Photos: Putin gets friendly in Sochi

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Photos: Putin gets friendly in Sochi

Photos: Putin gets friendly in Sochi

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. It seems that the President is really getting into the Olympic spirit in Sochi. He has been photographed mingling with fans, petting dogs and drinking after hours with athletes. We have compiled some of the best images of Putin getting friendly. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Russian President Vladimir Putin toasts guests in the presidential lounge following the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David Goldman, Pool)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shake hands at their meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Russian President Vladimir Putin pats his dog Yume, an Akita-Inu, as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks on during a meeting in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates Yulia Lipnitskaya of Russia after the Team Figure Skating event on day 2 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 9, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Russian Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth policy Vitaly Mutko (L) looks on as Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) poses with a fan after the Flower Ceremony for the Team Figure Skating Overall during day two of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace onon February 9, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Darren Cummings/Pool/Getty Images)

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with a USA coach after the conclusion of the team figure skating during the Winter Olympics at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group/MCT)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, embraces Evgeni Plushenko after Russia placed first in the team figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russian President Vladimir Putin walks through the arena after the Flower Ceremony for the Team Figure Skating Overall during day two of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace onon February 9, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. (Photo by Darren Cummings/Pool/Getty Images)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, embraces Elena Ilinykh of Russia after Russia placed first in the team figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, shakes hands with Meryl Davis of the United States, centre, after the U.S. placed third in the team figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre back, poses for a photograph with the Russian team after they placed first in the team figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, shakes hands with Evgeni Plushenko of Russia, right, as he congratulates the Russian team for their first place in the team figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip )

In this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, toasts with beer with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, center, and Queen Maxima, right, at the Netherlands house in Sochi, during the 2014 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

In this Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014 photo Russian President Vladimir Putin, background left, toasts with beer with people as King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, foreground left, and Queen Maxima, foreground center, look on at the Netherlands house in Sochi, during the 2014 Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. It seems that the President is really getting into the Olympic spirit in Sochi. He has been photographed mingling with fans, petting dogs and drinking after hours with athletes. We have compiled some of the best images of Putin getting friendly. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

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