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  Putin Spoke To Venezuela's Maduro, Reaffirmed Support Amid US Tensions: Kremlin

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reaffirmed his support to Venezuela in a phone call with long-time ally President Nicolas Maduro after the United States seized an oil tanker off the country's coast, the Kremlin said.

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  Ukraine Crisis: Venezuela Assures "Strong Support" To Russia

  In rare backing for Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday assured Vladimir Putin of his "strong support" in a telephone call, according to a Kremlin statement.

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  Russia Ready To Help Venezuela Resolve Crisis, Warns US Against Meddling

  Russia said on Tuesday it was ready to facilitate the start of dialogue between Venezuela's government and opposition but warned the United States against intervening in Caracas' internal affairs.

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  In Moscow, Venezuela's Maduro Thanks Vladimir Putin For Support

  Embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro thanked Russian President Putin for his support, after they held talks in Moscow Wednesday focussed on financial aid for the crisis-stricken Latin American country.

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  Crimea: The Spark That Set Off East-West Crisis

  Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula seized by Russia from Ukraine a year ago, is a picturesque region of vineyards and tourist resorts, and a historic hotbed of geopolitical tensions.

• Brazil BRICS Summit to be PM Modi's First Multilateral Meeting

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be attending the two-day summit of five-nation BRICS forum in Brazil next week when it is likely to give a concrete shape to establishment of a Development Bank and pitch for reforms of the UN Security Council.

• Edward Snowden awaits his father's visit in Russia, says lawyer

  The US fugitive Edward Snowden has acquired registration at an address in Russia and his father, lawyer and friends are in the process of obtaining Russian visas, his lawyer said Tuesday.

• Russian airport limbo ends for Edward Snowden, new life begins

  After nearly six weeks in hiding at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, Edward Snowden walked calmly out of the transit area, ducked into a car and was driven away unnoticed.

• Edward Snowden to decide on Russia asylum shortly: lawyer

  US leaker Edward Snowden, who has said he wants to apply for asylum in Russia, is studying his options and likely to make a decision shortly, a lawyer said on Tuesday.

• Barack Obama speaks with Vladimir Putin on Edward Snowden, but no sign of movement

  President Barack Obama raised US concerns directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday over Moscow's handling of former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, but there was no sign of a breakthrough on Washington's demand that Russia expel him.

• Logistical nightmare clouds Edward Snowden's asylum hopes

  Fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden was staring at the logistical nightmare of escaping Russia for a safe haven in Latin America on Sunday after three leftist leaders offered him asylum in their states.

• Edward Snowden applies for Russian asylum, Vladimir Putin says stop harming US

  Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has applied for political asylum in Russia, a Russian official said on Monday, but President Vladimir Putin said he was not welcome unless he stopped harming US interests "as strange as that sounds coming from my lips".

• Russia defiant as US raises pressure over Edward Snowden

  Russia defied White House pressure today to expel former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden to the United States before he flees Moscow on the next stop of his globe-crossing escape from US prosecution.

• United States warns countries against giving asylum to Edward Snowden

  The United States has warned countries against giving shelter to fugitive Edward Snowden, or letting him travel internationally, as the former CIA contractor landed in Moscow and said to be on his way to the South American country of Ecuador through Havana and Venezuela.

• Russian President Vladimir Putin hails Hugo Chavez as 'uncommon, strong man'

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed his late Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez as an uncommon and strong man who had made a huge contribution to relations between Moscow and Caracas.