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“There was no conversation”.

The diplomat noted the recent flurry of diplomatic activity on Syria after the Iran nuclear deal was announced, including a meeting between U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Qatar, but said that window “slammed shut” with...

Many key Obama officials take a hard-line towards Putin and generally favor rewarding his toughness in kind.

The real Dmitry Peskov told journalists that Putin was “ready to meet with Elton John among others to give answers to all the questions that he might ask”, but the Kremlin had not received a request from the singer.

But the Kremlin firmly denied the president had contacted the singer and hinted the call could have been a hoax.

A pair of Russian phone pranksters have claimed they fooled Elton John into believing he was talking to President Vladimir Putin. That was directed to, er, both of you.

Starting the meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission, Vladimir Putin congratulated the employees of the defense sector on Gunsmith’s Day and wished them new achievements: “I want to appeal to those who work in the defense industry”. He said that it the...

Guardian reports that the purported call between Vladimir Putin and Elton John didn’t infact take place.

The West has raised concern over signs of an ongoing Russian military buildup in Syria’s coastal province of Latakia, which Washington says signals Moscow’s intention to set up a forward air base there.