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Putin suggests that Mishustin remains as Russia’s prime minister

Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed the reappointment on Friday of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, a technocrat who has helped him through the war in Ukraine and the economic challenges wrought…

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Anti-aircraft units intercept drone south of Moscow

Russian anti-aircraft units intercepted a drone south of Moscow and there were no injuries or damage from falling debris, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said early on Friday. Sobyanin, writing on…

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Russia says Western actions compel it to boost its nuclear deterrent

Russia is warning its Western adversaries that it feels obliged to boost its nuclear deterrent due to what it sees as their "escalatory" course, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was…

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UPDATED: Putin warns of global clash as Russia marks Victory Day

MOSCOW, May 9 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the West on Thursday of risking a global conflict and said no one would be allowed to threaten the world's…

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Russia warns France against sending troops

The Russian Foreign Ministry says Moscow would view any French soldiers deployed in Ukraine as legitimate targets. Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the warning was in response to renewed comments from…

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UPDATED: Russia to practice tactical nuclear weapon scenario to deter West

Russia on Monday said it would hold a military exercise that will include practice for the use of tactical nuclear weapons after what the defence ministry said were provocative threats…

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Moscow blames Baltic states ‘confrontational’ actions

Moscow is determined to respond to what it labelled as confrontational actions by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia with asymmetric measures. Russia blamed the "hostility" of Baltic states for them severing…

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Intelligence shows Russia is plotting sabotage across Europe – FT

The Financial Times reports that according to a number European intelligence agencies warned their governments that Russia is plotting what it calls "violent acts of sabotage" across the continent as…

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War’s new territory – GPS jamming for aircraft

Several NATO members accuse Moscow of deliberately jamming positioning signals in the Baltic. Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, GPS interference has been recurring in Estonia, Latvia and…

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Russia breached global chemical weapons ban in Ukraine war, US says

The United States accused Russia of violating the international chemical weapons ban by deploying the choking agent chloropicrin against Ukrainian troops and using riot control agents "as a method of…

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Putin ‘likely’ didn’t order Navalny’s death US agencies believe

The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. intelligence agencies believe that Russian President Vladimir Putin “likely” didn’t order opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be killed at an Arctic prison in…

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Russia warns Polish discussion on hosting US nuclear weapons is dangerous

Russia warned that Poland was playing a "very dangerous game" by considering the possibility of hosting U.S. nuclear weapons. Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday he had invited Prime…

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Russia detains deputy of defence minister Shoigu for corruption

Russian security services detained one of Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's deputies on suspicion of taking major bribes, the highest-profile corruption case since President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in…

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Russian forces make significant gains in eastern Ukraine

Russian forces have made significant advances in a narrow corridor in eastern Ukraine as an offensive by Moscow to take territory before western military aid arrives appears to be gathering…

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Russia warns Europe: if you take our assets, we have a response that will hurt

An ally of President Vladimir Putin warned Europe on Tuesday that Russia has already drafted legislation to retaliate if nearly $300 billion of Russian assets were seized by the West…

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Kyiv says Russia has up to 25,000 troops trying to storm Chasiv Yar area

Russia has a force of 20,000-25,000 troops trying to storm the eastern Ukrainian town of Chasiv Yar and surrounding villages, Ukraine's military said on Monday, describing the situation in the…

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Russia warns of direct clash with West over Ukraine

Russia said on Monday that U.S., British and French military support for Ukraine has pushed the world to the brink of a direct clash between the world's biggest nuclear powers…

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Russia says US facing humiliation in Ukraine like in Vietnam

Russia said on Sunday U.S. lawmakers' support for $60.84 billion more in aid for Ukraine showed that Washington was wading much deeper into a hybrid war against Moscow that would…

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Putin tells the Middle East to pull back from a catastrophic clash

Russian President Vladimir Putin urged all sides in the Middle East to refrain from action that would trigger a new confrontation which he warned would be fraught with catastrophic consequences…

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Ukraine attack on Russia-controlled town kills 16, official says

A Russia-installed official in Ukraine's southern Zaporizhzhia region said on Sunday that the death toll from shelling by Ukraine's military on the town of Tokmak had risen to 16 people.…

