US PRESIDENT BUSH WITH HIS RUSSIAN COUNTERPART PUTIN IN ST PETERSBURG, 2003-05-31 (photo)

U.S. President George W. Bush (L) dons a coat on a chilly night as his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin collects his coat from an aide, prior to an evening ballet performance and fireworks at the Peterhof Palace in St Petersburg, Russia, May 31, 2003. A conciliatory President Bush dined on Saturday with world leaders who opposed him over Iraq, as Russian President Vladimir Putin urged his guests to forget politics, for the night. Lavish festivities to mark the 300th anniversary of St Petersburg, Putin's hometown, brought together the key players in the bitter debate leading up to the U.S.-led war on Iraq, including the leaders of France, Germany and Britain. REUTERS/Jason Reed JIR/GN