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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe agreed to revive stalled talks on a peace treaty to formally end World War II hostilities between the two countries.
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"Poor Americans! It's so hard for them to choose between Romney and Obama. Lucky Russians! They only had to choose between Putin and Putin."
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Japanese border disputes with China and Russia are thwarting the goals of Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s ruling party to improve ties with its neighbors and reduce dependence on the U.S. security umbrella.
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The U.S. Justice Department’s claims that it broke up a Russian spy ring are “regrettable” and reminiscent of the Cold War at a time when relations are improving, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said.
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As Syria slides toward civil war, Russia is signaling that it no longer views President Bashar al- Assad’s position as tenable and is working with the U.S. to seek an orderly transition.
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President Dmitry Medvedev will seek to use Russia’s energy might to win Chinese investment in his drive to modernize the nation’s economy as he travels to China for the annual summit of BRICS nations.
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Vladimir Putin is counting on a diplomatic victory in Syria to assert Russia’s influence in global foreign policy as he prepares to return to the Kremlin, analysts and former diplomats from Moscow to London said.
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Russia urged the U.S. and its allies to strike a compromise over their efforts to impose United Nations sanctions and the threat of military action against Syria after talks today with UN envoy Kofi Annan.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin embarks on his first foreign trip in two months with a visit to Turkey, trying to shield growing trade ties from a widening rift over the Syrian conflict.
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Vladimir Putin is being caught on the wrong side of the Arab Spring as the threat to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime raises the prospect that Russia may be left with Iran as its only friend in the region.