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Russian-backed Crimea to boost trade, transport ties with Syria
Middle East

Russian-backed Crimea to boost trade, transport ties with Syria

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has tentative plans to visit Russian-backed Crimea in April 2019 and is…
Russia’s bridge to Crimea: A metaphor for the Putin era
World

Russia’s bridge to Crimea: A metaphor for the Putin era

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will mark the opening of the Kerch Strait bridge, a construction project that has…
Russia calls worsening ties with US a major disappointment
World

Russia calls worsening ties with US a major disappointment

The spokesman for President Vladimir Putin says the Kremlin views deteriorating relations with the United States as a major disappointment…
UK’s Boris Johnson: ‘Abundant evidence’ of Russian meddling
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UK’s Boris Johnson: ‘Abundant evidence’ of Russian meddling

UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has repeated allegations of Russian meddling in Western politics after talks with his Russian counterpart…
UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate
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UN human rights chief to step down in September citing ‘appalling’ human rights climate

Rather than bend “the knee in supplication,” UN human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein has told staff he will not…
Urging reforms, Poroshenko says Ukraine can’t cope without IMF
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Urging reforms, Poroshenko says Ukraine can’t cope without IMF

President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday that Ukraine would be extremely vulnerable if it failed to stick with its IMF…
Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it ‘trade war’
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Trump signs Russia sanctions bill, Moscow calls it ‘trade war’

US President Donald Trump grudgingly signed new sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, a move Moscow said amounted to a full-scale…
Putin says US must cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia
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Putin says US must cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia

President Vladimir Putin said the United States would have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people and…
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