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Russia says it carries out strikes in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv, Kharkiv regions

Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday it had carried out deadly strikes against Ukrainian forces in the Mykolaiv and Kharkiv regions of Ukraine. The Kharkiv Times reported that the Russians launched…

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U.S. says Russia using ‘nuclear shield’ in Ukraine, risks terrible accident

The United States has accused Russia of using Ukraine's biggest nuclear power plant as a "nuclear shield" by stationing troops there, preventing Ukrainian forces from returning fire and risking a terrible nuclear accident. Secretary of…

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Russia puzzled by Biden proposal to replace nuclear arms treaty

A Russian foreign ministry source expressed puzzlement on Monday about a proposal from U.S. President Joe Biden to negotiate a new nuclear arms control framework to replace the New START Treaty when it…

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UPDATE – On navy day, Putin says United States is main threat to Russia

ST PETERSBURG, Russia, July 31 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States as Russia's main rival and set out Russia's global maritime…

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Blinken and Lavrov hold first discussion since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday said he has held a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and pressed the Kremlin to accept the…

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UPDATED: Russia supports ‘one China’ policy on Taiwan, Lavrov says

July 29 (Reuters) - Russia supports Beijing's "One China" policy on the issue of Taiwan, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday after Chinese President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President…

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Russia tasks mercenaries with frontline sectors as infantry losses mount – UK

KYIV, July 29 (Reuters) - Russia has tasked mercenaries to hold sections of the frontline in Ukraine in a sign it is running short of combat infantry, Britain's Ministry of Defence said…

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Ex-journalist fined again for discrediting Russian army over Ukraine

Former Russian TV journalist Marina Ovsyannikova was fined 50,000 roubles ($820) after being found guilty of discrediting the country's armed forces in social media posts condemning Russia's actions in Ukraine.…

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Russia tells NASA space station pullout less imminent than indicated earlier

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Russian space officials have informed U.S. counterparts that Moscow would like to keep flying its cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) until their own orbital outpost is built…

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Russia plans big eastern war games next month

(Reuters) - Russia plans to hold strategic military exercises in the east of the country starting next month, the defence ministry said on Tuesday, thousands of miles from the war…

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Russia has not signaled space station withdrawal to NASA, U.S. official says

Russia's new space chief on Tuesday signaled his country's intent to withdraw from the International Space Station after 2024, but a senior NASA official told Reuters Moscow has not communicated…

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Kremlin: German ex-chancellor Schroeder in Moscow, meeting possible

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it believes former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is in Moscow, and did not rule out possible contact with him. "As far as we know,…

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Ukraine says Russian missiles hit coastal towns in Odesa region

Russian forces have struck port infrastructure in Ukraine's southern Mykolaiv region, Mayor Oleksandr Senkevich said on Tuesday. "A massive missile strike was launched on the south of Ukraine from the direction of the…

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Russia poses threat to Italian election warns head of Democratic Party

Moscow could try to skew the forthcoming Italian national election by spreading fake news on social media to favour pro-Russian parties, the head of Italy's centre-left Democratic Party (PD) said on…

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Gazprom gas cut tempers economic hopes after Ukraine grain deal

Russia dealt a new blow to European countries over their support for Ukraine on Monday, saying it would further cut gas supplies through its single biggest gas link to Germany. The move…

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Ukraine says it has destroyed 50 Russian ammunition depots

Ukraine said on Monday its forces had used U.S-supplied HIMARS rocket systems to destroy 50 Russian ammunition depots since receiving the weapons last month. In comments on national television, Defence…

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Lavrov offers reassurance over Russian grain supplies in Cairo visit

CAIRO, July 24 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered reassurances over Russian grain supplies to Egypt during a visit to Cairo on Sunday, amid uncertainty over a deal to resume…

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Putin discusses oil market with Saudi crown prince who hosted Biden last week

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke by phone on Thursday and underlined the importance of further cooperation within the OPEC+ group of oil producers,…

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Russia resumes gas flows via Nord Stream, Europe still wary

July 21 (Reuters) - Russia resumed pumping gas via its biggest pipeline to Europe on Thursday after a 10-day outage, the operator said, allaying Europe's immediate winter supply fears after President Vladimir…

