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US: Time-Lapse Shows Heavy Snow Blanketing Ohio State University’s South Oval

Time-lapse footage shows snow accumulating over a 24-hour period on Sunday, January 25, at the South Oval on the Ohio State University campus. A major winter storm swept across the U.S., bringing widespread heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain. The storm has caused seven deaths and massive power outages affecting hundreds of thousands of people.

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Xi Jinping Meets Russian State Duma Chairman - Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian parliament's lower house, the State Duma, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, August 26, 2025. Photo by Shen Hong /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Xi Jinping Meets Russian State Duma Chairman - Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian parliament's lower house, the State Duma, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, August 26, 2025. Photo by Shen Hong /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Russian delegation to N. Korea

Members of a Russian delegation are pictured in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang on Aug. 14, 2025. The delegation, including State Duma chair Vyacheslav Volodin, is expected to attend a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the Korean Peninsula's liberation from Japanese colonial rule.

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Thailand: Overflowing Of Ping River Causes Flooding In Chiang Mai Amid Rainy Season 3

Water levels in the Ping River rose, causing severe flooding across Chiang Mai on September 25 and affecting infrastructure. Small vehicles were stranded on flooded roads, and local shops and stalls were forced to close.

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RUSSIA-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-OFFICIAL GOODWILL VISIT-MEETING-PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION

(240713) -- ST. PETERSBURG, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, meets with Viacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian parliament's lower house, the State Duma, in Moscow, Russia, July 10, 2024. At the invitation of Volodin and Chairwoman of Russian Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko, Zhao paid an official goodwill visit to Russia from July 9 to 13. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Weibing)

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RUSSIA-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-OFFICIAL GOODWILL VISIT-MEETING-PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION

(240713) -- ST. PETERSBURG, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, meets with Chairwoman of Russian Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko in Moscow, Russia, July 9, 2024. At the invitation of Viacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian parliament's lower house, the State Duma, and Matviyenko, Zhao paid an official goodwill visit to Russia from July 9 to 13. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Ling)

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RUSSIA-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-OFFICIAL GOODWILL VISIT-MEETING-PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION

(240713) -- ST. PETERSBURG, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, delivers a speech while attending the 9th meeting of the China-Russia committee for parliamentary cooperation in Moscow, Russia, July 10, 2024. At the invitation of Viacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian parliament's lower house, the State Duma, and Chairwoman of Russian Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko, Zhao paid an official goodwill visit to Russia from July 9 to 13. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Ling)

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RUSSIA-CHINA-ZHAO LEJI-OFFICIAL GOODWILL VISIT-MEETING-PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION

(240713) -- ST. PETERSBURG, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg, Russia, July 11, 2024. At the invitation of Viacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian parliament's lower house, the State Duma, and Chairwoman of Russian Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko, Zhao paid an official goodwill visit to Russia from July 9 to 13. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Liu Weibing)

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Putin re-appoints Mishustin as Prime Minister

STORY: Putin re-appoints Mishustin as Prime Minister SHOOTING TIME: May 10, 2024 DATELINE: May 11, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of footage published by Duma on Friday 2. Kremlin footage of Mishustin in a meeting on May 6, 2024 3. various of Mikhail Mishustin speaking (File) STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a decree, re-appointing Mikhail Mishustin as the Prime Minister, according to the Kremlin press office. "In accordance with the point 'a' of Article 83 of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, appoint Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin as the Chairman of the government of the Russian Federation," said the decree. The decree enters into effect since the day of signing. Earlier on Friday, Russia's State Duma had approved Putin's nomination of Mikhail Mishustin as the Prime Minister. Mishustin was first appointed as Prime Minister in 2020, after serving as the head of the Russian Federal Tax Service from 2010 to 20

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-RUSSIAN STATE DUMA-DEPUTY CHAIRMAN-MEETING (CN)

(240325) -- BEIJING, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Alexander Babakov in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-RUSSIAN STATE DUMA-DEPUTY CHAIRMAN-MEETING (CN)

(240325) -- BEIJING, March 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Deputy Chairman of the Russian State Duma Alexander Babakov in Beijing, capital of China, March 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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(FOCUS)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-TERRORIST ATTACK-NATIONAL MOURNING DAY

