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Mar 9, 2014

A damaged armoured carrier that belonged to forces loyal to president Bashar al-Assad are seen along a deserted street in Homs March 8, 2014 REUTERS/Thaer Al Khalidiya (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT) - RTR3G99W — A damaged armored carrier that belonged to forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is seen along a deserted street in Homs, March 8, 2014. Some experts say the Crimean crisis could cause Russia to supply yet more arms to Syria. — REUTERS/Thaer Al Khalidiya

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) shakes hands with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov before their meeting at Winfield House, the home of the U.S. ambassador in London March 14, 2014. The United States and Russia will find it formidably difficult to make progress on Ukraine at talks in London today, British Foreign Minister William Hague said on Friday. REUTERS/Brendan Smialowski/pool (BRITAIN - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR3H3AB

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Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Russian government meeting in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow March 5, 2014. Putin said on Wednesday he did not want political tension to detract from economic cooperation with Russia's "traditional partners", signalling he hopes to avoid spillover from a bitter dispute with the West over Ukraine. REUTERS/Alexei Druzhinin/RIA Novosti/Kremlin (RUSSIA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RE

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Paul J. Saunders

Paul J. Saunders

In Washington, DC, reporting on Russia in the Middle East

A view of Moscow's Kremlin, Ministry of Foreign affairs and Moscow City business district on October 18 2011. Moscos is a classed as a megacity, those with a population of over 10 million people. The United Nations' Department of Economic and Social Affairs said in a March 2010 report that by 2025, there will be 29 megacities globally, from 21 two years ago, with the majority in developing countries. The world's population will reach seven billion on 31 October 2011. Picture taken October 18 2011. REUTER

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