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EU to add Sberbank, Russian metals baron to sanctions list

The EU is set to add Russia's top lender Sberbank and the head of giant zinc and copper firm UMMC to its list of individuals and companies banned for supporting…

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Russia says peace in Ukraine will be on its terms, strikes multiple targets

KYIV (Reuters) - A senior Russian security official said on Tuesday that peace in Ukraine when it came would be on Moscow's terms as Russian forces struck targets across the country with…

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Putin visits Iran on first trip outside former Soviet Union since Ukraine war

LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Kremlin leader's first trip outside the former Soviet Union…

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Russia says it destroyed Ukrainian arms depots near Odesa storing Western-supplied weapons

Russia's defence ministry said on Tuesday its forces had destroyed ammunition depots in Ukraine's southern Odesa region that were storing weapons supplied to Kyiv by the United States and European countries It…

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Britain says Russia struggles to sustain effective offensive combat

British military intelligence said on Tuesday Russia has struggled to sustain effective offensive combat power since the start of its invasion of Ukraine and the problem is likely becoming increasingly…

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North Korea considering sending employees to Russian-controlled territories in East Ukraine

According to the Russian envoy in Pyongyang, North Korea could send employees to two Russian-controlled territories in eastern Ukraine, which would be a challenge to UN sanctions against the North's…

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Russia’s Gazprom tells Europe gas halt beyond its control

Russia's Gazprom has told customers in Europe it cannot guarantee gas supplies because of 'extraordinary' circumstances, according to a letter seen by Reuters, upping the ante in an economic tit-for-tat…

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Russia’s Medvedev: Attack on Crimea will ignite ‘Judgement Day’ response

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The refusal of Ukraine and Western powers to recognise Moscow's control of Crimea poses a "systemic threat" for Russia and any outside attack on the region will…

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UPDATE – Russia prepares for next Ukraine offensive in face of new Western weapons

KYIV, July 17 (Reuters) - Russia is preparing for the next stage of its offensive in Ukraine, a Ukrainian military official said, after Moscow said its forces would step up military operations…

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Russia says it’s stepping up operations as more rockets hit Ukraine

KYIV, July 16 (Reuters) - Russia has ordered its forces in Ukraine to step up operations, its defence ministry said on Saturday, as rockets and missiles pounded the country in the latest…

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Russian officials visited Iran to view drones, says U.S. official

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia July 16 (Reuters) - The United States believes that Russian officials visited an airfield in Iran recently to view attack-capable drones, U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan…

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Russian army needs 34,000 more soldiers to restore full force in Ukraine

The Kremlin has ordered a “volunteer mobilisation” of up to 34,000 soldiers by the end of next month to patch up its battered forces in Ukraine, analysts have said. The…

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Russian defence minister orders “units in all areas” to step up Ukraine operations

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has ordered Russian military units operating in all areas of Ukraine to step up their operations in order to prevent strikes on eastern Ukraine and…

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UPDATED: Briton detained by Russian-backed separatists dies in captivity

July 15 (Reuters) - A Briton who was detained by Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine and accused of being a mercenary has died, an official in the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) said…

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Canada’s Freeland says Russian technocrats also responsible for ‘war crimes

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, July 15 (Reuters) - Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Friday told Russian officials at a meeting of G20 finance officials that she held them personally responsible…

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Yellen says representatives of Russia’s Putin have no place at G20 meeting

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday representatives of President Vladimir Putin had no place at a meeting of the Group of 20 major…

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Russia says EU ban on goods transit to Kaliningrad ‘not resolved’

MOSCOW, July 13 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday it was expecting progress over a possible European Union deal to allow Russia to transit some sanctioned goods to its Kaliningrad exclave…

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EU has frozen 13.8 billion euros of Russian assets

The European Union has so far frozen 13.8 billion euros ($13.83 billion) worth of assets held by Russian oligarchs, other individuals and entities sanctioned for Moscow's war against Ukraine, the…

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Leader of Russian-occupied Ukrainian town killed by car bomb -TASS

The Russian-appointed administrator of a small town in the Russian-occupied east of Ukraine's Kharkiv region has been killed by a car bomb presumed to be the work of Ukrainian saboteurs, the regional…

