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  Putin to discuss Syria in Turkey Russian President Vladimir Putin is to meet Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan to discuss the Syrian conflict, which has strained bilateral relations
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Russia hit by giant traffic jam  Map of Tver Russia Heavy snowfall has created a huge traffic jam, the length of at up to 200km on a major motorway in Russia, trapping thousands of vehicles
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| Dec.7 |
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 Russia retaliates in US bill row Russia says it will bar Americans guilty of human rights violations, in response to a US bill that targets Russians guilty of such offences
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| Dec.13 |
Moscow |
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 Russia: Syrian rebels may win conflict| A Russian official has said for the first time that the Syrian government may be defeated by opposition forces | |
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| Dec.15 |
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Russian opposition leaders arrested at anti-Putin rally Blogger and activist Alexei Navalny said on Twitter he had been detained at the rally in Lubyanka Square, which was banned by the authorities
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| Dec.19 |
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Russia may ban adoptions to U.S. Russian lawmakers could move to ban Americans from adopting children from the country
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| Dec.20 |
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 Putin backs ban on US adoptions| Russian President Vladimir Putin has defended a ban on Americans adopting Russian children, which has been proposed by the Russian parliament | |
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| Dec.26 |
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Russian anti-U.S. adoption bill advances| Russia's upper house of parliament has approved a controversial measure banning adoption of Russian children by U.S. families | |
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| Dec.28 |
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  Putin signs anti-U.S. adoption bill Russian President has signed into law a ban on Americans adopting Russian orphans. The law is a reaction to the US Magnitsky Act
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| Dec.29 |
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Plane crashes into road outside Moscow Map of Vnukovo Russia| A Russian passenger plane Tupolev-204 has crashed into a main road after overshooting a runway at a Moscow airport, killing at least four people | |
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