The ex-Goldman banker who became Vladimir Putin’s dealmaker

Kirill Dmitriev is the Kremlin’s go-between with Gulf countries

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Vladimir Putin prepares for return of western companies to Russia

President orders cabinet to give domestic producers preferential treatment as payback for sanctions
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Clint Hill, the former Secret Service agent who leapt onto the back of former President Kennedy’s limousine in 1963 to shield the first lady from gunfire, died on Friday at his home. He was 93. ...
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Trump’s Bargain With Putin Is ‘Shameful’

Turning our back on Ukraine would only weaken America.
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