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Amid Ukraine war, Russian parliament to hold extraordinary session

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - The lower house of the Russian parliament will gather on July 15 for an extraordinary session, its council decided on Monday, just days after President Vladimir Putin warned that he…

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Russia’s Lavrov walks out of G20 as West denounces Ukraine war

NUSA DUA, Indonesia, July 8 (Reuters) - G20 foreign ministers called for an end to the war and grain blockade in Ukraine on Friday, as Russia's top diplomat walked out of a…

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Putin says Russia just starting in Ukraine

LONDON (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had barely got started in Ukraine and dared the West to try to defeat it on the battlefield, while insisting that Moscow…

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Kremlin on Boris Johnson: we don’t like him either

finally got his just reward for arming Ukraine against Russia. Johnson was expected to announce his resignation after he was abandoned by ministers and his Conservative Party's lawmakers who said…

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Russia warns humanity at risk if West seeks to punish it over Ukraine

KYIV/KRAMATORSK, July 7 (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said attempts by the West to punish a nuclear power such as Russia for the war in Ukraine risked endangering humanity, as…

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Putin will not congratulate Biden on July 4

MOSCOW, July 4 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will not congratulate his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden on Monday's U.S. Independence Day because of Washington's "unfriendly" actions towards Moscow, the…

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FACTBOX-Companies count the cost of ditching Russia

(Reuters) - Multinationals that announced their exit from Russia, or suspension of activities there, after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 have started to report associated losses. These are firms, listed…

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NATO invites Finland, Sweden to join, says Russia is a ‘direct threat’

MADRID (Reuters) - NATO invited Sweden and Finland on Wednesday to join the military alliance in one of the biggest shifts in European security in decades after Russia's invasion of…

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China not giving material support for Russia’s war in Ukraine -U.S. official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has not seen China evade sanctions or provide military equipment to Russia, a senior U.S. official said this week, adding that enforcement measures taken earlier in…

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Russian envoy to Bulgaria to ask Moscow to shut embassy after mass expulsions

Russia's ambassador to Bulgaria said she would ask Moscow to close its embassy in the Balkan country after her appeal for Sofia to reverse what she called an unprecedented hostile…

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UPDATED: Putin: Western political pressure speeding up Russia’s integration with Belarus

President Vladimir Putin on Friday said political pressure from the West was accelerating Belarus's integration with neighbouring Russia, which has been proceeding on and off for more than two decades. "Unprecedented political and…

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Russia seizes control of Sakhalin gas project, raises stakes with West

TOKYO/LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has raised the stakes in an economic war with the West by signing a decree to seize full control of the Sakhalin-2 gas and…

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Polish PM says EU and Russia agree they need a plan for Kaliningrad

The European Union and Russia agree it is necessary to come up with a plan concerning the movement of goods between the Russian mainland and the Kaliningrad exclave, Poland's prime…

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European court tells Russia to ensure two Britons do not face death penalty

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Thursday it had issued an order to Russia to ensure that two Britons captured after fighting…

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Russia threatens retaliation against Norway over access to Arctic islands

Russia said that restrictions imposed by Norway were blocking goods for Russian-populated settlements on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, and threatened unspecified "retaliatory measures" unless Oslo resolves the issue. Svalbard,…

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Diageo to wind down Russia operations by year-end

Diageo, the world's largest spirits maker, will wind down its business operations in Russia over the next six months, it said on Tuesday, becoming the latest Western brand to withdraw.…

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Russian use of Chinese yuan to increase, says c.bank governor

June 29 (Reuters) - The share of Chinese yuan in settlements carried out in Russia's economy will increase, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Wednesday. Nabiullina added that there is a…

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New U.S. sanctions target Russian gold imports, defense industry

The United States imposed sanctions on more than 100 targets and banned new imports of Russian gold, acting on commitments made by the Group of Seven leaders this week to…

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Kremlin: Gazprom could seek to change contracts if West caps Russian gas prices

MOSCOW, June 28 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Russian gas giant Gazprom GAZP.MM could seek to change the terms of its delivery contracts if Western countries implemented a price cap on…

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