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Preparations for voting are underway at a Moscow polling station ahead of Russia's March 15-17 presidential election. The vote is all but certain to hand Vladimir Putin, who has ruled the country since the turn of the century, another six-year term. IMAGES
The European Commission says it is launching legal action against Poland over its creation of a controversial body probing "Russian influence" that is seen as targeting the opposition. Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis said the commission had "agreed to start an infringement procedure by sending a letter of formal notice" to Warsaw. The announcement of the infringement procedure came despite Polish President Andrzej Duda saying last week he would propose amending the law on the panel after criticism from the EU's executive and the United States. SOUNDBITE
Images show Russian President Vladimir Putin welcoming the Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Moscow for a four-day visit. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visited Eritrea earlier this year. IMAGES
Russia's Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, meets with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, in Moscow. IMAGES
Images of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hosting his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Moscow. On December 22, Aremania accused Russian peacekeepers of failing to prevent an "illegal blockade" in Azerbaijan's Armenian-populated Nagorno-Karabakh region which has sparked two wars between the neighbouring nations. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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