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US President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin hold a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017. (AFP)

Russian Official: New US Sanctions Push Ties to Unchartered Territory

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 26, 2017 | World

The US House of Representatives approved tough new sanctions on Russia, a move which Moscow said could seriously hamper improving strained ties between the two sides. Russia’s deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Wednesday that the sanctions push ties...

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In this July 12, 2017, file photo, Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks in Las Vegas.(AP Photo/John Locher)

Trump Says Regrets Hiring AG Jeff Sessions

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 20, 2017 | World

US President Donald Trump has said he would not have appointed Attorney General Jeff Sessions if he had known the top law official would recuse himself from the investigation into Russia’s alleged meddling in the presidential election. In an interview with the...

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Tsar Vladimir and His 40 Daughters

by Amir Taheri | Jun 30, 2017 | Opinion

Will they? Won’t they? These are the questions that are making the rounds in international political circles these days. The “they” in question are the new US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin who may or may not hold a tete-a-tete on...

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (AFP)

Angela Merkel Embraces German Nationalism with a Twist

by Leonid Bershidsky | Jun 27, 2017 | Opinion

There are certain points in history when it makes sense for a leader to define what it means to belong to a country and a culture. In 2017, quite a few countries appear to need a reminder. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has just attempted, with equal measures of...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan during a news conference following their talks in Sochi, Russia, May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool

Turkey, Russia Push Forward Joint Energy Projects

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jun 24, 2017 | Business

Ankara- Ankara and Moscow have started taking steps to activate giant energy projects between them, on top of them TurkStream pipeline to transfer Russian gas to Europe via Turkish lands and the nuclear station to generate electricity in Akkuyu – south Turkey. Russian...