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On Sport and Diplomacy: On the Occasion of the 2018 FIFA World Cup

... sports competitions offer a platform for fruitful political meetings and contacts. The 2014 Winter Olympics turned Sochi into a venue for official meetings of President Putin with the leaders of The Netherlands, Turkey, Japan, and China. Ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, more than ten heads of state or government have confirmed that they will attend the opening ceremony in Moscow. Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel stated recently that she did not rule out a visit to Russia for the occasion. All ...

14.06.2018

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Russian-Turkish Relations in 2014

Prospects for relations In 2014, the complex Russian-Turkish relationship took on a much different tone. Amidst worsening relations between Moscow and a number of Western countries due to developments in Ukraine, Russia and Turkey have managed to maintain close social contacts and a substantial volume of bilateral trade, as well as have strengthened their political dialogue. Over the past year, the heads of both states have held eight phone conversations with one another and have attended significant...

23.06.2015

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