states, following drops recorded in Poland and Hungary due to Russia's dispute with Ukraine.

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  1. BARVIKHA, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 24: Russian State Duma Head Boris Gryzlov (L) listens to ultra-nationalists Liberal-Democracy Party Leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) prior to a meeting with the leaders of political parties presented in Russia's State Duma, at the presidential residence in Meiendorf castle October 24, 2009 in Barvikha outside Moscow, Russia. According to reports Medvedev is willing to change election laws after objections claiming they favor the pro-Kremlin party. The meeting comes in the wake of The Nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), Fair Russia and the Communist Party walking out of parliament earlier this week in protest against the disputed regional elections.
  2. Nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) and Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov attend a news conference in Moscow, October 14, 2009. Russian opposition parties walked out of parliament in a rare act of protest on Wednesday against Sunday's disputed elections, with the Communist Party blaming Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for an unworkable system.

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  1. BARVIKHA, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 24: Russian State Duma Head Boris Gryzlov (L) listens to ultra-nationalists Liberal-Democracy Party Leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) prior to a meeting with the leaders of political parties presented in Russia's State Duma, at the presidential residence in Meiendorf castle October 24, 2009 in Barvikha outside Moscow, Russia. According to reports Medvedev is willing to change election laws after objections claiming they favor the pro-Kremlin party. The meeting comes in the wake of The Nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), Fair Russia and the Communist Party walking out of parliament earlier this week in protest against the disputed regional elections.
  2. BARVIKHA, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 24: Russian State Duma Head Boris Gryzlov (L) listens to ultra-nationalists Liberal-Democracy Party Leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) prior to a meeting with the leaders of political parties presented in Russia's State Duma, at the presidential residence in Meiendorf castle October 24, 2009 in Barvikha outside Moscow, Russia. According to reports Medvedev is willing to change election laws after objections claiming they favor the pro-Kremlin party. The meeting comes in the wake of The Nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), Fair Russia and the Communist Party walking out of parliament earlier this week in protest against the disputed regional elections.
  3. BARVIKHA, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 24: Russian State Duma Head Boris Gryzlov (L) listens to ultra-nationalists Liberal-Democracy Party Leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) prior to a meeting with the leaders of political parties presented in Russia's State Duma, at the presidential residence in Meiendorf castle October 24, 2009 in Barvikha outside Moscow, Russia. According to reports Medvedev is willing to change election laws after objections claiming they favor the pro-Kremlin party. The meeting comes in the wake of The Nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), Fair Russia and the Communist Party walking out of parliament earlier this week in protest against the disputed regional elections.
  4. BARVIKHA, RUSSIA - OCTOBER 24: L-R: Russian politicians, Communist Party Leader Gennady Zuganov, State Duma Speaker Boris Gryzlov and Liberal-Democracy Party Leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky arrive for2 a meeting with the leaders of political parties presented in Russia's State Duma, at the presidential residence in Meiendorf castle October 24, 2009 in Barvikha outside Moscow, Russia. According to reports Medvedev is willing to change election laws after objections claiming they favor the pro-Kremlin party. The meeting comes in the wake of The Nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR), Fair Russia and the Communist Party walking out of parliament earlier this week in protest against the disputed regional elections.
  5. Nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) and Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov attend a news conference in Moscow, October 14, 2009. Russian opposition parties walked out of parliament in a rare act of protest on Wednesday against Sunday's disputed elections, with the Communist Party blaming Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for an unworkable system.
  6. Nationalist Liberal Democratic Party (LDPR) leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky (R) and Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov attend a news conference in Moscow, October 14, 2009. Russian opposition parties walked out of parliament in a rare act of protest on Wednesday against Sunday's disputed elections, with the Communist Party blaming Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for an unworkable system.
  7. Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero leaves an EU summit in Brussels, Friday Oct. 30, 2009. The European Union is seeking to maintain a united stand on climate change Friday by giving leeway to poorer member states to pay less into global climate aid fund.
  8. Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero leaves an EU summit in Brussels, Friday Oct. 30, 2009. The European Union is seeking to maintain a united stand on climate change Friday by giving leeway to poorer member states to pay less into global climate aid fund.
  9. Finland's Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen arrives at the EU council headquarters for the second day of the European Union Leaders Summit in Brussels October 30, 2009.
  10. Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite (R) arrives at the EU council headquarters for the second day of the European Union Leaders Summit in Brussels October 30, 2009.
  11. Hungary's Prime Minister Gordon Bajnai arrives at the EU council headquarters for the second day of the European Union Leaders Summit in Brussels October 30, 2009.
  12. Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann arrives at the EU council headquarters for the second day of the European Union Leaders Summit in Brussels October 30, 2009.
  13. Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy arrives at the EU council headquarters for the second day of the European Union Leaders Summit in Brussels October 30, 2009.
  14. Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband arrives at the EU council headquarters for the second day of the European Union Leaders Summit in Brussels October 30, 2009.

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