Russian security officials patrol on the beach near the venue of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Russia’s far eastern port city of Vladivostok on September 6, 2012. Russia, which hosts its first annual Vladivostok APEC summit this week, is seeking to assert its presence in the fast-growing region during troubled European economic times. APEC leaders’ summit in Russia’s far eastern port city of Vladivostok will take place on September 8 and 9. AFP PHOTO / Saeed Khan (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/GettyImages)
