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Putin and Erdogan vow to improve ties after tensions
Turkey, a NATO member since 1952, has angered Moscow by supplying combat drones to Ukraine that Russia fears could be used by Kiev in its conflict with...
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Putin says Russia 'firmly' defended its interests in 2021
This year Russia implemented a major crackdown on organisations and people critical of Putin -- starting with the jailing of his top critic Alexei Navalny in February.
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Biden and Putin: No love lost
US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin hold their latest phone call on Thursday aimed at defusing tensions surrounding the Ukraine conflict
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US, Russia to hold security, Ukraine talks early January in Geneva
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Tuesday confirmed the date and said that they will take place in Geneva, where US President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin met for their first summit in June.
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Putin sees 'positive' US reaction to Russia security proposals
The Kremlin has grown increasingly insistent that the West and NATO are encroaching dangerously close to Russia's borders.
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Putin to land in India with eye on military, energy ties
In its efforts to address a rising China, Washington has set up the QUAD security dialogue with India, Japan, and Australia, raising concerns in both Beijing and Moscow.
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Biden-Putin talks set for Tuesday amid Ukraine tension
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the conversation will take place in the evening Russia time and the two leaders will determine the duration, according to Russian news agencies.
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Putin: Islamic State fighters massing in Afghanistan
On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said IS leaders in Afghanistan were seeking to project the group's influence across former Soviet states in Central Asia -- which Moscow sees as its backyard -- to stir up religious and ethnic discord.
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Kremlin says Europe to blame for gas price spike
Russian President Vladimir Putin said one of the factors influencing the prices was the termination of 'long-term contracts' in favour of the spot market.
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EXPLAINER: Key revelations from the 'Pandora Papers'
One of the largest ever global media investigations, the so-called ‘Pandora Papers’ involved more than 600 journalists who together analysed some 11.9 million documents from financial services companies around the world.
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Putin's party set to retain parliament majority after polls
The vote comes in the wake of an unprecedented crackdown on the opposition this year, with Russian authorities jailing Putin's best-known domestic foe Alexei Navalny and banning his organisations as "extremist".
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Putin's party set to retain parliament majority after polls
The vote comes in the wake of a crackdown on the opposition with Russian authorities jailing Putin's foe Alexei Navalny.
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Navalny app gone from Google, Apple stores on Russia vote day
The app promoted an initiative that outlines for Alexei Navalny supporters which candidate they should back to unseat Kremlin-aligned politicians.
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Putin says dozens in Kremlin inner circle have COVID
Earlier this week, 68-year-old Putin cancelled all in-person events and said he was self-isolating after announcing an outbreak in the Kremlin.
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Putin self-isolates after COVID cases in inner circle
Russian authorities have taken exceptional measures to protect President Vladimir Putin, who has been vaccinated with Russia's homegrown Sputnik V jab, since the start of the pandemic.
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Putin condemns foreign troops in Syria in Assad meeting
President Vladimir Putin hailed Russia and Syria's 'joint efforts' in the conflict, saying their militaries had returned the vast majority of territory to government control.
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'Not an election': Russians to vote after historic crackdown
So signs around Moscow are touting 'a million prizes' for voters who cast electronic ballots in the election, which looks set to hand United Russia another majority despite its unpopularity.
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Putin gives cash to police, soldiers ahead of polls
The cash handouts follow earlier one-time payments for pensioners of $135 ahead of lower house State Duma polls in September, with United Russia's ratings hit by rising prices coupled with falling wages.
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Putin says Russia will not 'meddle' in Afghanistan
'We're not going to meddle in Afghanistan's domestic affairs or involve our military in a conflict where everyone is against each other,' President Vladimir Putin said at a gathering of officials from the ruling United Russia party.
