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  Putin calls for ‘invincible’ unity as Russians mark Victory Day on lockdown

  Agence France-Presse . Moscow | Updated at 10:23pm on May 09, 2020

  President Vladimir Putin told Russians they are ‘invincible’ when they stand together as the country on Saturday marked the 75th anniversary of the end of...

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  Russia coronavirus cases top 32,000, Putin warns of very high risks

  Agence France-Presse . Moscow | Updated at 03:08am on April 19, 2020

  Russia said Friday it had recorded 32,008 coronavirus cases, including a record 4,070 in the last 24 hours, as president Vladimir Putin warned of ‘very...

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  Putin, Xi slam China blame

  Agence France-Presse . Moscow | Updated at 09:59pm on April 17, 2020

  Russian president Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday rejected as counterproductive attempts to blame Beijing for delaying informing the world about the...

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  Putin prolongs coronavirus work shutdown

  Agence France-Presse . Moscow | Updated at 11:44pm on April 03, 2020

  President Vladimir Putin announced on Thursday the extension of a non-working period in Russia to slow the spread of the coronavirus until April 30 as...

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  Putin says he’s not a ‘tsar’ after 20 years in power

  Agence-France-Presse . Moscow | Updated at 10:52pm on March 19, 2020

  Russian president Vladimir Putin dismissed comparisons to a tsar on Thursday, arguing he ‘works every day’ and listens to what people want. ‘Well, this is...

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  US drops case against Russian firm

  Agence-France-Presse . Washington | Updated at 11:49pm on March 17, 2020

  The US Justice Department abruptly dropped its criminal case Monday against the company controlled by a confident of Russian president Vladimir Putin that allegedly funded...

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  Putin signs Russia’s constt reform law

  Agence France-Presse . Moscow | Updated at 11:22pm on March 14, 2020

  Russian president Vladimir Putin on Saturday signed the package of constitutional reforms he had proposed, including a clause giving him an option to run for...

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  Putin lays out path to staying in power

  Agence France-Presse . Moscow | Updated at 10:59pm on March 10, 2020

  Russian president Vladimir Putin laid out a path Tuesday to staying in power after 2024, as lawmakers approved sweeping reforms to the constitution. In a...

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  Opposition urges ‘Russia without Putin’ in rally for slain liberal

  Agence France-Presse . Moscow | Updated at 02:11am on March 01, 2020

  Thousands rallied in central Moscow on Saturday to call on president Vladimir Putin not to stay in power indefinitely, in the first major protest by...

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  Erdogan urges Putin to restrain Syria regime

  Agence France-Presse . Ankara | Updated at 11:58pm on February 22, 2020

  Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday urged his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to halt the Syrian regime’s offensive in northwest Syria as France called...