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Putin with Medvedev, who resigned last week. The prime minister's approval rating nosedived as the economy stagnated and Russians saw a drop in their disposable income

Putin Keeps Key Ministers In New Russian Government

Putin keeps key ministers in new Russian government

Russia's Defence Chief: Diehard Loyalist In Putin Shadow

Shoigu, shown here fishing with Putin in 2017, has led a drive to modernise and acquire new weaponry for Russia's military

Russia's defence chief: diehard loyalist in Putin shadow

Putin Sends Political Plan To MPs In Quick-fire Russia Reform Push

The overhaul would transform the State Council from an advisory body to an organ -- potentially headed by Putin -- that would shape domestic and foreign policy

Putin sends political plan to MPs in quick-fire Russia reform push

An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man visits the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on January 27 last year - the 74th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz

Israel To Welcome The World For Auschwitz Anniversary

Israel to welcome the world for Auschwitz anniversary

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Fighters with Libyan internationally-recognised government have been fighting against Haftar since April

EU Under Pressure To Prepare For Libya Peace Force

EU under pressure to prepare for Libya peace force

Mikhail Mishustin has led Russia's Federal Tax Service since 2010

Putin's New PM Promises 'Real Changes' For Russians

Putin's new PM promises 'real changes' for Russians

Putin laid out constitutional changes that would reduce the power of the president and boost the authority of parliament

What Is Putin Up To With Surprise Political Shake-up?

What is Putin up to with surprise political shake-up?

Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked US President Donald Trump for intelligence that helped foil the attack; pictured is Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow, on December 25, 2019

Putin Wants To Increase Russia’s Birth Rate, But Demographic Trends Are Gloomy

Vladimir Putin proposed government financial incentives to encourage Russian women to have more babies

Tax chief Mikhail Mishustin has been picked by President Putin to be Russia's next prime minister

Mishustin: Hockey-loving Taxman Picked By Putin As Russian PM

Mishustin: hockey-loving taxman picked by Putin as Russian PM

'All further decisions will be taken by the president,' said Medvedev

Shock As Putin Names New PM, Lays Out Constitutional Reforms

Shock as Putin names new PM, lays out constitutional reforms

Russian President Vladimir Putin picked the relatively obscure head of the tax service for the next prime minister

Putin Picks Little-known Tax Chief For Prime Minister

Putin picks little-known tax chief for prime minister

It is still not clear what Putin's role will be after his fourth presidential term ends in 2024

Massive Changes For Russia? Putin Seeks To Reshape Government With Constitutional Overhaul

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his entire Cabinet resigned to pave way for changes that are likely to extend Putin's role beyond the expiration of his term in 2024.

Putin gave no clues as to his own plans for when his fourth Kremlin term expires in 2024

Putin Proposes Referendum On Boosting Parliament's Powers

Putin proposes referendum on boosting parliament's powers

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a referendum to amend the constitution in his annual addresss to lawmakers

Putin Calls For Referendum On Constitutional Changes

Putin calls for referendum on constitutional changes

Fighters of a battalion loyal to Libyan General Khalifa Haftar pictured in the eastern city of Benghazi in December 2019. Both sides in Libya's conflict agreed to a ceasefire that started early Sunday

Fragile Truce Agreed In Libya After Nine Months Of Fighting

Fragile truce agreed in Libya after nine months of fighting

President of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord, Fayez al-Sarraj (L), has announced a ceasefire

Libya's GNA Accepts Ceasefire After Rival Haftar: Statement

Libya's GNA accepts ceasefire after rival Haftar: statement

Libya and Iran will top the agenda for talks in Moscow between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured in Sochi in May 2018)

Libya Strongman Haftar Agrees Ceasefire After Calls From Kremlin, Ankara

Libya strongman Haftar agrees ceasefire after calls from Kremlin, Ankara

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he hopes the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be operational by the end of 2020 or "in the first quarter" of 2021

Putin Says Nord Stream 2 To Be Completed By Early 2021

Putin says Nord Stream 2 to be completed by early 2021

This handed out on January 11, 2020 by the Palazzo Chigi Press Office shows President of Libya's UN-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), Fayez al-Sarraj, who said he "welcomed" a joint Russian-Turkish initiative for a truce

Libya's Sarraj Says Ceasefire Conditional On Haftar 'Withdrawal'

Libya's Sarraj says ceasefire conditional on Haftar 'withdrawal'

Libya and Iran will top the agenda for talks in Moscow between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin (pictured in Sochi in May 2018)

Libya And Iran Top Agenda In Merkel-Putin Meeting

Libya and Iran top agenda in Merkel-Putin meeting

Moshe Kantor, the head of the European Jewish Congress, during an interview with AFP in Jerusalem

Fight Anti-Semitism With 'Fear', Says Jewish Leader

Fight anti-Semitism with 'fear', says Jewish leader

Libya's prime minister Fayez Al-Sarraj (L) with European Council President Charles Michel (C) and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell before their meeting in Brussels

Europe, N. Africa In Diplomatic Flurry To Avoid 'Second Syria' In Libya

Europe, N. Africa in diplomatic flurry to avoid 'second Syria' in Libya

US President Donald Trump says a US pullout from Iraq at this time would be the "worst thing" for the country

Trump Global Approval Rating Remains Very Low, 89% Of Mexicans Have No Confidence

Trump remains unpopular worldwide with six in 10 people saying they don't have confidence Trump will do the right thing in world affairs.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell and German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned of an increasingly unstable situation in Libya as they met the head of the country's UN-recognised government Fayez Al-Sarraj in Brussels

Germany Warns Of 'Second Syria' As EU Hosts Libya PM

Germany warns of 'second Syria' as EU hosts Libya PM

Poland's President Andrzej Duda (R, pictured February 2019 at Auschwitz) said he will not participate in the event marking the liberation of the Nazi death camp

Polish President Pulls Out Of Auschwitz Event In Israel

Polish president pulls out of Auschwitz event in Israel

Putin met Assad on his first visit to Damascus since the start of the nearly nine-year-old war

Putin Meets Assad In Surprise Syria Visit: Presidency

Putin meets Assad in surprise Syria visit: presidency

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