SOCHI, Russia, May 11 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will be on guard for inflated prices by contractors at sites for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Putin said at a meeting for official preparations for the Olympics he is "aware of the desire" of ... both ordering parties and subcontractors to increase the cost of Olympic sites ... at the final stage of construction," ITAR-Tass reported Friday.