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EMBARGOED TILL 12:01 MOSCOW TIME (GMT 21:01 DECEMBER 31 2006) NO ONLINES UNTIL AFTER EMBARGO Russian President Vladimir Putin stands during the recording of the traditional televised New Year address to the people of Russia in the Kremlin in Moscow December 27, 2006. The recording was aired near midnight December 31, 2006. REUTERS/ITAR-TASS/KREMLIN PRESS SERVICE (RUSSIA)