▁Winter ▁Olympics ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Winter ▁Par al ym p ics , ▁the ▁first ▁Winter ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁to ▁ever ▁be ▁hosted ▁by ▁Russia . ▁Like wise , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Kaz an ▁won ▁the ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Summer ▁Univers ia de , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Russia ▁won ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁host ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁FIFA ▁Confeder ations ▁Cup ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁also ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁Russian ▁history . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Put in ▁stated ▁that ▁gay ▁athlet es ▁would ▁not ▁face ▁any ▁disc rim ination ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁So chi ▁Winter ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁Wild life ▁protection ▁and ▁conservation ▁ ▁Put in ▁is ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Ge ographical ▁Society ' s ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁and ▁is ▁act ively ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁protection ▁of ▁rare ▁species . ▁The ▁programs ▁are ▁being ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁Se vert so v ▁Institute ▁of ▁E col ogy ▁and ▁E volution ▁at ▁the ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Foreign ▁policy ▁ ▁South ▁and ▁East ▁Asia ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Put in ▁wrote ▁an ▁article ▁in ▁the ▁H indu ▁newspaper , ▁saying ▁that ▁" The ▁Dec laration ▁on ▁Str ateg ic ▁Part ners hip ▁between ▁India ▁and ▁Russia ▁signed ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁became ▁a ▁truly ▁historic