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In this picture taken Monday, July 3, 2017, a giant portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared in a field in Castagnaro, near the northern Italian city of Verona. Alongside was the caption &quot;G20 2017&quot; and the signature of Italian land-artist Dario Gambarin. Gambarin used a tractor to create the 135 metre (443 foot) wide picture just a few days ahead of the fortcoming G20 summit, to be held in Hamburg July 7-8. Gambarin says he doesn't measure the field before starting his work, but is apparently able to create perfectly dimensioned giant images with just an innate sense of proportion and the ability to drive a tractor.(Dario Gambarin via AP)

Italian farmer turns field into Putin portrait ahead of G20

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China, Russia offer plan for easing North Korea tensions

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at his meeting with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 29, 2017. (Sergei Karpukhin/Pool Photo via AP)

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin face high-stakes meeting in Germany next week

By Ken Thomas and Vivian Salama - Associated Press

Anatoly Antonov, who has been tapped as the next Russian ambassador to the U.S., is an advocate for improving relations. (Associated Press)

Sergey Kislyak out, Anatoly Antonov in as Russian ambassador

By Dan Boylan and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Rep. Adam Kinzinger, Illinois Republican (Associated Press) ** FILE **

GOP was never anti-Russia

By Ralph Z. Hallow - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 27, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Trump is eager to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin with full diplomatic bells and whistles when the two are in Germany for a multinational summit next month. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)

Donald Trump eager for big meeting with Vladimir Putin; some advisers wary

By Vivian Salama - Associated Press

Russia's Fedor Smolov celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between Russia and New Zealand, at the St. Petersburg Stadium, Russia, Saturday, June 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Russia delivers win for Putin to open Confederations Cup

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

People make their way to the St. Petersburg Stadium to watch the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between Russia and New Zealand, Saturday, June 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Putin present to see Russia kick off Confederations Cup

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Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during his annual televised call-in show in Moscow on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Putin said during Thursday's live call-in show televised nationwide that the &quot;crisis is over,&quot; pointing at an economic growth over the past nine months. (Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin: fans expect more from Russia’s misfiring soccer team

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground, arrives for his annual televised call-in show in Moscow on Thursday, June 15, 2017. (Alexei Druzhinin/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The Latest: Putin hopes for normalization of US-Russia ties

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to the media after his annual televised call-in show in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 15, 2017. The 64-year old Russian leader mixed the tough talk with benevolent promises to disgruntled callers complaining about decrepit housing and low salaries during the four-hour marathon intended to burnish his father-of-the nation image. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Putin offers ‘asylum’ in jest to fired FBI chief James Comey

By Nicole Ault - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media after his annual live call-in show in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, June 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Putin compares Comey to Snowden, calls fired FBI director’s leak ‘weird’ but jokingly offers asylum

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, May 17, 2017 photo Russian police officers guard as fans arrive for a soccer match at Otkrytie Arena, stadium of Spartak Moscow soccer club, where Confederations Cup matches will be played, in Moscow, Russia. Terrorists, hooligans and anti-corruption protesters are among the main concerns for the Russian security forces during the Confederations Cup soccer tournament running from Saturday June 17 until Sunday July 2. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Russia readies tough security measures for Confed Cup

By JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested Monday on his way to a protest over accusations that Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had accepted over $1 billion in bribes from state banks and Kremlin-friendly oligarchs. (Associated Press)

Alexi Navalny, Vladimir Putin foe, in jail again with protesters

By Marc Bennetts - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 21, 2000 file photo, President Bill Clinton shares a light moment with Russian President Vladimir Putin before a Group of Eight meeting in Nago, Okinawa, Japan. In a series of interviews with American film director Oliver Stone being shown on U.S. television on Monday, June 12, 2017, Putin said that he inquired about Russia joining NATO when Clinton visited Moscow in 2000. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

Putin talks NATO, gay rights in interviews with Oliver Stone

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In this Saturday, June 3, 2017, photo released Monday, June 5, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with Megyn Kelly during an interview with NBC's &quot;Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly&quot; in St. Petersburg, Russia. Putin says claims about Russian involvement in U.S. elections are untrue, and says the United States actively interferes with elections in other countries. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Oliver Stone: Megyn Kelly didn’t know her stuff with Putin

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Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with representatives of Russian major animation studios in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin says male biology shields him from bad days: ‘I am not a woman’

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

In this May 8, 2017, photo, then-FBI Director James Comey speaks to the Anti-Defamation League National Leadership Summit in Washington. Could President Donald Trump keep Comey from testifying to lawmakers about their private conversations? The White House appears to be considering raising the issue of executive privilege, but Trump may have a weak case for claiming that his conversations with Comey should be considered private, especially since the president himself has commented publicly about the circumstances surrounding Comey’s May 9 firing.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Putin dismisses US claims about Trump, Russia and elections

By HOPE YEN and JULIE PACE - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at a meeting with heads of international news agencies at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, Thursday, June 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

Vladimir Putin denies U.S. election interference in heated exchange

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin meets with representatives of Russian major animation studios in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. (Alexei Nikolsky/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Vladimir Putin takes an Orthodox route to cement power

By L. Todd Wood