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Russian city hiding chilling Cold War secret from world
There has been a “slow-motion” disaster unfolding over the past 70 years at one of Russia’s most secretive sites. Ozersk, codenamed City 40, was the…
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Top US, German diplomats reiterate warning to Russia over Ukraine
The United States and Germany’s top diplomats on Wednesday reiterated that they would impose consequences on Russia for an invasion of Ukraine, with German Foreign…
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World
China denies US report it’s rapidly growing its nuclear arms
A senior Chinese arms control official denied Tuesday that his government is rapidly expanding its nuclear arsenal, though he said it is taking steps to…
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Russian court bans second major human rights group in 2 days
A Russian court on Wednesday ordered the closure of a second major human rights group in two days, banning Memorial Human Rights Center a day…
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Russia’s coronavirus death toll tops 600,000
Russia’s coronavirus death toll passed the 600,000 mark on Thursday, Reuters calculations based on official data showed, after a surge of infections linked to the…
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Russia suspends fruit imports from some Turkish, Iranian suppliers
Russia has suspended imports of fruit including lemons, mandarins, peppers, grapes and pomegranates from 33 Turkish and Iranian producers, citing alleged food safety violations, the…
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Russia sending snipers and tanks to try to provoke return fire by Ukraine, says Kiev
Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russia of deploying tanks and additional sniper teams to the frontline of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, ready to inflict casualties…
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Politics
What’s Putin really up to with Ukraine?
Adeline van Houtte is the Economist Intelligence Unit’s lead analyst on Russia. It looks like Russia is at it again, after the unusual movement of…
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World
Blinken to meet Russia’s Lavrov in Stockholm for talks on Ukraine
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to have a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on the sidelines of the Organization for…
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Lukashenko sends mixed signals over Belarus migrant crisis
The border crisis with the European Union sparked by the authoritarian leader of Belarus isn’t going away — although some of the people who’ve spent…
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