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Focus: Russia - June 18, 2016

By bartolo - Posted on 17 June 2016

Putin calls on Europe to improve ties despite sanctions, 'we are willing to meet our European partners halfway' - AP

Putin: Russia ready to lift sanctions first, if certain that EU will follow suit - RT News

Russian economy overcomes recession: Putin - RT Business

Putin repeats praise of Trump for his comments on improving relations between Russia and the US, says he's a 'bright' person - POLITICO

VIDEO (and transcript): Putin speech at the Plenary session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum - President of Russia

VIDEO: Putin talks to world news agencies at St. Petersburg Economic Forum - YouTube

Putin hosts top EU official for talks in rare visit, Juncker says EU-Russia ties not broken beyond repair and must be mended - AP

Speech by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum - europa.eu

U.S. State Dept official confident EU will continue to back Russia sanctions, 'this is the price we all need to pay if we're to successfully resist Russian aggression' - rferl.org

VIDEO: U.S. State Dept official confident EU will continue to back Russia sanctions - YouTube

Ukraine furious over remarks on Russia by U.N. chief Ban - Reuters

Western leaders, CEOs visit Russia amid sanctions fatigue - AP

Calls for EU-Russia free trade agreement echo at St. Petersburg Forum - Sputnik

Italian leader Renzi wants to boost ties with Russia, says Europe and Russia share same values - ABC News

Foreign investment in Russia doubles despite sanctions, West Europeans lead - Russia Beyond The Headlines

To the first, the spoils - Western investors venture back to Russia - Reuters

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Russia assails NATO's move to deploy troops near its border - AP

NATO military rotation in Eastern Europe poses threat to Russia: Envoy - Sputnik

NATO war games In Poland get Russia's attention - NPR

Russia's position regarding missile defense, NATO ignored: Putin - Sputnik

Russian lawmaker says US missile defense system deployment in Japan to affect security - TASS

Russia to watch US and NATO military activities in Black Sea: Grushko - TASS

US to Russia: We're staying in the Black Sea - Business Insider

‘I don’t need war’: Bulgarian PM rules out joining NATO flotilla in Black Sea - RT News

NATO watches warily as Russia conducts snap combat readiness test - Sputnik

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Putin: New elections, not forced regime change, key for ending Syrian civil war - Fox News

Putin hopes US can convince Syrian opposition to talk with Damascus -Sputnik

Russia failed to heed U.S. call to stop targeting Syrian rebels: U.S. - Reuters

Lavrov accuses US of sparing al-Qaeda's branch to topple Assad - Telegraph

State Department officials call for U.S. military action against Assad regime - CNNPolitics.com

Obama, despite dissent on Syria, not shifting toward strikes on Assad - Reuters

Diplomats’ dissent on Syria is a signal to their former boss Hillary Clinton - Bloomberg Politics

Saudi foreign minister Adel al-Jubeir rips White House on Syria - CNNPolitics.com

Erdogan sends letter to Putin, hopes for improved ties with Russia - Sputnik

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