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Jim Heintz

In this Nov. 9, 2016, photo, Russian President Vladimir Putin makes a toast during a ceremony for receiving diplomatic credentials from foreign ambassadors in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia. In careful phrasing befitting the spy he once was, Vladimir Putin has made it clear he expects a great deal from President-elect Donald Trump. And, the billionaire businessman may expect a transactional relationship with Putin. (Sergei Karpukhin/Pool photo via AP) (AP)

Russia is very happy that Donald Trump won

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Ukraine’s presidential vote: a step out of crisis

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP/Ivan Sekretarev)

Putin and wife to divorce

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Russian adoption ban wrenching for families in US

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Putin fires defense minister in wake of scandal

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Putin: Russia could work with Romney

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A spontaneous tribute at the entrance to slain journalist Anna Politkovskaya's Moscow apartment.

Suspected Politkovskaya killer arrested

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Russian Presiden Dmitry Medvedev, visits the Sklifosovsky emergency hospital where some people injured in a suicide bombing at Moscow's main airport on Monday are being treated, in Moscow, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. At right is Director of the Sklifosovsky emergency hospital Anzor Khubuti, (AP Photo/RIA Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service) (AP)

Russian president fires police chief after bombing

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Into the cold: Swapped spies face uncertain lives

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US congressmen press Afghanistan to delay election

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Reports: Russian nightclub blast kills 100+

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