Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Royal Dutch Shell's Chief Executive Jeroen Van der Veer during a meeting with heads of Royal Dutch Shell, and its Japanese partners Mitsubishi and Mitsui in Moscow's Kremlin December 21, 2006. Russia hopes to clear soon all ecological problems of the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project via a dialogue between the resources ministry and the project's shareholders, Resources Minister Yuri Trutnev said on Thursday. REUTERS/Alexander Nemenov/Pool (RUSSIA)