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Aborted 2022 peace deal could be basis for Ukraine talks, says Kremlin

An aborted 2022 peace deal between Russia and Ukraine could be the basis for new negotiations but there is no sign that Kyiv is ready for talks, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry…

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Thousands of Russian soldiers seeking asylum in the West

Thousands of Russian soldiers are fleeing the war in Ukraine, lying low while awaiting the results of their asylum applications to western countries like Germany, France and the US. Asylum…

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Russia advises against travel to Middle East

Russia on Thursday advised against travel to the Middle East and German airline Lufthansa extended a suspension of its flights to Tehran, as the region was kept on edge by…

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Kremlin says Russia and NATO are now in “direct confrontation”

MOSCOW, April 4 (Reuters) - Russia and NATO are now in "direct confrontation", the Kremlin said as the U.S.-led alliance marked its 75th anniversary on Thursday. NATO's successive waves of…

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Russia says dialogue with NATO at ‘zero’ but it doesn’t seek open conflict

Russia-NATO relations are worsening but Moscow has no intention of entering a conflict with a NATO country, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said in an interview published on Thursday.…

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Russia says NATO, at 75, has returned to Cold War mindset

MOSCOW, (Reuters) - Russia said that NATO had returned to a Cold War mindset as the alliance marks its 75th anniversary this week. "Today, in relations with Russia, the bloc…

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Major Russian refinery hit by Ukrainian drone 1,300 km from the front lines

Ukraine struck one of Russia's biggest refineries on Tuesday with a drone 1,300 km (800 miles) from the front lines in Ukraine and said it had inflicted significant damage on…

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Kremlin dismisses report Russia behind ‘Havana Syndrome’

The Kremlin on Monday dismissed a report that Russian military intelligence may be behind the mysterious "Havana syndrome" ailment that has afflicted U.S. diplomats and spies globally.Insider, a Russia-focused investigative…

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Putin signs decree on spring military conscription

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree setting out the routine spring conscription campaign, calling up 150,000 citizens for statutory military service, a document posted on the Kremlin's website…

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Russia’s Lavrov tells newspaper that Ukraine peace plan is pointless

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in an interview published on Friday, said Ukraine's proposed peace plan was pointless as it was based on unacceptable notions like Moscow's withdrawal from areas…

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Russia says it is hard to believe Islamic State could have launched Moscow attack

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that it was "extremely hard to believe" that Islamic State would have had the capacity to launch an attack on a Moscow concert…

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Nearly 100 people still missing after Moscow attack

As many as 95 people are still missing after last week's attack near Moscow when gunmen sprayed concertgoers with automatic weapons and set the venue on fire, a Russian news…

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UPDATED: Putin says Russia will not attack NATO, but F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine

Russia will not attack NATO, Putin says Putin says Russia will not attack Poland, Baltic states Putin says Western F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine MOSCOW, March 28 (Reuters)…

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Russian investigators to study request to probe Western involvement in ‘terrorism’

Russian state investigators said on Wednesday they would study a request from parliamentarians to investigate what they called the "organisation, financing, and conduct of terrorist acts" against Russia by the…

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Eighth suspect in Moscow attack appears in court, rights commissioner warns on torture

"It is absolutely unacceptable to use torture on detainees and defendants," the commissioner, Tatyana Moskalkova, was quoted as saying by TASS. Russian authorities have said they are investigating. The arrests…

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Russian refineries targeted by Ukraine’s drones

March 25 (Reuters) - Rosneft's Kuibyshev oil refinery in Russia's city of Samara halted refining unit CDU-5, knocking out half of its capacity following a drone attack over the weekend,…

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Macron says intelligence shows Islamic State was behind Russia concert attack

Four alleged gunmen appear in Moscow court Russia questions U.S. assertions on IS claim Putin has suggested Ukrainian link Ukraine has denied any involvement MOSCOW, March 25 (Reuters) - France…

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UPDATED: Russia casts doubt on Islamic State responsibility for concert attack

Four alleged gunmen appear in Moscow court Russia questions U.S. assertions on IS claim Putin has suggested Ukrainian link Ukraine has denied any involvement MOSCOW, March 25 (Reuters) - Russia…

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Putin says concert attackers were fleeing to Ukraine when detained

MOSCOW, March 23 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that the four men who attacked a concert near Moscow were heading towards Ukraine when they were detained,…

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Why did ISIS-K attack a Moscow theater?

