Infant lost its mother but 43,500 years later gives remarkable evidence that cavemen in prehistoric Europe were RIGHT to draw the species with spots.
The rare predator was caught after weeks of wandering into a village in Russian Far East.
Memorandum of understanding will see construction of major projects including new refinery and upgrade to port.
This year sees the 400th anniversary of the House of Romanov, the Russian royal family thrown on the scrapheap of history in 1917.
Speculation that reclusive dictator's debut foreign trip will see him visit Khabarovsk in September.