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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) welcomes Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as they meet in Moscow’s Kremlin, on January 16, 2014. (SERGEI KARPUKHIN/AFP)


A Russian Monkey Wrench in the Works?

A Russian Monkey Wrench in the Works?

The crisis in Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula may affect the talks between Iran and the P5+1, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany. One possibility is that Russia may act as a “spoiler” in the talks with Iran should the United States...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to John Daniszewski, the Associated Press’s Senior Managing Editor for International News, unseen, during an AP interview at Putin’s Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)


Opinion: Shifting Sands of Faith

Opinion: Shifting Sands of Faith

During his recent visit to the Vatican, a photo was taken of Russian President Vladimir Putin bowing before and then kissing an icon of the Virgin Mary while standing next to Pope Francis. The image is one that merits attention: who is the real Vladimir Putin: the KGB...