Black belt Russian President Vladimir Putin is in town to lock horns with Prime Minister David Cameron over Syria and human rights during a day of judo diplomacy at the Olympics at a time when relations between their two nations are strained.
Mr Cameron will push the former KGB spy to take a tougher line on Syria, Russia's firmest foothold in the Middle East, and stop blocking Western-backed resolutions aimed at stepping up pressure on President Bashar al-Assad.
He is also expected to raise concerns about what Mr Putin critics see as an intensifying Kremlin campaign to silence dissent and discredit Russia's opposition movement.
Later in the day, Mr Cameron is expected to take Mr Putin, the honorary president of the International Judo Federation, to the Excel Olympic arena to watch judo finals together.
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