Wearing a collar carrying satellite-guided positioning equipment dog Koni stands in front of his owner, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, in Putin's Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. Shown from right are: M2M Telematika chief designer Yevgeny Belyanko, Putin, and his deputy Sergei Ivanov. The government had promised to make GLONASS fully operational by the beginning of this year, but it was delayed by equipment flaws and other technical problems. GLONASS was developed during the Soviet times as a response to the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GP

• People in this picture: Sergei Ivanov; Vladimir Putin; Yevgeny Belyanko
• Contributor: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2P9HEDM
• File size: 18.8 MB (846 KB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 1968 x 3342 px | 16.7 x 28.3 cm | 6.6 x 11.1 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 14 October 2008
• Photographer: Alexei Druzhinin

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Not available to licence for any broadcast or streaming service, video on demand, film, national newspaper or to create a NFT. This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. Wearing a collar carrying satellite-guided positioning equipment dog Koni stands in front of his owner, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, center, in Putin's Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2008. Shown from right are: M2M Telematika chief designer Yevgeny Belyanko, Putin, and his deputy Sergei Ivanov. The government had promised to make GLONASS fully operational by the beginning of this year, but it was delayed by equipment flaws and other technical problems. GLONASS was developed during the Soviet times as a response to the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, but it has been slow to take shape amid the post-Soviet economic meltdown. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)