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Nearly 78 pct of Russians support constitutional amendments: official data

A total of 77.92 percent of Russians have backed a total of 206 amendments to the country's constitution in a referendum, while 21.27 percent have voted against them, official data released Thursday

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Putin, Macron discuss strategic stability, bilateral cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron discussed the strategic stability and bilateral cooperation in a video conference Friday, t

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Russia sees waning COVID-19 pandemic: Putin

The COVID-19 pandemic is retreating in Russia, President Vladimir Putin said Friday at a meeting with the volunteer movement "We Are Together." "The volume of tasks for volunteers is starting to dec

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Putin, Macron Will Discuss Security Issues in Video Call on Friday - Reports

Putin had earlier expressed hope that the Moscow-proposed summit of the five permanent UNSC members, including France, would take place as soon as possible.Russian Pres

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Putin says Russia ready to create global security system

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the country is open for dialogue and cooperation on the most burning issues, including the creation of a common re

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Putin says Russia will defend truth of Great Patriotic War

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that the country will protect and defend the fair truth of the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War, an integral part of World War II lasting from 1939 to 194

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Putin proposes hiking income tax to 15% for wealthy Russians from Jan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday proposed lifting the annual rate of income tax from 13 to 15 percent for wealthy citizens on their earnings above 5 million rubles (72,833 U.S. dollars) a

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Putin says he may run for presidency again if constitutional amendments adopted

In this video screenshot, Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a televised address to the nation in Moscow, Russia, March 25, 2020. (Xinhua/Bai Xueqi) "It is necessary to work, not to look for succe

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Putin Not Ruling Out Running for President If Constitutional Amendments Passed

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he did not rule out running for another term if the relevant amendments to the national constitution were passed."I

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Eastern Economic Forum 2020 Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) 2020, originally scheduled for September 2-5, was cancelled and will be held next year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Roscongress Foundation said on Friday."The si

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'Not a Fiddle Putin Can Play': Kremlin Denies Bolton's Claims of Russian President's Sway Over Trump

The statement comes ahead of the publication of former US National Security Adviser John Bolton's memoir detailing his work in the Trump administration. In some excerpt

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Russia supports black community's struggle for equal rights: Putin

Russia has always supported the black community's struggle for equal rights but is against violent demonstrations, President Vladimir Putin has said. Russia now has, a

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Russian foreign, defense ministers postpone visit to Turkey: Turkish ministry

The Turkish foreign ministry on Sunday announced that the planned visit of Russian foreign and defense ministers to Turkey was postponed to a later date. Russian Forei

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U.S. mass protests demonstrate "deep-seated" crises: Putin

The mass protests across the United States after the killing of African American George Floyd are "a manifestation of deep-seated internal crises," Russian President V

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Russian diplomat vows response if U.S. nukes appear in Poland

MOSCOW, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Russia will take countermeasures if the United States deploys nuclear weapons in Poland, Russian First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov said Thursday. "Whichever mil

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Erdogan says Turkey, US reached agreements on Libya

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that he has reached agreements with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump that could herald a “new era” concerning Libya.

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Russia to never initiate use of nukes: Kremlin

Russia's nuclear deterrence policy has sent a signal to the United States that red lines exist, Korotchenko said.MOSCOW, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Russia will never initiate t