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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 15:  Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott greets Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the official welcome at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibitions Centre on November 15, 2014 in Brisbane, Australia. World leaders have gathered in Brisbane for the annual G20 Summit and are expected to discuss economic growth, free trade and climate change as well as pressing issues including the situation in Ukraine and the Ebola crisis.  (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)

Abbott: expel Russian envoy

Tony Abbott, who threatened to “shirt-front” Vladimir Putin over MH17 — wants Australia to kick out Russia’s ambassador if Moscow refuses to apologise.

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Lost without love

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Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin (front L) gestures as Russian President Vladimir Putin (front C), State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS Director General Igor Komarov (front R) and Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Head of ROSCOSMOS Supervisory committee, Dmitry Rogozin (back) as they visit the reconstructed historical 'Space' pavilion at the VDNH (Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy) multifunctional exhibition centre in Moscow, on April 12, 2018. Russia marks the Cosmonautics Day on 12 April. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Maxim SHIPENKOV

Putin won’t cop it sweet

Vladimir Putin has a dilemma: allow US missiles to hit Moscow’s ally without a response or risk a military clash with America.

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