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Putin, Merkel discuss possible joint vaccine production
The two leaders also discussed the settlement of the conflict between Kiev and pro-Russian separatist forces in eastern Ukraine, that has largely remained at a standstill since peace accords were signed in 2015.
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Alexei Navalny urges EU entry bans on Putin's 'close circles'
Navalny was medically evacuated to Germany in late August after falling ill on a plane and spending several days in a Siberian hospital.
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Kremlin says Navalny charges against Putin 'unacceptable'
Earlier Thursday, the speaker of Russia's lower house of parliament also accused the "shameless" opposition leader of working for Western security services and claimed Alexei Navalny owed his life to Vladimir Putin.
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Navalny accuses Putin of being behind his poisoning
Navalny was evacuated to Berlin for treatment after he collapsed in August while on a flight from Tomsk to Moscow after a campaign trip to support opposition candidates in local elections.
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Putin critic Navalny is out of coma, Berlin hospital says
Chancellor Angela Merkel has said her government has concluded Alexei Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, the same substance that Britain said was used against a Russian double agent and his daughter in an attack in England in 2018.
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Outrage after Germany says Putin critic Navalny poisoned with Novichok
The 44-year-old last month became the latest in a long line of Russian defectors and critics of President Vladimir Putin to be poisoned in suspicious circumstances, and is now in hospital in Berlin.
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Germany says Putin critic Navalny poisoned with Novichok
"It is a shocking event that Alexei Navalny has become the victim of an attack with a chemical nerve agent in Russia," said government spokesman Steffen Seibert in a statement.
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Lukashenko gets birthday call from Putin as Belarus protests rumble
President Lukashenko, who turned 66 on Sunday, is struggling to contain three weeks of protests and strikes since winning the 9 August election that his opponents say was rigged.
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Russian opposition leader & Kremlin critic Navalny hospitalised for 'poisoning'
Alexei Navalny is in the intensive care unit for toxicology patients in Omsk Emergency Hospital No. 1, after an emergency plane landing.
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UK govt should probe any Russian interference in 2016 Brexit poll: lawmakers
A parliamentary report said Tuesday said oligarchs with links to Russian President Vladimir Putin used their wealth for "extending patronage and building influence across a wide sphere of the British establishment".
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Russian parliament begins legalising ban on same-sex marriage
Vladimir Putin, who has aligned himself with the Russian Orthodox Church and sought to distance Russia from liberal Western values, has said he will not legalise gay marriage as long as he is in the Kremlin.
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Putin says Russians voted 'with their hearts' to let him extend rule
The Kremlin has hailed the landslide victory as a triumph for Putin, but critics said the vote was illegal and illegitimate.
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Putin thanks Russians for 'support and trust' after vote
Putin reiterated that the amendments were necessary as they "improve the political system and fortify social guarantees".
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Russian voters back reforms allowing Putin to stay until 2036
With just over 85% of ballots counted after the end of seven days of voting, 77.8% of voters had supported the reforms, according to election commission figures cited by Russian state agencies.
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Initial results show Russians give Putin the right to extend his rule until 2036
Partial results, announced five hours before polls closed, indicate the former KGB officer will win the right to run for two more terms.
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Russia's opposition flounders as Putin changes constitution
From liberal reformers to Communists, Kremlin critics say the vote -- which started last week and ends on Wednesday -- is a thinly veiled attempt to keep Putin, 67, in power for life.
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Russians cast early votes in ballot to extend Putin's rule
Election officials say they are opening polls ahead of the official 1 July vote to avoid overcrowding that could spread coronavirus infections.
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Putin condemns 'mayhem and rioting' at US anti-racism protests
The Russian leader stressed he supported black Americans' struggle for equality, calling this 'a long-standing problem of the United States'.
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Putin speaks with Trump on virus, oil
The two leaders spoke on 30 March, after which Russia sent a plane of medical equipment to New York. On Thursday night, they discussed oil prices together with the King of Saudi Arabia.
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Russia's top coronavirus doctor who met Putin tests positive
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov swiftly told Russian news agencies that Vladimir Putin took regular tests and there was no reason to worry about his health.
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Allies back Putin as critics denounce 'president for life' plan
A day after voting for a package of Putin-backed constitutional amendments -- including a last-minute addition to "reset" his presidential terms -- the lower house State Duma gave its final approval on Wednesday.
