Russian President Vladimir Putin, front right, and Kofi Annan, the UN and Arab League envoy for the Syrian crisis, shake hands during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Kofi Annan has begun his meeting with Vladimir Putin, saying that Syria is at a crossroads as violence escalates. At right back is Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

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