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as its ambassador to Washington. Putin has been feasting on these carrots for a month. But the Kremlin suddenly began sounding truculent this week. An offer by Britain and France to provide troops ...

but suggests deal still distant Europe's participation in Ukraine peace talks will be needed eventually but Moscow first wants to build trust with Washington, President Vladimir Putin said on ...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin appointed Alexander Darchiyev as the new ambassador to the United States, according to decree published on Thursday. The Foreign Ministry said last week Washington had given it the green light to appoint Darchiyev at a meeting between Russian and U.S. officials in Turkey.