Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting

May 27, 2013. President and Board Chairman of Bank VTB Andrei Kostin, left, and Board Chairman of Sberbank of Russia German Gref at a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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May 27, 2013. Governor and Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod regional government Valery Shantsev, left foreground, attend a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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May 27, 2013. Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov, left, and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich attend a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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General Director of "Speed Rail Lines", first vice-president of JSC "Russian Railways" Alexander Misharin at a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, left, and acting governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov at a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, left, and President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov attend a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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Assistant to the Russian President Elvira Nabiullina at a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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May 27, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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May 27, 2013. Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov, left, and Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov attend a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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May 27, 2013. President of the Russian Railways company Vladimir Yakunin attends a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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May 27, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, chairs a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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May 27, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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May 27, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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May 27, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, chairs a meeting in Bocharov Ruchey residence, Sochi, On Prospects for Development of the High-Speed Railway Transport in the Russian Federation, 27 May 2013.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, chairs a meeting in Bocharov Ruchey residence, Sochi, On Prospects for Development of the High-Speed Railway Transport in the Russian Federation, 27 May 2013.

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May 27, 2013. Governor and Chairman of the Nizhny Novgorod regional government Valery Shantsev, left foreground, attend a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov at a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

General Director of "Speed Rail ​​Lines", first vice-president of JSC "Russian Railways" Alexander Misharin at a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, left, and acting governor of the Moscow region Andrei Vorobyov at a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov, left, and President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov attend a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

Assistant to the Russian President Elvira Nabiullina at a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

May 27, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

May 27, 2013. Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov, left, and Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov attend a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

May 27, 2013. President of the Russian Railways company Vladimir Yakunin attends a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

May 27, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, chairs a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

May 27, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

May 27, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

May 27, 2013. Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, chairs a meeting in Bocharov Ruchey residence, Sochi, On Prospects for Development of the High-Speed Railway Transport in the Russian Federation, 27 May 2013.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, chairs a meeting in Bocharov Ruchey residence, Sochi, On Prospects for Development of the High-Speed Railway Transport in the Russian Federation, 27 May 2013.

General Director of "Speed Rail Lines", first vice-president of JSC "Russian Railways" Alexander Misharin at a meeting chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Bocharov Ruchey residence in Sochi on prospects for developing high-speed rail service in the Russian Federation.