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Putin Tours Crimea with Berlusconi in Hopes of Luring Celebs

Putin and Berlusconi went on a two-day visit to Crimea, the Russian annexed peninsula.
Image: Putin and Berlusconi visit the Bakhchisarai Historical Cultural and Archaeological Museum-Preserve in Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (L, front) visit the Bakhchisarai (Bakhchisaray) Historical Cultural and Archaeological Museum-Preserve in Crimea, September 12, 2015. Berlusconi became the most prominent Western politician to visit Russian-annexed Crimea when he strolled beside the Black Sea on September 11 with Putin. REUTERS/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. Alexei Druzhinin / RIA Novosti via Reuters