Russian President <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Vladimir+Putin&family=editorial&specificpeople=154896 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Vladimir Putin</a> (R) and Ukrainian President <a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Viktor+Yanukovych&family=editorial&specificpeople=717883 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'>Viktor Yanukovych</a> attend a session of the Commonwealth of the Independent States (CIS) Summit on December 5, 2012 in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Leaders of former Soviet republics gathered for the CIS Summit where President Putin stated he will defend the CIS at future G8 and G20 meetings.
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