Scandal-Plagued Ex-Governor Sues Putin Over Sacking
MOSCOW (AFP) — A former governor of a Russian region is challenging his dismissal by President Vladimir Putin at the
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Russian Province Faces Virus ‘Catastrophe’
President Vladimir Putin was forced to intervene personally on Monday in the epidemic sweeping Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan, as local officials described the coronavirus situation as a “catastrophe.”
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Coronavirus Derails Putin’s Plans for Russia
Spring is not turning out the way Russian President Vladimir Putin planned it.
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President Donald Trump has signaled that he plans to work in closer cooperation with Russia as Covid-19 sends oil prices plummeting.
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Virus, Oil War Spell Bad News for Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin insists the economy can weather the coronavirus storm and low oil prices, but the two-pronged crisis is a huge challenge to his promises to reduce poverty and boost growth.
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Duma Allows Putin to Run Again & Increase His Power
Russia’s State Duma on Wednesday passed constitutional reforms in ita final reading that include the possibility of President Vladimir Putin extending his rule for another two terms.
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Russian Duma Expected to Bow to Putin Tuesday
Russian lawmakers vote Tuesday on a package of constitutional reforms that would let President Vladimir Putin put his stamp on the country for decades to come.
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Navalny Says Kremlin Has Frozen His Bank Accounts
Russia’s main opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Tuesday that authorities had frozen all of his bank accounts and those of his family, including his elderly parents.
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Assad’s Forces Kill 33 Turkish Troops
The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke over the phone Friday, a day after Syrian government airstrikes killed 33 Turkish troops, significantly ratcheting up tensions between Ankara and Moscow. It was the highest number of Turkish soldiers killed in a single day since Ankara intervened in the Syrian conflict in 2016.
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FBI Says Putin Wants US to ‘Tear Ourselves Apart’
Russia wants to watch Americans “tear ourselves apart” as the United States heads toward elections, an FBI official warned Monday.
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Navalny Calls for Big Turnout at Rally Against Putin
Russia’s most prominent opposition leader on Tuesday called for a mass turnout at a weekend rally marking five years since the assassination of politician Boris Nemtsov.
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Russian Lawmakers OK Putin’s Constitutional Proposals
Russian lawmakers on Thursday quickly gave preliminary approval to a slew of constitutional changes widely seen as an attempt by President Vladimir Putin to remain in charge after his current term ends in 2024.
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Putin Appears to Be Aiming to Be Ruler for Life
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday fast-tracked work on constitutional changes that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024, while lawmakers quickly sealed his choice for new prime minister.
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Putin Cements Power, Appoints New Prime Minister
Russian lawmakers are expected to quickly approve the appointment of a new prime minister Thursday, a day after President Vladimir Putin kicked off an unexpected reshuffle of his inner circle that could keep him in power well past the end of his term in 2024.
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Russian Government Resigns as Putin Calls for Reforms
Russia’s government resigned in a shock announcement Wednesday after President Vladimir Putin proposed a shake-up of the constitution.
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Putin Visits Assad in Syria, a Key Iran Ally
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Damascus on Tuesday for a meeting with President Bashar Assad, a rare visit that comes amid soaring tensions between Iran and United States after the U.S. assassination of a top Iranian general.
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Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Arrested Again
Russian police on Thursday arrested the country’s leading opposition leader Alexei Navalny and conducted fresh searches at his Moscow-based anti-corruption foundation, a spokeswoman said.
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Trump Has a Defender in the Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the impeachment of Donald Trump was based on “made-up” grounds, and he did not believe it marked the end of the U.S. president.
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Russia & Ukraine Will Swap Prisoners, but no Ceasefire
The presidents of Ukraine and Russia agreed Monday to revive the peace process on the bloody separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine and exchange all their prisoners, but failed to resolve crucial issues such as a timeline on local elections and control of the borders in the rebel-held region.
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Ukraine’s Zelensky and Vladimir Putin Face Off on Monday
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sits down Monday for peace talks in Paris with Russian President Vladimir Putin in their first face-to-face meeting, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
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