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Aug 2, 20243 min read
Germany plays key role in prisoner swap with Russian assassin release
BERLIN - The German government played a key role in Thursday's prisoner swap between Moscow and the West with its release of Vadim...


Aug 1, 20243 min read
Factbox-Major Russian and Soviet prisoner exchanges
MOSCOW - An extensive east-west prisoner swap, involving 26 people, took place in Ankara on Thursday, the Turkish presidency said. What...


Jul 27, 20242 min read
Russian drone debris found in Romania, NATO says no sign of intentional attack
KYIV - Romania said it found Russian drone fragments on its territory on Thursday and NATO said it saw no sign of an intentional attack...


Jul 27, 20241 min read
Russian drones knock out Ukrainian power facilities near Kyiv
KYIV - Russia attacked Ukrainian energy facilities in two regions between the capital Kyiv and the Russian border with drones overnight,...


Jul 26, 20242 min read
Exclusive-Russia deploys cheap drones to locate Ukraine's air defences
LONDON - Russia has begun including new, cheaply-made drones in its long-range attacks on Ukraine, to try to identify air defences, film...


Jul 26, 20241 min read
Russia accuses France of paranoia over refusal to accredit some Russian journalists for Olympics
MOSCOW - Russia said on Wednesday that France's refusal to accredit some Russian journalists to cover the Paris Olympics on security...


Jul 25, 20242 min read
G7 framework deal on $50 billion Ukraine loan seen in Oct, EU's Gentiloni says
RIO DE JANEIRO - The Group of Seven wealthy democracies are likely to have a framework deal for a Russian-asset-backed $50 billion loan...


Jul 25, 20242 min read
Putin meets Syria's Assad to discuss Turkey and Israel
MOSCOW/AMMAN - Russian President Vladimir Putin met Bashar al-Assad in the Kremlin as Moscow nudges the Syrian leader towards a meeting...


Jul 25, 20241 min read
Netherlands, Denmark ready to send 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine
AMSTERDAM - The Netherlands and Denmark are ready to deliver 14 refurbished Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, the Dutch defence ministry said...


Jul 24, 20241 min read
Russian military intelligence officer injured in Moscow car bomb attack, Kommersant says
MOSCOW - A car bomb injured an officer from Russia's military intelligence agency in northern Moscow on Wednesday, the Kommersant...


Jul 20, 20244 min read
Russian court jails US reporter Gershkovich for 16 years in spying case his employer calls a sham
MOSCOW - A Russian court found U.S. reporter Evan Gershkovich guilty of espionage on Friday and sentenced him to 16 years in a maximum...


Jul 13, 20242 min read
Australia PM tells Russia to 'back off' after claims over espionage arrests
SYDNEY - Russia accused Australia of inciting "anti-Russian paranoia" for charging a Russian-born couple with espionage, prompting Prime...
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