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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks by phone with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. January 28, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

Trump Enhances Relations with Putin, Assures Europeans

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 30, 2017 | World

Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump stated that he carried out an essential step to enhance U.S.-Russian relations and to assure his allies of the importance of NATO, through a phone call with the Russian President Vladimir Putin. “The positive call...

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A Syrian Democratic Forces fighter stands with his weapon on the rubble of a destroyed building, north of Raqqa city/ Nov. 2016. Photo: Reuters

ISIS Mass Exodus from Raqqa to Deir Ezzor

by Taha Abdul Wahed and Asharq Al Awsat | Jan 22, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow, Riyadh, Beirut- While eyewitnesses reported on Saturday a mass exodus of ISIS commanders and fighters from the Syrian town of Raqqa to Deir Ezzor, the Kremlin broke its silence concerning disputes with Iran in several issues related to the Syrian file,...

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Reuters composite image of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

Kremlin, Trump Team Deny Report of Meeting with Putin

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 16, 2017 | World

Washington- Donald Trump’s spokeswoman and the Kremlin denied Sunday a report that the U.S. President-elect’s first foreign trip after taking office would be a summit with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Iceland. The Sunday Times in London, citing unnamed British...

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. Photo: Reuters

Kremlin Says it has No Compromising Info on Trump as President-elect to Face Questions on Russia

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 11, 2017 | World

Russia denied on Wednesday allegations that the Kremlin has collected compromising information about U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, deriding the claim as a “complete fabrication and utter nonsense.” “This is an evident attempt to harm our...

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the press at Trump Tower in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

Kremlin Dismisses U.S. Report on Election Hacking as “Witch Hunt”

by Taha Abdul Wahed, Mounir al- Manawri and Moath al-Amri | Jan 10, 2017 | World

Moscow, Washington – Allegations of Russia’s hacking and involvement in the presidential elections is a “witch hunt,” said the Kremlin. In his first reaction on the U.S. intelligence report, Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, dismissed...