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The logo of Russia’s top crude producer Rosneft is seen at the company’s headquarters, behind the Kremlin wall, in central Moscow May 27, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin
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President Vladimir Putin at a news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow. (Reuters)
Putin between the Tsar and The Commissar
After decades at the top of Russian politics, Vladimir Putin should not be an unknown quantity, at least as far as Western specialists are concerned. One question they ought to consider is how hard and how far Putin should be pushed to remain within the limits of...Caption:
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) speaks to Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) in the Galerie des Batailles (Gallery of Battles) as they arrive for a joint press conference at the Chateau de Versailles before the opening of an exhibition marking 300 years of diplomatic ties between the two countries in Versailles, France, May 29, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane De Sakutin/Pool
Tough Talks Challenge Putin-Macron Meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron met Russia’s Vladimir Putin near Paris on Monday, promising some frank talking with the Kremlin leader after an election campaign in which his team accused Russian media of trying to interfere. Macron, who took office two weeks...Caption:
The OSCE’s main role in the Ukrainian conflict is to report ceasefire violations and organise periodic peace talks (AFP Photo/Aleksey FILIPPOV)
Russia Calls for Probe into Death of American OSCE Monitor in Ukraine
Russia called on Monday for an investigation into the death of an American paramedic in eastern Ukraine after Kiev and the insurgents quickly traded blame over who was at fault and following a request by the US for a transparent probe. The paramedic, working for the...Caption:
A member of the OSCE’s monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine has died in a mine blast. (AFP)