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A roundup of what has happened in the past 24 hours

WORLD

* Russia considers there to be no pause in its relations with the United States and is ready to receive US President Barack Obama at any time, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told RIA Novosti in an exclusive interview

* Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday that Western politicians have started to admit that allowing Syrian President Bashar Assad to stay in power is a lesser evil than an Islamist regime

* Ukraine's Security Service is investigating alleged coup attempts by members of radical groups during the ongoing mass pro-EU riots in Kiev, a top Ukrainian prosecutor said

* Ukraine’s parliament on Thursday adopted a law to free all protesters detained while attending demonstrations in favor of integration with the European Union

RUSSIA

* Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who was released from prison on Friday on a presidential pardon, said he had asked Vladimir Putin for clemency due to family circumstances

* Russia’s lower house of parliament gave final approval on Friday to two bills seeking to introduce expanded obligatory educational and medical testing for foreigners applying for work or residency in Russia

* Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has flown to Germany after being released from prison on a presidential pardon, Russia’s penal authorities said

* Peru has signed a $400 million deal to buy 24 Mil Mi-171 transport helicopters for its military, Peruvian media reported

BUSINESS

* Russian President Vladimir Putin has ratified an agreement to annually sell up to 31 million tons of oil to China, the head of Russia’s state-run oil company Rosneft said

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