RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN AND US PRESIDENT BUSH MEET AT THE WHITE HOUSE, 2001-11-14 (photo)

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and U.S. President Bush meet with reporters in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, November 13, 2001. As they began three days of meetings on Tuesday, Bush and Putin are expected to result in sharp reductions in U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons and a common position on the war in Afghanistan. The U.S. has about 7,000 warheads and Russia has about 6,000. The U.S. side has said it can provide for American security with a range of 1,800 to 2,250 weapons, while Russia has talked of going down to 1,500. REUTERS/Doug Mills/POOL HK