Vladimir Putin
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When Rex Tillerson Looked Into Putin’s Eyes, He Found Black Gold
EghtesadOnline: When Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin met at the Group of 20 summit in Mexico in 2012, Europe was reeling from the Greek debt crisis and the Arab world was aflame from Libya to…
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Putin Promotes Libyan Strongman as New Ally After Syria Victory
EghtesadOnline: Flush with success in supporting his ally in Syria, Vladimir Putin has a new ambition: supporting another one, this time in Libya. The effort is beginning to undermine the UN-backed…
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Putin’s Oil and Gas Deals Magnify Military Power in Middle East
EghtesadOnline: After reinventing itself as a major power in the Middle East by force in Syria, Russia is now using its other strong suit, energy, to expand its influence across the region.
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Putin, Erdogan Vow to Step Up Terror Fight on Envoy’s Death
EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin vowed to step up the fight against terrorism after the assassination of Russia’s ambassador in Ankara, as he and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted…
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Kremlin says not in touch with Donald Trump's team: agencies
EghtesadOnline: The Kremlin is not in touch with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's team, Russian news agencies cited Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying on Monday.
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Here’s how Obama can hit back at Putin over hacking
EghtesadOnline: The verdict is unanimous: President Barack Obama and every U.S. intelligence service agree that Russian President Vladimir Putin has run a sophisticated intelligence operation…
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Obama points finger at Putin for hacks during U.S. election
EghtesadOnline: President Barack Obama on Friday strongly suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally authorized the computer hacks of Democratic Party emails that American intelligence…
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Putin’s Loudest Critic to Challenge Him. The Kremlin’s Happy
EghtesadOnline: A political outsider may be able to storm into the White House -- but not Vladimir Putin’s Kremlin.
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Putin turned Russia election hacks in Trump's favor: U.S. officials
EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin supervised his intelligence agencies' hacking of the U.S. presidential election and turned it from a general attempt to discredit American democracy…
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Russia to provide safe exit from Aleppo for defeated elements
EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin has ordered Russian troops to escort out the defeated elements willing to leave the recently-liberated city of Aleppo in Syria.
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Abe, Putin to huddle at hot spring over Japan-Russia islands row
EghtesadOnline: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at a hot spring resort on Thursday seeking progress on a territorial row that has prevented their…
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Trump Picks Exxon Mobil’s Tillerson as Secretary of State
EghtesadOnline: Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief Executive Officer Rex Tillerson will be nominated as President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state, setting up a confirmation battle with U.S. lawmakers…
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Senators Balk at Tillerson Over Putin Before He’s Nominated
EghtesadOnline: Senators signaled that President-elect Donald Trump’s leading choice for secretary of state, Exxon Mobil Corp. chief Rex Tillerson, could have trouble winning confirmation because…
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Russia Applauds Trump Dream Team as Exxon CEO Eyed for State
EghtesadOnline: With two decades of deal-making in Russia’s vital oil industry under his belt, Rex Tillerson is Vladimir Putin’s kind of man.
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Putin Caps a Turnaround Year as Rosneft Deal Beats Sanctions
EghtesadOnline: As the U.S. and Europe try to isolate Russia with sanctions, Vladimir Putin just managed to oversee one of the biggest investments in the global energy industry this year.
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Kremlin confirms Putin pens for Iranian leaders
EghtesadOnline: The Kremlin has confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin had sent confidential letter to Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani.
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Putin Jumps on Trump’s Syria Pivot to Strengthen Hand in Mideast
EghtesadOnline: Vladimir Putin is seizing on President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to reverse U.S. policy on Syria to press for a military victory that could mark Russia’s return as a great-power…
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Putin says Trump clever, will understand new responsibilities
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump is a clever man and will quickly understand his new responsibilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with NTV TV.
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President calls Iran, Russia cooperation against terrorism 'historic'
EghtesadOnline: President Hassan Rouhani said that Iran and Russia's cooperation in fighting terrorism in Syria had a historic effect on boost of regional stability.
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Putin: Russia committed to boost all-out ties with Iran
EghtesadOnline: Russia is committed to boost all-out ties with Iran, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a telephone conversation with the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Monday evening.
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Iran, Russia underline cooperation between oil producing countries
EghtesadOnline: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation called for cooperation between petroleum producing countries.
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Putin Sees ‘Great Chance’ of OPEC Deal as Moscow Ready to Freeze
EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin says he sees no obstacles to OPEC reaching an agreement later this month, and Russia is willing to freeze its crude oil output at current levels…
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Obama, Putin talk about Syria and Ukraine in quick summit meet
EghtesadOnline: U.S. President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for around four minutes on Sunday at the APEC summit about Syria and Ukraine, in what is likely to…
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Meeting Putin, Philippines' Duterte rails at Western 'hypocrisy'
EghtesadOnline: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Western "bullying" and "hypocrisy" during his first meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and said when it came to…
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Russian Minister Held in Biggest Putin-Era Corruption Case
EghtesadOnline: Russia detained Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev on charges of taking a $2 million bribe to approve a major privatization sale, setting off shockwaves as the highest-level official…
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Putin, Trump Discussed Ways to Normalize U.S.-Russia Relations
EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to congratulate him and discuss possibilities for improving relations in the future, according to…
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Trump win puts U.S.-Russia hostility on hold - but for how long?
EghtesadOnline: After years of rising U.S.-Russia tensions over Ukraine, Syria, cyber attacks and nuclear arms control, Donald Trump's election as U.S. president may offer a narrow window to…
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Russia revels in Trump victory, looks to sanctions relief
EghtesadOnline: For all their mutual praise, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are likely to disagree on many things.
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Japan nudges wary firms to invest in Russia to help resolve islands dispute
EghtesadOnline: Japan's government is lobbying its firms to invest in Russian projects to help secure a breakthrough in a festering territorial row with Moscow when President Vladimir Putin visits…
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How Putin is losing his grip on Russia's pipeline politics
EghtesadOnline: As President Vladimir Putin seeks to reinforce Russia’s position as a global power through nuclear saber-rattling and military campaigns in Ukraine and Syria, the next U.S. administrat…