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Putin's party expected to win in parliament election

​Russia's ruling United Russia party backed by President Vladimir Putin has reportedly won 54.28 percent of votes with 93.1 percent of all votes counted in the Russian parliamentary election.

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Clinton criticizes Trump for remarks on security briefing, Putin

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton slammed Republican rival Donald Trump on Thursday for talking about things he learned in classified intelligence briefings and for praising Russia's Vladimir Putin as a better leader than President Barack Obama.

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Russian President Putin sees opening with Japan on island dispute

Russian President Vladimir Putin struck a conciliatory tone before talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on a territorial dispute that's prevented the two countries from signing a World War II peace treaty.

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Preventing outflow of population from Russia's Far East top priority: Putin

​Russian President Vladimir Putin said here Thursday that stopping the outflow of population from Russia's Far East region is now one of the country's top priorities.

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Japan gov't creates new post of Russia economy cooperation minister: media

​Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has decided to establish a new ministerial post to oversee Japan's economic cooperation with Russia, local media reported on Thursday, quoting government source.

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Putin thanks Kazakh counterpart for helping settle conflict with Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday thanked his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev for his mediation in restoring relations with Turkey.

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Putin says Russia ready to normalize ties with Turkey

Russia is ready to start restoring its relationship with Turkey and normalize bilateral ties, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday in a phone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Putin eyes closer partnership with China

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his country and China are diversifying trade and exploring new cooperation areas in joint pursuit of a more productive partnership in a challenging global landscape.

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Russian president to visit China

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit to China on June 25, according to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lu Kang on Monday.

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Putin urges EU to join Eurasia partnership

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called on the European Union (EU) to forget about political differences with Moscow and join the broader Eurasia partnership.

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Putin proposes deepening of economic cooperation with ASEAN

​Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Friday deepening of economic cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

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Ushakov: Putin's visit to Japan within the year

A foreign policy adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Japan’s economic cooperation with Russia and progress in the two countries’ long-standing territorial dispute are totally unrelated, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported.

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Putin to attend July ceremony at Slovenia's Russian Chapel: state-run media

Russian President Vladimir Putin has confirmed to attend a memorial ceremony at a Russian Chapel in Slovenia on July 31, state-run Slovenian Press Agency (STA) reported Tuesday, quoting Slovenian President's office.

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Putin lays out top national security tasks

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday outlined the top national security tasks for the country's armed forces and security services.

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Japanese PM to visit Russia on May 6 -- Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Wednesday that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Russia on May 6 in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.

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Putin voices willingness to cooperate, denying Russia being isolated

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday expressed Moscow's willingness to develop friendly relationship with other countries.

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Putin says Moscow ready to cooperate with any U.S. president who respects Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow is willing to cooperate with any new U.S. president who would respect Russia.