Vladimir Putin
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Putin’s Long Shadow in U.S. Campaign Fuels New Red Scare
EghtesadOnline: When Vladimir Putin praised Donald Trump as “talented’’ and the “absolute leader’’ in the U.S. presidential race back in December, the embrace seemed more mischievous than malign.
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Russia Oil Capable of Significant Output Growth, Sechin Says
EghtesadOnline: Russia’s largest oil company said the nation is capable of a substantial increase in production, less than two weeks after President Vladimir Putin pledged his support for internationa…
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Specter of Sanctions Hovers Over Russia as Merkel Hosts Putin
EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin’s hastily-announced visit to Berlin comes on the heels of a temporary moratorium on Russia’s bombing of Aleppo as its military actions in Syria invite…
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Putin Aims to Lock In Syrian Gains Before New U.S. President
EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin is seeking to lock in gains from the Syrian battlefield, where forces backed by Moscow are laying siege to the city of Aleppo, before a new U.S. president…
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Putin Says Russia Won’t Give in to ‘Blackmail’ Over Syria
EghtesadOnline: President Vladimir Putin vowed that Russia won’t give in to “blackmail and pressure” over its military offensive in Syria and accused the U.S. and its allies of whipping up “anti-Russi…
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Putin rejects accusations of meddling in U.S. election
EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted on Wednesday his country was not involved in an effort to influence the U.S. presidential election even as WikiLeaks released another…
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Putin Says Russia Ready to Join OPEC Effort to Limit Oil Supply
EghtesadOnline: Russia, the world’s largest energy exporter, is ready to join OPEC in limiting oil production with either a freeze or a cut, said President Vladimir Putin.
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Trump backs off praise of Russia's Putin after debate
EghtesadOnline: U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump backed off from praising Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, saying he was unsure of his relationship with the Russian president who…
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Putin's Ultimatum to the Next U.S. President
EghtesadOnline: The next U.S. administration will inherit the worst relationship with Russia since Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union an evil empire. Judging from the list of grievances that…
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Putin’s Middle East gamble is paying dividends
EghtesadOnline: Vladimir Putin has made an art of turning weakness into strength. As Russian and Syrian forces pound Aleppo in the biggest assault of Syria’s five-year civil war, the Russian…
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Pence takes harder line than Trump on Russia at contentious VP debate
EghtesadOnline: Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "small and bullying leader" on Tuesday and condemned his actions in Syria, taking a harder…
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Putin suspends nuclear pact, raising stakes in row with Washington
EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended a treaty with Washington on cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium, signaling he is willing to use nuclear disarmament as a new…
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Pro-Putin party wins Russian parliamentary election
EghtesadOnline: Allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin comfortably won a parliamentary election, early results showed on Monday, but low turnout suggested a softening of enthusiasm for the…
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Putin Seeks to Banish Ghosts of 2011 Protests as Russians Vote
EghtesadOnline: Russians are going to the polls for the first parliamentary elections since a disputed vote in 2011 sparked the biggest protests of President Vladimir Putin’s more than decade-and-a-ha…
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Pro-Putin party seen winning even greater sway in Russia's parliament
EghtesadOnline: The ruling United Russia party is expected to win even greater dominance over Russia's lower house in a parliamentary election on Sunday, showing that support for President Vladimir…
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In Putin’s Parliament, Plunging Popularity Is No Hurdle to Power
EghtesadOnline: Ruling parties hoping to get re-elected during a prolonged recession usually pitch fresh ideas for easing the population’s economic pain.
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Clinton Says Trump’s Putin Flattery Shows He’s Not Serious
EghtesadOnline: Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump’s repeated flattery of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his appearance on a Russian state-sponsored news outlet an “unseemly” sideshow…
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The Russian president is removing old allies and replacing them with young loyalists, likely ensuring his leadership will continue until 2024.
Putin Grooms a New Generation of Leaders
EghtesadOnline: After 16 years in charge, Vladimir Putin is shaking up his team to cement his control into the next decade. The 63-year-old leader is pushing aside some longtime allies and grooming…
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Putin better leader than Obama: Trump
EghtesadOnline: Donald Trump declared on Wednesday that Russia's Vladimir Putin had been a better leader than U.S. President Barack Obama, as the Republican presidential nominee used a televised…
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Iran’s current oil output levels isn’t fair: Putin
EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he thought it would be fair for Iran to pump as much oil as it was before international sanctions were imposed on it, but said he did not…
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Clinton voices concern about Russian interference in election
EghtesadOnline: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday expressed concern about "credible reports" of Russian interference in the U.S. election and accused Donald Trump of…
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Putin: A lot must be done before ties with Turkey fully normalized
EghtesadOnline: Russian President Vladimir Putin said a lot of ground must be covered until relations between Moscow and Ankara are fully healed.
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U.S. imposes sanctions on 'Putin's bridge' to Crimea
EghtesadOnline: Companies building a multi-billion dollar bridge to link the Russian mainland with annexed Crimea, a project close to the heart President Vladimir Putin, were targeted by the…
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Clinton Camp Says Putin Remarks Show Aim of Disrupting Election
EghtesadOnline: Hillary Clinton’s campaign struck back at assertions by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the hacking of Democratic Party groups was a public service and accused him of endorsing…
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Putin Blasts Trump and Clinton for ‘Shock’ Campaign Tactics
EghtesadOnline: Vladimir Putin blasted both Donald Trump’s and Hillary Clinton’s tactics on the campaign trail but refused to publicly take sides in a U.S. presidential race in which he’s been…
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Putin Pushes for Oil Freeze Deal With OPEC, Exemption for Iran
EghtesadOnline: Vladimir Putin said he’d like OPEC and Russia, producers of half of the world’s oil, to reach a deal to freeze supply and expects the dispute over Iran’s participation can be…
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Putin Says Russia and U.S. Close to Breakthrough Deal on Syria
EghtesadOnline: Vladimir Putin said Russia and the U.S. are close to striking a deal on fighting terrorists in Syria, potentially a major step toward ending a civil war that’s flooded Europe…
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Russian, Japanese leaders express new resolve to settle island row
EghtesadOnlin: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday spoke of their joint resolve to settle once and for all a territorial row over a string of tiny…
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Japan woos Russia with deeper economic ties in face of rising China
EghtesadOnline: Japan is hoping the lure of deeper economic ties with Russia will strengthen strategic relations in the face of a rising China, but skeptics question whether the approach will…
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Putin flies into Crimea amid war games and tension
EghtesadOnline: Vladimir Putin flew into annexed Crimea on Friday a day after staging war games there, and said he hoped Ukraine would see "common sense" when it came to resolving a diplomatic…