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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media during a joint news conference with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban after their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 18. Putin says 'a chain of tragic circumstances' is to be blamed for a Russian military aircraft shot down by a Syrian missile. He vowed to boost security for Russian troops there. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Sochi, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Pool Photo via AP)

A fake Oscar statue made by residents of Russia’s far eastern Yakutia region, is on display in Yakutsk, about 4,800 kilometers (3,000 miles) east of Moscow, Friday, Feb. 26, 2016. Leonardo DiCaprio will be given this statue which bears a close resemblance to the coveted award statue, after residents in Russia’s far eastern Yakutia region made it for DiCaprio. (Associated Press)

France makes first strikes from aircraft carrier

U.S. President Barack Obama, left, speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, right prior to the opening session of the G-20 summit in Antalya, Turkey. For President Vladimir Putin, the terror attacks in Paris marked a watershed moment in relations with the West. This week’s summit in Turkey made it clear that the U.S. and its allies have warmed to the idea of closer ties with Russia, whose help they need to confront the challenge of the Islamic State group. (Associated Press)

European Union leaders observe a minute of silence to honour the victims of the attacks in Paris, at the G-20 Summit in Antalya, Turkey, Monday, Nov. 16, 2015. From left to right, Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Council President Donald Tusk, France's Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, British Prime Minister David Cameron, and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. The leaders of the Group of 20 were wrapping up their two-day summit in Turkey Monday against the backdrop of heavy French bombardment of the Islamic State's stronghold in Syria. (Anadolu Agency via AP, Pool)