(240324) -- MOSCOW, March 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Russian flag flies at half-staff at the top of the headquarters of State Duma in Moscow, Russia, March 24, 2024. On Friday night, unidentified gunmen fired indiscriminately at concert-goers at Crocus City Hall in suburban Moscow, causing substantial civilian casualties. In a televised national address on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to identify and punish all those behind the attack and declared March 24 a day of national mourning. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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(FOCUS)RUSSIA-MOSCOW-TERRORIST ATTACK-NATIONAL MOURNING DAY

(240324) -- MOSCOW, March 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The Russian flag flies at half-staff at the top of the headquarters of State Duma in Moscow, Russia, March 24, 2024. On Friday night, unidentified gunmen fired indiscriminately at concert-goers at Crocus City Hall in suburban Moscow, causing substantial civilian casualties. In a televised national address on Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to identify and punish all those behind the attack and declared March 24 a day of national mourning. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-RUSSIAN STATE DUMA-CHAIRMAN-MEETING (CN)

(231122) -- BEIJING, Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)

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CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-RUSSIAN STATE DUMA-CHAIRMAN-MEETING (CN)

(231122) -- BEIJING, Nov. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-CHAIRMAN OF THE RUSSIAN STATE DUMA-TALKS (CN)

(231121) -- BEIJING, Nov. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, holds talks with Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-CHAIRMAN OF THE RUSSIAN STATE DUMA-TALKS (CN)

(231121) -- BEIJING, Nov. 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, holds talks with Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

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Russia's State Duma approves bill revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty in first reading

STORY: Russia's State Duma approves bill revoking ratification of nuclear test ban treaty in first reading DATELINE: Oct. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of State Duma sessions (source: Duma telegram) STORYLINE: Russia's lower house of parliament, or State Duma, approved a bill revoking the ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) in the first reading, it said in a statement Tuesday. Russian lawmakers unanimously approved the bill on the de-ratification of the treaty, and Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin earlier noted that the bill could be considered in the final reading on Oct. 19. "For 23 years we have been waiting for the United States of America to ratify the treaty. But Washington used its double standards and irresponsible approach towards global security issues and still has not done that," Volodin said in a Telegram post. He said that Washington must finally understand that its hegemony will not lea

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Russia's parliament denounces European armed forces treaty

STORY: Russia's parliament denounces European armed forces treaty DATELINE: May 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Duma 2. various of Duma meeting 3. various of Moscow STORYLINE: Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has formally denounced the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), according to a statement published on its website Tuesday. "Deputies of the State Duma, guided by the interests of our citizens, decided to denounce the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe to ensure the security of the Russian Federation," said Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. Russian President Vladimir Putin initially submitted a bill to the State Duma on the denunciation of the treaty on Wednesday. The document submitted by the Russian leader stated that the treaty has currently become outdated and irrelevant, considering the large-scale global changes that have taken place, related to the expansion of NATO.

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President Xi's upcoming visit to Moscow welcomed by Russians

STORY: President Xi's upcoming visit to Moscow welcomed by Russians DATELINE: March 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Moscow 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Russian): GALINA KULIKOVA, First deputy chairperson of Russia-China Friendship Association 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Russian): IRINA ZAKHAROVA, Honored art worker of the Russian Federation 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ALEXANDER BOBROV, Director of School of Government and International Affairs, MGIMO University 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Russian): DMITRY NOVIKOV, First deputy chairman of Russian State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Russian): GENNADY ZYUGANOV, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Russian): GALINA KULIKOVA, First deputy chairperson of Russia-China Friendship Association 8. SOUNDBITE 7 (Russian): Russian citizens 9. SOUNDBITE 8 (Russian): Russian citizen 10. SOUNDBITE 9 (Russian): Russian citizens STORYLINE: Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a

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Russian diplomacy to focus on ending Western hegemony: FM

STORY: Russian diplomacy to focus on ending Western hegemony: FM DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Russia's State Duma 2. various of Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaking STORYLINE: Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the country's upcoming new foreign policy concept will focus on terminating the West's monopoly in international affairs. International affairs should be determined not by the West's "selfish interests," but on "a fair, universal basis of a balance of interests as required by the UN Charter," Lavrov said at Russia's State Duma. "The United States and its allies are obsessed with a maniacal desire to revive the neo-colonial, unipolar world order to interfere with the objective process of the formation and rise of new world centers," he said. Washington and its allies are waging "an all-out hybrid war against Russia that has been prepared for many years" in order to defeat Russia on the b

