Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin walks past a pipe which reads ‘Gazprom Vladivostok’ as he takes part in the inauguration of a new gas pipeline in Khabarovsk, July 31, 2009.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin walks past a pipe which reads ‘Gazprom Vladivostok’ as he takes part in the inauguration of a new gas pipeline in Khabarovsk, July 31, 2009.