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Russian Deputy Premier Vladislav Surkov relieved of duties
MOSCOW — Vladislav Surkov, a masterful political operative and propagandist known as the “gray cardinal” of the Kremlin, was fired Wednesday in a move that was widely seen as a reflection of a deepening rift in the relationship between...
Tags: London School of Economics, Moscow (Russia), Russia, Government, Politics
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U.S. reassures Syria rebels about its stance on Assad
BEIRUT — The new U.S.-Russia peace initiative for Syria will inevitably lead to the departure of President Bashar Assad, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Thursday, moving to reassure Syrian rebels and their allies that the Obama...
Tags: International Relations, White House, Wars and Interventions, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Israeli attacks in Syria aimed at Hezbollah, not as aid to rebels
Israeli airstrikes in Syria on Iranian weapons destined for Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia could be seen as heralding wider international involvement in Syria’s intractable civil war. Reports �of sarin gas attacks in Syria also conjure the...
Tags: Palestine, Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government Ministers, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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UK's Cameron says doubts diminish on Syrian chemical weapons use
ReutersLONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday that there was "a growing body of limited but persuasive information" showing that the Syrian government had used and was continuing to use chemical weapons such as sarin...Tags: Biological and Chemical Weapons, United Kingdom
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WRAPUP 3-U.S., Russia push for rapid talks to end Syria carnage
Reuters* US, Russia bury differences to push for Syria peace talks * Not clear warring parties will readily agree to negotiate * Threat of conflict spilling over has alarmed world powers * Kerry says without deal Syria could simply break apart By Arshad...Tags: White House, Crime, Law and Justice, National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Biological and Chemical Weapons
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Russia's Surkov, once Putin's leading adviser, resigns
ReutersMOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - Deputy Prime Minister Vladislav Surkov, who was once Russian President Vladimir Putin's chief political strategist and dubbed the Kremlin's puppet master, resigned on Wednesday. The Kremlin said in a statement that Putin had...Tags: Russia
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ANALYSIS-Putin can't blame global ills for Russia's economic crunch
Reuters* Severe slowdown prompts debate on causes * Slowing investment, not weaker exports, the major factor * Fiscal and monetary stimulus won't address underlying causes By Jason Bush MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - He is one of a few people who can stand up...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Moscow (Russia), Petroleum Industry, Labor Markets, Russia
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Putin says Russia needs stronger defence against Afghan threats
ReutersMOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia must strengthen the defence of its southern borders and work with Central Asian allies to protect itself against the threat of extremist violence emerging from Afghanistan. Putin...Tags: Afghanistan, Russia, NATO
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Kerry tells Putin U.S., Russia share common interests in Syria
ReutersMOSCOW, May 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday the United States and Russia share common interests in Syria, including promoting regional stability and preventing the spread of extremism....Tags: Barack Obama, Russia, John Kerry
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Russia's only independent pollster resists "foreign agent" tag
Reuters* Media report say pollster has to register as "foreign agent" * Critics say law is part of a clamp-down on civil rights * Government denies law is political By Elizabeth Piper MOSCOW, May 7 (Reuters) - Russia's only independent pollster could be...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Reviews, Lawyers, Justice and Rights, Justice System
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Kerry dice a Putin que EEUU, Rusia comparten intereses comunes en Siria
ReutersMOSCU, 7 mayo (Reuters) - El secretario de Estado estadounidense, John Kerry, dijo el martes al presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, que Estados Unidos y Rusia comparten intereses comunes en Siria, incluyendo la promoción de la estabilidad regional y... -
COLUMN - Russia's reckoning
Reuters(John Lloyd is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By John Lloyd May 7 (Reuters) - Russia is now in a hard, even dangerous, place. A series of shocks are coming, and it is not well placed to weather them. It has, to be sure, little debt:...Tags: Energy Resources, Media Industry, University of Oxford, Petroleum Industry, Government Ministers
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