Vladimir Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman have found themselves isolated in recent months as many Western countries take a hardline stance against their authoritarian tendencies.But the two seemed to be...

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At first glance, the man on TIME’s July 30, 2018, cover might seem familiar: it was created by morphing images of two of the world’s most recognizable men, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir...

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White House: President Trump Did Not Say Russia Is No Longer Targeting the U.S.

White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said that President Donald Trump did not intend to say that Russia is no longer targeting the United States during a Cabinet meeting earlier Wednesday.During a meeting with his...

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Inside the Room With Trump and Putin

The day of the Trump-Putin summit began slowly.Russian President Vladimir Putin, notoriously late for official engagements, was delayed on his way from Russia to meet President Donald Trump in Finland, forcing Trump to cool his...

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Who Is Bill Browder? Meet the British Financier Putin Criticized at His Press Conference With Trump

Putin brought up Browder during the Helsinki summit with President Trump

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How Trump Ended Up Looking Weak in Front of Putin

Those who have known President Trump for decades attest that the former New York real estate mogul fears two things above all: being humiliated and looking weak. But a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin...

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Here's Who Found That Russia Meddled in the 2016 Election

When President Donald Trump appeared to accept Russian President Vladimir Putin’s denials of Russian meddling in the 2016 election Monday, he wasn’t just breaking with Special Counsel Robert Mueller.He was also disagreeing with U.S. intelligence...

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Man Forcibly Removed From Trump-Putin Press Conference

Right before President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared for their joint press conference at Helsinki on Monday morning, a man identifying as a journalist was forcibly removed from the room after holding...

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President Donald Trump met with Russian President Vladimir Putin today in Helsinki. They gathered one-on-one, in the presence of only translators, for over two hours before they were then joined by a group of advisors.“Our...

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Will Trump Challenge Putin?

Sunday morning was bustling at the Market Square in Helsinki. Orange tents dotted the harbor looking out to the Baltic Sea as local merchants sold vibrantly colored fruits, carved wooden trinkets and reindeer pelts in...

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In light of the indictments Friday of a dozen Russian intelligence officers on charges of meddling in the 2016 election, there have been public calls for President Donald Trump to cancel his much-anticipated summit with...

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How President Trump Turned Handshakes Into a High-Stakes Showdown

Early on, President Donald Trump made it clear that he views handshakes as a struggle for dominance. He’s now paying the price for that.As Trump has charted a more combative course in his “America First”...

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Here's What Happened the Last Time Trump Met Putin

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold their first official summit together on July 16. But the pair have met before while the real estate magnate has been U.S. President.In November, Trump and the Russian...

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President Donald Trump has made at least 270 separate arguments about the Russia investigation.Since the first questions were raised about the Russian influence operation in 2016, Trump has put forward defenses, raised doubts and thrown...

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