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Trump Troubled by Ukraine Fighting, Watching Russian Response

EghtesadOnline: The Trump administration is “very troubled” by an escalation in fighting in eastern Ukraine and is watching how Russia responds in the months ahead to make a determination about U.S. sanctions, Vice President Mike Pence said.
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Publish Date:06/February/2017 | 05:56

Trump, Poroshenko Discuss Ukraine Conflict, Call for Cease-Fire

EghtesadOnline: President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart discussed concerns about an escalation in fighting in eastern Ukraine and talked about bolstering the strategic partnership between their countries, according to a readout of the conversation.
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Publish Date:05/February/2017 | 05:09

The One Russian Linking Putin, Erdogan and Trump

EghtesadOnline: The Russian ultra-nationalist dubbed “Putin’s Rasputin” by Breitbart News when it was run by President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has emerged as an unlikely foreign-policy fixer for the Kremlin.
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Publish Date:04/February/2017 | 04:38

Trump Faces Growing GOP Pressure to Maintain Russia Sanctions

EghtesadOnline: A group of Republicans in the U.S. Senate is intensifying calls on President Donald Trump to keep sanctions on Russia in place ahead of his planned call with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin.
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Publish Date:28/January/2017 | 04:48

In Trump We Trust: Inauguration prompts celebration in Russia

EghtesadOnline: The Kremlin may have spent years reviling America, but Russians hoping Donald Trump will usher in a new era of detente marked his inauguration on Friday with parties and trinkets from commemorative coins to "matryoshka" nesting dolls in his image.
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Publish Date:20/January/2017 | 14:55

Trump Slams NATO, Floats Russia Nuke Deal in European Interview

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump called NATO obsolete, predicted that other European Union members would follow the U.K. in leaving the bloc, and threatened BMW with import duties over a planned plant in Mexico, according to two European newspapers which conducted a joint interview with the president-elect.
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Publish Date:16/January/2017 | 04:25

Trump’s Nominees Stray From His Path on Russia, Torture

EghtesadOnline: In two days of Senate confirmation hearings, Donald Trump’s national security nominees have shown they aren’t afraid of disagreeing with their boss, even on matters at the heart of his campaign promises.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 05:31

Trump Snubs Russia, Ethics Concerns in News Conference

EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump confronted two of his biggest political challenges days before he becomes president, laying out a plan to avoid business conflicts while in office and brushing aside unsubstantiated claims that Russia compiled damaging information on him before the election.
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Publish Date:12/January/2017 | 06:44

Trump given unverified reports that Russia had damaging details about him

EghtesadOnline: Classified documents that the heads of four U.S. intelligence agencies presented last week to President-elect Donald Trump included claims that Russian intelligence operatives have compromising information about him, two U.S. officials said Tuesday evening.
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Publish Date:11/January/2017 | 04:45

Trump acknowledges Russia role in U.S. election hacking: aide

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the U.S. presidential election and may take action in response, his incoming chief of staff said on Sunday.
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Publish Date:09/January/2017 | 24:45

Republicans Warn Trump of Divide Unless He’s Tougher on Russia

EghtesadOnline: Senior Republicans are giving Donald Trump the benefit of the doubt that he’ll make Moscow pay a price for hacking the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, yet the president-elect may face a rift with members of his own party if policies against Russia don’t change.
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Publish Date:09/January/2017 | 11:31

Improved U.S.-Russia Ties Positive for Syria, Assad Says

EghteasadOnline: A “genuine” effort to improve relations between the U.S. and Syria’s ally, Russia, will have a positive impact on the Syrian conflict, President Bashar al-Assad said.
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Publish Date:09/January/2017 | 10:59

Trump Says Only ‘Fools’ See Good Ties With Russia as Bad

EghtesadOnline: Facing calls to strike back at Russia for what U.S. intelligence agencies have termed Moscow’s interference with the 2016 U.S. presidential election campaign, Donald Trump instead suggested warmer relations between the two countries.
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Publish Date:08/January/2017 | 04:41

Trump aide says U.S. sanctions on Russia may be disproportionate

EghtesadOnline: A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that the White House may have disproportionately punished Russia by ordering the expulsion of 35 suspected Russian spies.
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Publish Date:02/January/2017 | 07:26

Trump Praises Putin for Rejecting In-Kind Response to Obama

EghtesadOnline: President-elect Donald Trump praised Vladimir Putin as “very smart” after the Russian leader ruled out a tit-for-tat retaliation for the Obama administration’s expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats over cyberattacks aimed at interfering with the U.S. election.
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Publish Date:31/December/2016 | 04:29

U.S. expels 35 Russian diplomats, closes two compounds: official

EghtesadOnline: The United States expelled 35 Russian diplomats and closed two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland in response to a campaign of harassment against American diplomats in Moscow, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
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Publish Date:29/December/2016 | 19:44