Russia's President Vladimir Putin flanked by the Federation Council Speaker Sergey Mironov (left) and State Duma Speaker Gennady Seleznev (right) meets the leaders of the State Duma factions and political groups. The meeting was held to discuss the current work of the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly.

Leader of the State Duma 'Union of the Right Forces' faction Boris Nemtsov (left) and leader of the State Duma 'Yabloko' (Apple) faction Grigory Yavlinsky (right) wait to be received by Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the meeting in the Kremlin held to discuss the current legislative activities of the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly.

Leader of the State Duma 'Union of the Right Forces' faction Boris Nemtsov (left) and leader of the State Duma 'Yabloko' (Apple) faction Grigory Yavlinsky (right) wait to be received by Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the meeting in the Kremlin held to discuss the current legislative activities of the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly.

Leader of the State Duma 'Yabloko' (Apple) faction Grigory Yavlinsky (left) and leader of the State Duma Agro-Industrial Group faction Nikolay Kharitonov (left) wait to be received by Russia's President Vladimir Putin at the meeting in the Kremlin held to discuss the current legislative activities of the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin enters the Kremlin hall to meet leaders of the State Duma factions and political groups. The meeting in the Kremlin was held to discuss the current legislative activities of the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) meets leaders of the State Duma factions: Communist Party (KPRF) - Valentin Kuptsov (left), Liberal Democrats (LDPR) - Vladimir Zhirinovsky (centre left), Russian Regions - Oleg Morozov (centre), 'Fatherland - All Russia' - Vyacheslav Volodin (centre right), and 'Narodny Deputat' (People's Deputy) - Gennady Raykov (second from the right). The meeting in the Kremlin was held to discuss the current legislative activities of the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) meets leaders of the State Duma factions: Unity - Vladimir Pekhtin (left), Communist Party (KPRF) - Valentin Kuptsov (centre left), Liberal Democrats (LDPR) - Vladimir Zhirinovsky (centre), and Russian Regions - Oleg Morozov (centre right). The meeting in the Kremlin was held to discuss the current legislative activities of the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) meets leaders of the State Duma factions: Agro-Industrial Group - Nikolay Kharitonov (left), Unity - Vladimir Pekhtin (centre left), Communist Party (KPRF) - Valentin Kuptsov (centre), Liberal Democrats (LDPR) - Vladimir Zhirinovsky (centre right). The meeting in the Kremlin was held to discuss the current legislative activities of the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) meets leaders of the State Duma factions: 'Yabloko' (Apple) - Gennady Yavlinsky (left), Agro-Industrial Group - Nikolay Kharitonov (centre left), and Unity - Vladimir Pekhtin (centre right). The meeting was held to discuss the current legislative activities of the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (right) meets leaders of the State Duma factions Union of the Right Forces (SPS) - Boris Nemtsov (left), and 'Yabloko' (Apple) - Gennady Yavlinsky (centre left). The meeting was held to discuss the current legislative activities of the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin (lefT) and State Duma Speaker Gennady Seleznev (right) meet leaders of the State Duma factions and political groups. The meeting was held to discuss the current legislative activities of the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly.

The Kremlin Office of Russia's President Vladimir Putin.

Leader of the State Duma 'People's Deputy' faction Gennady Raykov (left), Federation Council Speaker Sergey Mironov (second from the left), and State Duma Speaker Gennady Seleznev (second from the right) are met by Russia's President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin before the meeting held to discuss current activities of the Russian legislature with the State Duma factions leaders.

Russia's Federation Council Speaker Sergey Mironov (left), President Vladimir Putin (centre) and State Duma Speaker Gennady Seleznev (right) meet leaders of the State Duma factions to discuss current activities of the legislature.

Presidential office in the Kremlin.