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Militant groups refuse to implement Russia-Turkey deal
Oct 01, 2018 10:11The fate of an agreement between Russia and Turkey to set up a demilitarized zone in Syria's Idlib hangs in balance with Turkish-backed militants refusing to withdraw and opposing the deployment of Russian troops.
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Trump’s new secretary of state to declare end of US soft policy on Russia
Apr 12, 2018 11:52US President Donald Trump’s designated secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, is due to appear at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday, where he will tell lawmakers in the upper chamber of Congress that years of soft policy towards Russia are “now over.”
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US proposal for holding UNSC emergency meeting on Iran ‘destructive’: Russia
Jan 05, 2018 02:50Russia has criticized as “harmful and destructive” a US proposal for holding an extraordinary meeting of the UN Security Council on recent protests in some Iranian cities.
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Moscow says US probe of Russia is hurting relations
Dec 30, 2017 05:53Russia says a US investigation into the alleged collusion between some American and Russian officials to influence last year’s US presidential election is a domestic affair for Washington, and it is hurting relations between the two countries.
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American Jackboot Diplomacy
Oct 05, 2017 16:47The latest extraordinary roughshod violation of Russian diplomatic rights by the American authorities shows that the US doesn’t want to restore normal bilateral relations. Indeed, it has now resorted publicly to jackboot diplomacy.
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Putin hails Russia’s destruction of last chemical arms, accuses US of failing to fulfill obligations
Sep 27, 2017 14:25Russian President Vladimir Putin hails his country's destruction of its last supplies of chemical weapons, accusing the US of failing to fulfill its own obligations in this regard.
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Tillerson, Lavrov discuss damaged US-Russia ties
Aug 07, 2017 08:36Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election has created "serious mistrust" between Washington and Moscow and damaged mutual ties, according to American Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
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Russia defends slashing US diplomats as Putin warns further retaliation
Jul 31, 2017 15:08Russia says Moscow and Washington are “far away” from any improvement in their relations, defending a recent decision by President Vladimir Putin to expel hundreds of US diplomats from the country.
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Putin warns of tough Russia response to insolent US sanctions
Jul 27, 2017 14:56Russian President Vladimir Putin has deplored a new round of US sanctions on his country, saying Moscow will definitively respond to the embargos if they are implemented.
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Obama team damaging US-Russia ties: Kremlin
Nov 18, 2016 10:53A senior Russian official has accused US President Barack Obama’s administration of “doing everything” to damage US-Russia ties beyond repair.