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People In Russia's former imperial capital, Saint Petersburg, gather in the streets to protest against president Vladimir Putin's decree on a partial military mobilisation in the country, with Russian police arresting a few of the demonstrators. Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Russia would initially mobilise some 300,000 reservists, after Putin warned in a televised address Russia would use all available military means in Ukraine. IMAGES
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has gone to Moscow to personally thank Russia's Vladimir Putin for his military support, in a surprise visit that underlines how Russia has become a major player in the Middle East. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in the capital city of Dushanbe to hold talks with Tajikistan's leader Emomali Rakhmon. IMAGES
Russian president Vladimir Putin arrives to meet with other leaders from France, Germany and Turkey for a summit to try to find a lasting political solution to the Syrian civil war and salvage a fragile ceasefire in a rebel-held northern province. IMAGES of Putin's arrival in Istanbul
The U.N. Security Council and Syria's opposition has welcomed Russia's announcement that it will be pulling forces back from Syria. Natasha Howitt reports.
Sometimes a Nobel Peace Prize is like buying someone a too-small dress, as an incentive to lose the weight to fit the dress. It's a nice idea, but it ends up getting ugly. Greg Shapiro explains.