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - The U.S. has intelligence confirming Islamic State's claim of responsibility for a deadly shooting attack at a concert near Moscow on Friday, a U.S. official told Reuters.…

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World reaction to deadly shooting at Moscow concert hall

March 23 (Reuters) - Camouflage-clad gunmen opened fire with automatic weapons on concertgoers at a hall near Moscow on Friday, killing at least 60 people and injuring 145 more in…

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UPDATED: Russia arrests suspected gunmen as concert toll soars to 115

11 arrested, including four suspected gunmen, Kremlin says Death toll jumps to 115 FSB says gunmen arrested heading to Ukraine border Ukraine has denied involvement; Islamic State claims attack By…

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Russia warns Western banks of catastrophic consequences over asset confiscation

MOSCOW, March 22 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Friday said Western banks' legal departments understand the "catastrophic consequences" that would follow should the EU proceed with plans to confiscate Russian…

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Kremlin will retaliate if the EU uses profits from Russian assets to arm Ukraine

MOSCOW, March 21 (Reuters) - Russia will take retaliatory measures in accordance with its own interests and use every legal mechanism at its disposal if the European Union uses profits…

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UN report documents Russian rights abuses in occupied Ukraine

KYIV, March 20 (Reuters) - The UN's Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine (HRMMU) has released its first comprehensive report on the situation in the territories of Ukraine occupied since…

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Russia says CERN decision to cut science cooperation is unacceptable

MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday that a decision by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) to cut cooperation with Russian…

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Kremlin says the Russian election was absolutely clean

MOSCOW, March 20 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that the presidential election was absolutely clean and that President Vladimir Putin had won a unique victory of unprecedented significance.…

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Russia gets new head of Navy after Black Sea Fleet suffers at hand of Ukraine

MOSCOW, (Reuters) - The new head of Russia's Navy was formally presented in his new role for the first time on Tuesday at a pomp-filled ceremony, the state RIA news…

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Russia’s Putin says he will consider China for his first trip in new term

March 20 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said late on Tuesday that he will consider China for his first overseas trip during his new presidential term that he secured…

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Russia conducts navy drills in Sea of Japan

March 20 (Reuters) - A detachment of Russia's Pacific Fleet ships conducted comprehensive naval exercises, including live fire, in the Peter the Great Gulf and Sea of Japan, Russia's Interfax…

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West decries Putin’s election win, China, India vow closer ties

Western governments lined up on Monday to condemn Vladimir Putin's landslide election victory as unfair and undemocratic, but China, India and North Korea congratulated the veteran Russian leader on extending…

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Kremlin says the only way to protect Russia is to create a buffer zone with Ukraine

MOSCOW, March 18 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that the only way to protect Russian territory from Ukrainian attacks was to create a buffer zone that would put…

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What are Putin’s top challenges in new six-year term?

By Mark Trevelyan LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Vladimir Putin has won six more years in the Kremlin with a landslide victory in an election where he faced no serious…

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UPDATED: Reactions abroad to Russia’s presidential election

Following are reactions from foreign governments and officials to Russia's presidential election, which handed Vladimir Putin a landslide win and another six-year term in office, according to first official results…

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Putin warns the West a Russia-NATO conflict is just one step from WW3

Putin warns West over sending troops to Ukraine Putin says NATO personnel already in Ukraine Russia may take buffer zone out of Ukraine regions Putin says he approved exchange of…

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Putin wins Russia election in landslide with no serious competition

By Guy Faulconbridge and Andrew Osborn Putin wins 88% of vote - exit poll New term gives Putin six more years in power War hung over the election Ukraine strikes…

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UPDATED: Breakaway Georgian region is discussing becoming part of Russia

MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - South Ossetia, a region that broke away from Georgia and calls itself an independent state, has discussed becoming part of Russia with Moscow officials, Russian…

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