Vladimir Putin

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, center, crosses himself as he attends the Orthodox Christmas service at the Holy Face of Christ the Savior Church in the Russian southern city of Sochi, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. Most Orthodox Christians celebrate Christmas according to the Julian calendar on January 7, two weeks after most western Christian churches that abide by the Gregorian calendar. (AP Photo/Maxim Shemetov, pool)