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Russia's ruling United Russia party leads in parliamentary elections

Exit polls showed that Russia's ruling party the United Russia led in Sunday's election of the lower house of the parliament with 44.5 percent of votes.

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Security cooperation with Russia is important: Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday that it is urgent and important to carry out well security cooperation with Russia.

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It's anchors aweigh in South China Sea

The China-Russia navy drill, taking place for the first time in the South China Sea, is expected to improve their combined ability to counter "common security threats", a senior Chinese Navy officer said on Monday.

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Greenpeace blames industrial accident after river in Russia turns blood red

A river in Russia's far north turned a blood red colour probably as a result of an industrial accident, environmental group Greenpeace said on Thursday (Sept 8). The claim was denied by a nearby factory, run by Norilsk Nickel the world's biggest producer of nickel and palladium.

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S.Korean president mentions conditional THAAD deployment before leaving for Russia

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday made her first mention of a conditional deployment of the U.S. missile shield, or Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), in South Korean soil, before leaving for Russia to participate in the Eastern Economic Forum.

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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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Merkel sees no end to EU sanctions against Russia

There is no reason to lift the European Union's sanctions against Russia as Moscow has not fulfilled all of its commitments under the Minsk peace plan, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview published on Friday.

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China, Russia's second domestic oil pipeline project starts: CNPC

The construction of the second domestic oil pipeline linking China and Russia has started,China's National Petroleum Corp., the country’s biggest oil and gas producer, announcedon Monday.

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U.S. says Russia's use of Iranian air base "not helpful"

The United States on Wednesday expressed concerns over Russia's use of Iran's air base to conduct military strikes in Syria, saying that such move is "not helpful" to the situation in the war-torn country.

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Ukraine on high alert as Russia raps Kiev for provocation in Crimea

Ukraine has put its forces near Crimea and in eastern Ukraine on high alert, as Russia accused it of provocation in Crimea and vowed to take additional measures.

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Putin-Erdogan meeting to further stabilize bilateral cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday met in St. Petersburg with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in a bid to further stabilize bilateral cooperation.

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Turkey's Erdogan: I want to reset Russia ties from clean slate - TASS

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said in an interview with Russia's TASS news agency published on Monday he wanted to reset relations with Russia from a clean slate and restart cooperation in a range of sectors.

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Erdogan says talks with Putin to open new page in relations: TASS

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan expects talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week to open "a new page" in bilateral relations, he told the Russian news agency TASS in an interview published on Sunday.

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Putin-Erdogan meeting to pave way for restoring bilateral cooperation

The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Aug. 9 is expected to pave the way for restoring bilateral cooperation, Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said Friday.

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China, Russia to take counter-measures over THAAD deployment: People's Daily

China and Russia will take counter-measures against the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) in South Korea, read an editorial published in the People’s Daily on Thursday.