BRITIAN'S PRIME MINISTER BLAIR AND RUSSIAN FEDERATION PRESIDENT PUTIN
ADJUST THEIR EARPIECES AT A NEWS CONFERENCE.


Brtian's Prime Minister Tony Blair (R) and President of the Russian
Federation Vladimir Putin adjust their earpieces before a joint news
conference at a British Air Force base, Buckinghamshire, December 21,
2001. The two leaders pressed for closer NATO ties with Moscow, saying
most members of the military alliance had backed the plan. REUTERS/Dan
Chung