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US President Joe Biden in his first phone call with Vladimir Putin since taking office raised concerns with the Kremlin leader over Russian "aggression" against Ukraine, White House press secretary Jen Psaki tells reporters. SOUNDBITE
The American president Joe Biden says at NATO that Kremlin ciritc Alexei Navalny's death would be a "tragedy" that "would do nothing but hurt [Vladimir Putin's] relationships with the rest of the world" SOUNDBITE
The White House is defending President Joe Biden's comment that he agrees Russian leader Vladimir Putin is a "killer." When asked by a reporter whether there was any regret over Biden's comment in an ABC interview, Press Secretary Jen Psaki responds; "No, the president gave a direct answer to a direct question." SOUNDBITE
In the first half of 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to be coasting toward a presidency-for-life. But according to CNN, what followed instead was Putin's most challenging year to date. Putin's political durability is often attributed to a simple bargain between him and his citizens. At its essence, it is to accept limited political competition in exchange for stability and steady increases in the standard of living. But in the face of the government's ability to control the coronavirus pandemic, that deal has begun to unravel. In August, protests in Belarus frayed the deal's edges. And the August poisoning of opposition leader Alexey Navalny came close to ripping it up completely.
The White House says it had "warned" Iran after President Joe Biden said Tehran was threatening a significant attack on Israel over a strike that destroyed an Iranian consulate building in Damascus. SOUNDBITE
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