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China blames U.S. for quitting Open Skies treaty first as Russia follows

China on Tuesday pointed out that Russia's withdrawal from the Open Skies Treaty followed the United States' unilateral withdrawal from the treaty despite the internati

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Russia's daily COVID-19 cases rise to multi-month high

A man wearing a protective mask walks in Moscow, Russia, on May 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Evgeny Sinitsyn) Russia registered 9,977 new coronavirus infections over the past 24 hours, the largest daily

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Putin signs law taking Russia out of Open Skies arms control treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on Monday that formalises Russia's exit from the Open Skies arms control treaty, a pact that allows unarmed surveillance f

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Biden speaks with Ukrainian president ahead of U.S.-Russia summit

U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday reaffirmed U.S. support to Kiev in a call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, an effort to reassure Ukraine ahead of the U.S.-Russia summit later thi

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President Putin: Russia Ready to Help Qatar in Preparing for FIFA World Cup

Russia is ready to assist Qatar with any help it might need in its preparation for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with heads of int

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Putin slams foreign countries for not approving Russian COVID-19 jabs

Russian President Vladimir Putin has slammed the ban on Russian COVID-19 vaccines imposed by some countries despite the shots proving their efficacy, stressing that such restrictions are absurd and p

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Russian parliament approves Open Skies withdrawal bill: RIA

The upper house of Russia's parliament, the Federation Council, on Wednesday approved the withdrawal bill on the TreatyonOpen Skies, RIA news agency reported.The bill will be sent to Russian Presiden

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Lukashenko, Putin meet in Sochi

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting in Sochi, Telegram-channel "Pul pervogo" informed.The Belarusian leader arrived in Sochi in the afternoon

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Biden, Putin likely to hold summit in Geneva: reports

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin will likely hold a summit in Geneva in June, U.S. media reported on Monday.Citing sources familiar with the matter, several media outlets

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Russia lists US, Czech Republic as 'unfriendly states'

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the virtual Leaders Summit on Climate in Moscow, Russia, April 22, 2021. /AP The Russian government on Friday added the United States and the Czech Rep

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Biden says to bring up cybercrime issue in talks with Putin

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday that the Russian government was not behind the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline while noting he would raise the cybercrime iss

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Putin advocates stronger UN role in talks with Guterres

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address in Manezh, Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. /VCG Russia supports strengthening the role of the United Na

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Putin submits bill to parliament on exiting Open Skies treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted draft legislation to parliament that would see the country withdraw from the Open Skies treaty after Washington quit the key post-Cold War defense accor

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Putin says 21.5M Russians vaccinated against COVID-19

People register for the COVID-19 vaccination in Moscow, Russia, April 28, 2021. /Xinhua Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that about 21.5 million people in Russia have been vacci

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Putin backs Russia waiving patents on its COVID vaccines

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said he supported the idea of a waiver on patent protections for coronavirus vaccines as Russia registered its fourth virus jab called Sputnik Light.

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Putin pledges medical aid to India in phone call with Modi

Xinhua file photos of Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi./Xinhua Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday held a phone conversation with Indian P

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Russia puts U.S. on list of 'unfriendly countries'

Russia has put the U.S. on its list of "unfriendly" states, Russian news agency TASS reported on Monday, quoting Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.The move comes amid an escalating diploma