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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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World
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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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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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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NATO chief warns Russia of ‘costs’ if it attempts to invade Ukraine
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg warned Russia Friday that any attempt to invade Ukraine would have costs, as concern mounts about a Russian military buildup near…
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China says US tech blacklist moves violate Biden-Xi consensus
China has slammed the US decision to add dozens of its companies to a trade blacklist, saying the move violated an understanding between leaders of…
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US Slams Russia For ‘Irresponsible’ Space Missile Test
US Slams Russia For ‘Irresponsible’ Space Missile Test In this file combination of pictures created on March 17, 2021, shows US President Joe Biden(L) during…
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