President Vladimir Putin said air strikes did nothing to settle the situation around Iraq and urged any action taken against it to be sanctioned by the United Nations.

Fedor Emelianenko, born September 28,1976, is a Russian heavyweight mixed martial artist and the current PRIDE World Heavyweight Champion. He has been the reigning heavyweight champion in PRIDE since March 16, 2003. Emeliananeko has been considered the best heavyweight fighter in the world for the last four years by many major MMA publications, with notable wins over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Mirko Filipović, Mark Hunt, Mark Coleman and, most recently, over Matt Lindland.

Vitaliy Makarov (born 23 June 1974) is a Russian judoka. He won a silver medal in the lightweight (73 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Dmitri Nossov (born 9 April 1980) is a Russian judoka. He won a bronze medal in the half-middleweight (81 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Tea Donguzashvili (born 4 June 1976) is a Russian judoka. She won a bronze medal in the heavyweight (+78 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Tamerlan Tmenov (born 27 July 1977) is a Russian judoka. He won two Olympic medals in the heavyweight (+100 kg) division, in 2000 and 2004.

Maxim Bryanov (born 12 April 1979) is a Russian judoka.

Khasanbi Taov (born 5 November 1977) is a Russian judoka. He won a bronze medal in the middleweight (90 kg) division at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Dmitri Morozov (born 24 February 1974) is a Russian judoka.

Salamu Mezhidov (born 10 February 1981) is a Russian judoka.

Youri Stepkine (born 15 October 1971) is a Russian judoka.

Aleksandr Mikhailine (born 18 August 1979) is a Russian judoka.

Magomed Dzhafarov (born 18 June 1976) is a Russian judoka.

Evgeny Stanev (born 25 September 1979) is a Russian judoka.

Lasha Pipia (born 27 December 1975) is a Russian judoka.

Ivan Pershin (born 25 January 1980) is a Russian judoka.

Islam Matsiev (born 10 December 1973) is a Russian judoka.

Ruslan Gasymov (born 8 November 1979) is a Russian judoka.

Ruslan Kishmakhov (born 11 September 1979) is a Russian judoka.

Evgeny Kudyakov (born 30 April 1985) is a Russian judoka.

Alexei Cherchnev (born 18 September 1979) is a Russian judoka.

Evgeni Karpoukhine (born 26 September 1973) is a Russian judoka.

Igor the Assassin is the code-name for an ex-KGB officer believed to have been the murderer of Alexander Litvinenko. He reportedly works for Russian espionage agency SVR. He is said to be a former Spetznaz officer born in 1960 who is a Judo master and walks with a slight limp. He speaks perfect English and Portuguese. He may be the same person who served Litvinenko tea in a London hotel room prior to his death.