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Biden conferring with Ukraine’s leader over Russian buildup
Wilmington: President Joe Biden is resuming his telephone diplomacy over the Russian troop buildup near its border with Ukraine, coordinating with Ukraine’s leader on strategy to de-escalate a crisis that Moscow says…
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Russia rejects Western concerns about Ukraine as smokescreen
Moscow: The Kremlin on Monday strongly rejected the US claims of a Russian troop buildup near Ukraine, saying it could be a ruse intended to cover up what it described as Ukrainian…
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Kremlin critic Navalny slapped with new criminal charges
Moscow: Russian authorities have levied new criminal charges against imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny, part of a government crackdown on the corruption fighter and his beleaguered team ahead of Russia’s upcoming parliamentary…
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Cyber-attacks: what is hybrid warfare and why is it such a threat?
London: Washington and Moscow are engaged in a war of words over a spate of ransomware attacks against organisations and businesses in the US and other countries. These increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks represent…
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Putin OKs revised Russian national security strategy
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a revised version of Russia’s national security strategy that envisages symmetrical and asymmetrical measures in response to foreign states’ unfriendly actions that threaten the sovereignty…
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Russia says it may fire to hit intruding warships
Moscow: Russia will be ready to fire to hit intruding warships, a senior diplomat warned Thursday in the wake of a Black Sea incident in which a British destroyer sailed near Crimea…
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Kremlin: Putin’s offer of a call with Biden was to save ties
Moscow: The Kremlin said Friday that President Vladimir Putin’s offer to speak by phone with U.S. President Joe Biden was intended to prevent bilateral ties from completely falling apart over the American’s remark…
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Russia follows US to withdraw from Open Skies Treaty
Moscow: Russia said Friday it will withdraw from an international treaty allowing observation flights over military facilities following the US exit from the pact. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the…
