In recent media interviews, Rubio has asserted that he would stand up to the Russians if elected president, and he’s making the case for getting involved in Syria as well.
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Russian and Italian footballers played a match in Putin’s honour in the city of Grozny. I am confident that we will continue our joint efforts to further broaden our interstate political dialogue, continuously fill the Armenian-Russian cooperation with strategic initiatives and promising projects in the trade and economic, humanitarian, as well as in other spheres, which is driven by the fundamental interests of our peoples. “Whoever moves and goes toward victory will achieve it!” Both were slapped with Western sanctions past year for their ties to Mr Putin in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
Putin can look back on the previous year with a few satisfaction. The air campaign in Syria is the latest manifestation of that policy.
But concerns over Syria don’t seem to stick to Putin, according to the same polls: The president’s approval rating is hovering at a solid 84 percent. So how does the Russian leader who has everything mark his birthday?
The former KGB officer took up ice hockey in 2011 following his country’s success in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The Russian president celebrates his birthday on Wednesday, and to honor the occasion, Caviar has released the new phone.
The video, which features black-clad skateboarders with Putin masks, shows Timati performing in front of the Kremlin.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will also offer his congratulations to Putin, Medvedev’s spokeswoman Natalya Timakova told TASS.
The leader’s birthday was also a cause for celebration in Italy.
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Putinmania even spread to Italy, where the luxury retailer Caviar unveiled a special edition of the iPhone 6S engraved with Putin’s head in gold for the president’s 63rd birthday.
