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Russia scores diplomacy points by mentoring Kazakhstan on Mideast

As the United States appears to be slipping out of the Middle East diplomacy picture, Russia is sharing the spotlight with its ally Kazakhstan in Syrian negotiations.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev attend a signing ceremony following the Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan, Oct. 4, 2016. — Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin

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