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Vladimir Putin set to meet Donald Trump 'as soon as' Washington is ready; Vienna could be possible venue for meeting
•Vladimir Putin said he was ready to meet Donald Trump as soon as Washington was ready, adding Vienna could be a possible venue for the summit.
Austria to shut seven mosques, expel foreign-funded imams in crackdown on 'political' Islam
•Austria's government said Friday that it is closing seven mosques and plans to expel imams in a crackdown on "political Islam" and foreign financing of religious groups.
Western sanctions against Russia harmful for both initiators and recipients: Vladimir Putin
Ians •Vladimir Putin said that Russia has restored stable growth, despite the EU and US sanctions first imposed in 2014 after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimea.
Vladimir Putin says Russia not trying to split EU, wants it to be a 'united and prosperous' bloc
Ians •Vladimir Putin said that Russia is not trying to split the European Union (EU), ahead of his first visit to a western European country in nearly a year
Rise of the Right reaches Austria: Sebastian Kurz's anti-immigration, anti-Islam plank may change Europe
Fp Staff •European leaders are worried about the policies that conservative Sebastian Kurz and his Right-wing party Austrian People's Party (OeVP) may pursue after it comes to power in Austria
EU says doors open for membership talks with Turkey if Ankara gives clear signals
•The European Union is keeping the door ajar for Turkey to become a member, but says Ankara must provide clearer signals on whether it intends to meet the entrance criteria in such areas as human rights and rule of law.
Germany urges EU nations not to break off Turkey accession talks
•Germany, on Friday, urged fellow EU nations not to end membership talks with Turkey despite deep misgivings over its rights record because the country is key to European interests.
Ahead of this year's India-EU meeting, Sushma Swaraj meets Austrian foreign minister Sebastian Kurz
Fp Archives •External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a meeting with Austria's Federal Minister for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs Sebastian Kurz here on Tuesday