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Russia

A general view at the trilateral summit on Syria in Sochi, February 14. (DPA)

Russian cold shoulder towards Turkey in Sochi

Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, speaks as Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens during their joint news conference following talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (AP)

Russia hosts Turkey, Iran for Syria talks in Sochi

Omar al-Bashir

In this Nov. 23, 2017 file photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir shake hands during their meeting in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi. (AP)

Moscow says Russian contractors are training the army in Sudan

Syria

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini gives a joint press conference during a Foreign Affairs Ministerial meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels on January 21, 2019. (AFP)

EU slaps sanctions on Syrians, Russians over CW attacks

Turkey

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) meets with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Sochi, last September. (Reuters)

What safe zone? Turkey’s margin to manoeuvre in Syria shrinks

Turkey

Turkish-backed Syrian fighters participate in a training manuever using an armoured vehicle provided by the Turkish army, near the town of Tal Hajar in Aleppo's province. (AFP)

Erdogan’s plan for buffer zone in Syria runs into trouble

Turkey

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov gives his annual press conference in Moscow on January 16, 2019. (AFP)

Russia insists northern Syria must be under regime control

US

US national security adviser John Bolton speaks during a news briefing at the White House. (Reuters)

Washington’s erratic policy baffles friends and foes

Geoffrey Aronson

Russia

Key alliances. Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) shows the way to Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, last October. (Reuters)

Russia set to build on Middle East policy successes