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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has replaced the commander of Russia’s ground forces, Army General Oleg Salyukov, 69, appointing him deputy secretary of the Security Council, according to a decree published on the Kremlin’s website on Thursday. The Security Council is the Kremlin’s top consultative body, chaired by Putin, and which is responsible …

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By Humeyra Pamuk ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – The United States is likely to issue some sanctions relief to Syria in coming weeks following President Donald Trump’s announcement that all sanctions targeting Damascus would be lifted. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Trump intends to issue waivers under the “Caesar Syria Civilian …

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By Humeyra Pamuk ANTALYA, Turkey (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday the only way a breakthrough will happen in the efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine would be through direct talks between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, after Moscow sent a second-tier team to talks in …

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By Lili Bayer BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greenland wants to benefit more from a defence deal struck decades ago with the United States, the territory’s foreign minister, Vivian Motzfeldt, told Reuters on Thursday while also calling for closer cooperation with the European Union. U.S. President Donald Trump has floated the idea of acquiring Greenland, refusing to …

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By Radovan Stoklasa HANDLOVA, Slovakia (Reuters) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico held a government meeting under tight security at the site where he was shot a year ago, and accused the opposition of making the political atmosphere even more poisonous today. Snipers were deployed on roofs and barriers erected around the culture centre in …

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