By Wonderwall.com Editors
7:00pm PST, Feb 12, 2024
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Vladimir Putin and Naomi Campbell greeted each other at the International Tiger Conservation Forum in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Nov. 23, 2010.
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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II and husband Prince Philip stood alongside Russia's President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila Putina, before a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in London on June 24, 2003. Putin was in the U.K. for the first state visit by a Russian leader since 1874 when Tsar Alexander II came to Britain.
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Paul McCartney met Vladimir Putin prior to a concert in Moscow on May 24, 2003.
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Vladimir Putin and Steven Seagal exchanged pleasantries in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 4, 2015.
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Matt Lauer greeted Vladimir Putin at the Russian leader's Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on July 12, 2006.
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Vladimir Putin and Prince Charles left Heathrow Airport together as the Russian leader began a four-day state visit in London on June 23, 2003.
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Megyn Kelly greeted Vladimir Putin before an interview at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 9, 2018.
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Vladimir Putin and film director Oliver Stone met in Moscow on June 19, 2019.
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Larry King and Vladimir Putin shook hands before a CNN interview in New York City on Sept. 8, 2000.
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Gerard Depardieu greeted Vladimir Putin at the Russian president's residence in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 5, 2013.
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Vladimir Putin and famed UFC fighter Conor McGregor posed together at the FIFA World Cup in Moscow on July 15, 2018.
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Vladimir Putin and Jean-Claude Van Damme shook hands at a mixed martial arts fight in St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 14, 2007.
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Vladimir Putin gestured to British former Prime Minister Tony Blair and U2 frontman Bono in Genoa, Italy, on July 21, 2001.
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Vladimir Putin and opera singer Placido Domingo had a drink together at the opening of the Mariinsky II Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, on May 2, 2013.
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Vladimir Putin and "La Femme Nikita" actress Peta Wilson shared a laugh at the Moscow International Film Festival on June 28, 2001.
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Queen Elizabeth II rode in a carriage with Vladimir Putin during his state visit to London on June 23, 2003.
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Famed driver Lewis Hamilton shook hands with Vladimir Putin as he accepted an award from Russia's president after winning the Formula One Grand Prix of Russia in Sochi on Oct. 11, 2015.
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Lewis Hamilton pointed to his new ushanka hat as Vladimir Putin clapped behind him after the famed racer won the Formula One Grand Prix of Russia in Sochi on Oct. 11, 2015.
