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internationally condemned referendum on the annexation of Crimea is held March 16, 2014, and Putin announces the annexation of Crimean peninsula — shattering his relationship with West and violating Budapest Memorandum. ..

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italy’s right-wing kingmaker precariously balances between us and

Salvini continues to repeat that Russian counter-sanctions, passed in response to the West’s trade penalties, are damaging the Italian economy (, April 26). ... During his US trip (see above), Salvini again said sanctions against Russia should be lifted; but conspicuously he then added that Moscow..

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“Europe and the West have borne witness to Iran’s power in various areas, and are now seeking to find solutions for their issues with our country,” the official noted. . ..

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