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Turkey, Russia to normalize relations

Charles Maynes, MoscowAugust 11, 2016

Relations between Moscow and Ankara were severely damaged after Turkish forces shot down a Russian fighter jet late last year. This week, though, the two countries took a big step toward mending ties. At a meeting in St Petersburg, their leaders seized upon strained relations with the West to put aside their own history of acrimony. Charles Maynes reports.

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