Shortly before the summit in Helsinki the Russian citizen Maria Butina was arrested in the United States. The investigation determined that, from as early as 2015, Butina worked at the direction of a high-level
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The Putin-Trump Helsinki Summit The 16 July Putin-Trump summit in Helsinki is by far the leading news in Russia this week. From a Russian perspective the summit is considered a big success as it
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RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED FM EAS COREU TO ALL COREU NORMAL CFSP/EAS/1249/18 240718 1714Z ACRONYM COEST COPOL COPAR SUBJECT COEST COPOL COPAR – Moscow: Russian Federation Weekly Report, 20 July 2018 TEXT Subject: COEST-COPOL-COPAR –
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RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED FM BRA COREU TO ALL COREU NORMAL CFSP/BRA/0005/18 210218 1509Z ACRONYM COEST COPOL COSCE SUBJECT COEST COPOL COSCE – Consultations between Political Directors of Slovakia and Ukraine, Kiev, 8 February 2018
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RESTREINT UE/EU RESTRICTED FM EAS COREU TO ALL COREU URGENT CFSP/EAS/0172/18 160218 1731Z ACRONYM COASI SUBJECT COASI – EU Special Envoy for Afghanistan Roland Kobia visits Russia, 12-13 February 2018 TEXT Subject: COASI –
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While freedom of expression is guaranteed by the constitution, there has recently been an increasing trend towards censorship of books and films perceived as tarnishing Hindu/caste pride with traditional, ultra-conservative groups coming centre-stage. After
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The day after its army tested its most powerful ICBM missile, [see: ] India was accepted as the 43rd member of the Australia group, an informal forum of countries which seeks to ensure that
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