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Kremlin Reminds Erdogan of Offer to Visit Crimea to Assess Situation With Crimean Tatars

Earlier in the day, Erdogan said that Ankara did not recognise Crimea's reunification with Russia and would continue monitoring the situation around the rights of the C

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Putin, Merkel discuss Middle East, Ukraine by phone

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed the Middle East and Ukraine during a phone call, the Kremlin said Friday. The leaders di

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Putin, Macron's visits to West Bank strengthen int'l role in supporting Palestinian cause: analysts

The recent visits of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to Jerusalem and the West Bank have strengthened the role of the international community in supportin

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Putin, Macron's visits to West Bank strengthen int'l role in supporting Palestinian cause: analysts

The recent visits of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron to Jerusalem and the West Bank have strengthened the role of the international community in supportin

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Putin appoints former gov't officials into presidential administration

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed decrees giving jobs in his administration to members of the former government. Former Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin and former Culture

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Russian parliament approves constitutional amendments in first reading

Russia's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved constitutional reform legislation submitted by President Vladimir Putin in the first reading, the Interfax news agency reported.

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Putin: Russia not ready for parliamentary system

Russia with its vast territory, huge population, multiple religions and a large number of ethnic groups needs a strong president, and is not ready to switch to a parliamentary system, Russian Presid

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Israel to host world leaders to mark 75th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz

Israel was on Monday in final preparations for the arrival of world leaders to mark 75 years after the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz in Poland. T

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Putin introduces draft law on constitutional amendments to State Duma

Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a draft law on amending the constitution for consideration by the State Duma, or the lower house of parliament, the Kremlin said in a statement Monday. Th

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Russian activists take aim at Putin in march against repression

Russian opposition protestors attend an action in central Moscow on January 19, 2020. /AFP Photo Russian opposition protestors march in central Moscow on January 19, 2020, carrying port

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Syrian Militants Launch Drone Attack Against Hmeimim Base, Air Defence Repels Strike - Russian MoD

Unidentified militants using unmanned flying vehicles launched an airstrike on Sunday targeting the Russian Hmeimim airbase in Syria. Air defence systems successfully t

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Chinese premier congratulates Russia's new prime minister

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Friday sent a congratulatory message to Mikhail Mishustin on his assuming office as Russia's new prime minister. In his congratulatory message, Li said that the China-Ru

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Russia's acting FM hails stabilizing role of Moscow-Beijing coordination

The coordination between Moscow and Beijing in foreign policy has had an "important stabilizing influence on the world," acting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. Speaking at a pres

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China willing to work with Russia's new administration: spokesperson

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang (Xinhua) China stands ready to work with Russia's new administration to make new progress in bilateral relations, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang

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Putin appoints Medvedev as deputy chair of Security Council

Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday created the position of deputy chair of the Security Council and appointed former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to the post, according to a presidential

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Putin appoints former tax chief as new Russian PM

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Thursday to appoint the former head of the Russian Federal Tax Service Mikhail Mishustin as the new prime minister, one day after the resignation o

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Putin appoints Medvedev as deputy chairman of Russian Security Council

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council, a newly created post in the institution headed by