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Anton Mardasov

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 13, 2018. — Sputnik/Alexei Nikolsky/Kremlin via REUTERS

Turkish army tanks and military personal are stationed in Karkamis on the Turkish-Syrian border in the southeastern Gaziantep province, Turkey, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/File Photo - S1BEUGNIHMAA

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) welcomes Lebanon's former prime minister Saad al-Hariri during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Michael Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. - RTSD5XC

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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (R) and his Lebanese counterpart Saad al-Hariri attend a signing ceremony outside Moscow, Russia September 12, 2017. Sputnik/Dmitry Astakhov/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - UP1ED9C1AWH0N

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