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By involving star footballers and advertising it during qualifying matches ahead of the tournament World governing body FIFA should start promoting   FIFA World Cup 2018   more actively by involving star footballers and advertising it during qualifying matches ahead of the tournament, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has said. Russian President Vladimir Putin would meet with FIFA President Gianni Infantino here on Friday, reports   Sputnik. But Mutko said before the meeting that they expect FIFA to start its preparations to reach a global audience.   Read More

US accuses Russia of harassing diplomats Washington has delivered high-level complaints to Moscow about accusations of increasing intimidation of American diplomats in Russia, the State Department said. "We see an increase and we take it seriously," State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth   Trudeau   told reporters at a press briefing on Monday. Secretary of State   John Kerry   last discussed the matter with Russian President Vladimir Putin   on March 24,   CNN reported citing Trudeau as saying. The spokeswoman said that harassment of diplomats by Russian security agents and traffic police had been an issue over the past two years but did not detail any incidents nor why Kerry brought up the matter with Putin. Other Western embassies had reported the same behaviour towards their diplomats stationed in Moscow, Trudeau added. Moscow, however, has charged that Washington has also engaged in problematic behaviour. Last week, the Russian Foreig...

America is the only superpower, says Russian President Vladimir Putin Accepting the United States is probably the world's sole superpower, Russian President   Vladimir Putin   has said that Moscow was ready to work with Washington. Speaking at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum on Friday, Putin said: "America is a great power. Today, probably, the only superpower. We accept that." "We want to and are ready to work with the United States," Putin added. Hinting to the US-EU sanctions on   Russia   in response to its military actions in Ukraine, Putin said: "The world needs such strong nations, like the US. And we need them. But we don't need them constantly getting mixed up in our affairs, instructing us how to live, preventing Europe from building a relationship with us." When asked about presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, Putin called him as a "flamboyant" or "colorful" man. Putin also spoke...