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Iranian parliament speaker urges stronger cooperation with Russia in face of U.S. sanctions

STORY: Iranian parliament speaker urges stronger cooperation with Russia in face of U.S. sanctions DATELINE: Jan. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the third meeting of the Supreme Joint Parliamentary Commission of Iran and Russia STORYLINE: According to Iranian Students' News Agency, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf on Monday called for expanding cooperation with Russia, as both countries face "cruel" U.S. sanctions. Qalibaf made the remarks during a joint press conference in Tehran with visiting Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. After the third meeting of the Supreme Joint Parliamentary Commission of Iran and Russia, Qalibaf told the press conference that the "cruel" U.S. sanctions are the biggest threats to Iran, Russia, and some other countries. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the expansion of cooperation, investments in the oil and gas sector, and gas swap. They also talked about cooperation in th

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Russian lower house head speaks at cultural event in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Sergey Naryshkin, chairman of the State Duma, Russia's lower house, delivers a speech at the opening of a Russian cultural festival in Tokyo on June 2, 2014.

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Russian lower house speaker meets Japanese reporters

MOSCOW, Russia - Sergei Naryshkin, chairman of the State Duma or the lower house of the Russian parliament, meets reporters from Kyodo News and other Japanese media organizations on May 29, 2014, ahead of his visit to Japan from June 2.

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Russian legislator hopeful about Japan-Russia isles talks

MOSCOW, Russia - Gennadiy Seleznev, chairman of the Russian legislature State Duma, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Moscow on Nov 26. Seleznev said that Japan and Russia will likely be able to put needless emotional squabbles behind and hold practical negotiations over their long-standing territorial dispute.

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Russian parliament leader rebukes U.S. for containing others

STORY: Russian parliament leader rebukes U.S. for containing others DATELINE: Dec. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the 15th plenary session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization's Parliamentary Assembly (CSTO PA) held in Moscow (Source: State Duma) STORYLINE: Noting that the world should be multi-polar, Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin has said the United States, instead, attempts to restrain the development of other countries to maintain its hegemony. Volodin made the remarks Monday at the 15th plenary session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization's Parliamentary Assembly (CSTO PA) held in Moscow. He said Washington and its Western allies use various methods, including illegal sanctions, blackmailing, intimidating, inflating conflicts, in a bid to destroy other countries' traditional values, history, culture and religion. Volodin stressed that in the face of the challenges and threats, the CSTO member states

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RUSSIA-CHINA-LI ZHANSHU-VISIT

(220910) -- MOSCOW, Sept. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok, Sept. 7, 2022. Li paid an official goodwill visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday at the invitation of Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. (Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-CHINA-LI ZHANSHU-VISIT

(220910) -- MOSCOW, Sept. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, holds talks with Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian State Duma, in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 8, 2022. Li paid an official goodwill visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday at the invitation of Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

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RUSSIA-CHINA-LI ZHANSHU-VISIT

(220910) -- MOSCOW, Sept. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok, Sept. 7, 2022. Li paid an official goodwill visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday at the invitation of Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. (Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-CHINA-LI ZHANSHU-VISIT

(220910) -- MOSCOW, Sept. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, meets with leaders of the five State Duma factions in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 9, 2022. Li paid an official goodwill visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday at the invitation of Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling)

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RUSSIA-CHINA-LI ZHANSHU-VISIT

(220910) -- MOSCOW, Sept. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, chairman of China's National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, holds talks with Russian Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 9, 2022. Li paid an official goodwill visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday at the invitation of Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)

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CHINA-BEIJING-LI ZHANSHU-CSTO-SPEECH (CN)

(220606) -- BEIJING, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, delivers a speech via video link at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), at the invitation of Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly and the Russian State Duma, June 6, 2022. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

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Russia cancels upper age limit for military personnel

STORY: Russia cancels upper age limit for military personnel DATELINE: May 26, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting STORYLINE: The Russian parliament passed a bill on Wednesday to scrap the upper age limit for those who want to serve in the army under a contract. Previously, Russian citizens aged 18-40 and foreigners aged 18-30 were entitled to conclude the first contract for military service. Now those who are older will be able to serve under a contract until the end of the working age, said Russia's lower parliament house the State Duma. The adoption of this bill will make it possible to attract more specialists to the military service, said Andrei Kartapolov, co-author of the initiative and chairman of the Defense Committee of the State Duma. An explanatory note said highly professional specialists are needed for the use of high-precision weapons, and the operation of weapons and military equipment, while experience

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U.S.-funded labs around Russia work to create bio-weapons: Kremlin

STORY: U.S.-funded labs around Russia work to create bio-weapons: Kremlin DATELINE: April 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): MENG JING, Xinhua correspondent "Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Saturday that Moscow has information that an array of biological laboratories that are engaged in developing bio-weapons have been founded around Russia. Peskov said in an interview with Belarus-24 TV channel that "within the framework of a program funded by the Pentagon, a whole network of biolabs have been created around Russia and Belarus, which not only deal with extremely dangerous pathogens, microbes, viruses, but also work on projects to invent new types of biological weapons." During Russia's special military operation in Ukraine, the dangerous biological activities of the United States had been revealed, according to Irina Yarovaya, deputy chairperson of the State Duma or the l

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Putin may visit Japan within 2016

Sergey Naryshkin, chairman of the State Duma -- the lower house of Russia's parliament -- addresses a meeting with members of a private organization in Tokyo on June 17, 2016. Naryshkin expressed hope that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Japan by the end of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe, Putin aide hold talks as territorial deal eyed

Sergey Naryshkin, chairman of the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, speaks to reporters at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on June 16, 2016, after holding talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The meeting took place as Japan and Russia seek to resolve a decades-long territorial dispute over Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian lower house head meets Japan upper house president

Sergey Naryshkin (R), chairman of the Russian State Duma or lower house, is greeted by Japanese upper house head Masaaki Yamazaki at the National Diet in Tokyo on May 20, 2015. Naryshkin said he is disappointed by Russo-Japanese ties being swayed by third countries, referring to sanctions imposed on Moscow by the U.S.-led Western bloc over the Ukraine situation. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian lower house head sees Tokyo moving to hurt ties with Moscow

Sergey Naryshkin (2nd from far L), chairman of the Russian State Duma or lower house, meets with Japanese upper house head Masaaki Yamazaki (far R) at the National Diet in Tokyo on May 20, 2015. Naryshkin said Japan's participation in sanctions against Russia over the Ukrainian issue has had a pernicious effect on Russo-Japanese ties. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Putin aide brings message for Abe

Sergey Naryshkin, chairman of Russia's State Duma, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on May 21, 2015. Later, Naryshkin, a close aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and delivered a message from Putin. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Former Japanese premier Hatoyama meets Russian lower house speaker

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (far L) meets Sergey Naryshkin (foreground), chairman of the State Duma or Russia's lower house, in Moscow on March 13, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian parliament speaker to host meeting on U.S. A-bomb attacks in Japan

Sergey Naryshkin, speaker of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, is shown in this undated file photo. A close aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, he will host a round-table meeting in Moscow on Aug. 5 on the United States' 1945 atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea-Russia talks

Choe Ryong Hae (R), North Korea's new head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, shakes hands with deputy speaker Sergei Neberov, who led a joint delegation of political parties of Russia's State Duma, in Pyongyang on April 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea-Russia talks

Choe Ryong Hae (R), North Korea's new head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, holds talks with deputy speaker Sergei Neberov, who led a joint delegation of political parties of Russia's State Duma, in Pyongyang on April 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea-Russia talks

Choe Ryong Hae (C), North Korea's new head of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, poses for a photo with a joint delegation of political parties of Russia's State Duma, led by deputy speaker Sergei Neberov (3rd from L), in Pyongyang on April 13, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Russian legislator hopeful about Japan-Russia isles talks

MOSCOW, Russia - Gennadiy Seleznev, chairman of the Russian legislature State Duma, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Moscow on Nov 26. Seleznev said that Japan and Russia will likely be able to put needless emotional squabbles behind and hold practical negotiations over their long-standing territorial dispute. (Kyodo)