Trump says final Nippon Steel deal not yet approved, addresses Russia sanctions and foreign policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that the Nippon Steel acquisition is not finalized and requires his approval, while also commenting on sanctions legislation against Russia and the prospects…
Russia warns United States: the end of nuclear arms control may be nigh
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -Russia told the United States on Monday that the last remaining pillar of bilateral nuclear arms control could expire in 2026 without a replacement due to what…
Musicians fleeing Russia find a new audience in Georgia
By Filipp Lebedev and Maxim Shemetov TBILISI (Reuters) – Until September, Aleksei Antropov was playing double bass for the Russian Philharmonic orchestra in Moscow. But when President Vladimir Putin ordered Russia’s first…
US, Ukraine Clash Over War Strategy As Russia Makes Gains In The East
US, Ukraine Clash Over War Strategy As Russia Makes Gains In The East Micaela Burrow on January 29, 2023 The U.S. is hoping Ukraine will shift its focus away from Bakhmut and…
Russia blocks CIA, FBI websites for ‘spreading false information’ – TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s communications regulator Roskomnadzor said on Friday it had blocked the websites of the CIA and FBI, accusing the two U.S. government agencies of spreading false information, the TASS news…
Japan tightens Russia sanctions after deadly missile strikes in Ukraine
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan tightened sanctions against Russia on Friday following its latest wave of missile attacks in Ukraine, adding goods to an export ban list and freezing the assets of Russian officials…
Blasts near Ukraine nuclear plant, says UN watchdog; Russia calls it provocation
(Reuters) – The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog on Thursday reported powerful explosions near Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station and renewed calls for a security zone around the plant. A Russian official dismissed…
Russia outlaws Meduza news site in latest media crackdown
(Reuters) -Russian authorities designated the independent news outlet Meduza an “undesirable organisation” on Thursday, effectively outlawing the site from operating in Russia and banning any Russian from cooperating with Meduza or its…
Russia eyes end to liquidity caps on wealth fund ‘anti-crisis’ spending
By Darya Korsunskaya and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) -Russia’s finance ministry on Thursday proposed scrapping liquidity restrictions for spending on “anti-crisis” investments from its National Wealth Fund (NWF), citing the need to support…
German arrested for allegedly passing on intelligence to Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) -A German citizen was arrested at the Munich airport on suspicion of treason for allegedly colluding with an intelligence service employee to pass on intelligence to Russia, the prosecutor general’s…
Tennis-Djokovic’s father seen posing with fans carrying Russia flags
By Shrivathsa Sridhar MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian Open organisers have issued a reminder to players and their entourages about their policy on “inappropriate flags” after a video emerged showing Novak Djokovic’s father…
Russia slams German tank decision as escalation of conflict, betrayal of history
By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) – Russia reacted with fury on Wednesday to Germany’s decision to approve the delivery of Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, saying Berlin was abandoning its “historical responsibility to…
MSNBC Host Says Former FBI Agent’s Arrest Proves Russia Collusion Was Real
MSNBC Host Says Former FBI Agent’s Arrest Proves Russia Collusion Was Real Harold Hutchison on January 24, 2023 MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said Tuesday that the arrest of a former FBI agent…
Russia declares U.S. Sakharov Foundation ‘undesirable’
(Reuters) – In an echo of the Cold War, Russian authorities blacklisted on Monday a U.S.-based foundation named for Andrei Sakharov, the late Soviet-era dissident physicist known for supporting nuclear disarmament, international…
Russia, Syria restore Syrian air base for joint use
(Reuters) – Russia and Syria have restored the al-Jarrah military air base in Syria’s north to be jointly used, Russia’s Defence Ministry said late on Monday. “Russian and Syrian military personnel restored…
Former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division Charged with Violating U.S. Sanctions on Russia
A former Special Agent in Charge of the FBI New York Counterintelligence Division and a former Soviet and Russian diplomat were arrested Saturday on criminal charges related to their alleged violating and…
Russia says Ukraine storing arms at nuclear plants, Kyiv denies claim
(Reuters) – Russia’s foreign intelligence service (SVR) on Monday accused Ukraine of storing Western-supplied arms at nuclear power stations across the country, an allegation dismissed as untrue by a senior Ukrainian official.…
German prosecutors investigate Russia culture body
BERLIN (Reuters) – Berlin public prosecutors said on Monday they had launched a preliminary investigation into Russky Dom, a cultural promotion organisation in Berlin that is part of a Russian government agency…
Former Special Agent In Charge Of The New York FBI Counterintelligence Division Charged With Violating U.S. Sanctions On Russia
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of…
Russia increases shelling in regions outside Ukraine’s Donbas – officials
By Maria Starkova LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia increased shelling of Ukraine’s eastern regions outside the main front line in the Donbas industrial area, officials from the Zaporizhzhia and Sumy regions said…
EU working on 10th round of Russia sanctions – diplomats
By Gabriela Baczynska and Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries are working on a 10th package of sanctions to take effect next month against Russia for waging war against Ukraine,…
Aircraft lessors cool on risky markets after $10 billion Russia blow
By Conor Humphries and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – Aircraft leasing companies, which own most of the world’s passenger jets, face a tricky balance between risks and rewards after losing 400 planes…
Russia says relations with U.S. at an all-time low
(Reuters) – Russia said on Friday that relations with the United States were at an all-time low, dismissing the idea the two sides could turn things around halfway through U.S. President Joe…
China’s coal imports from Russia fall in Dec, but up 20% in 2022
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s coal imports from Russia dropped in December as logistics issues and inclement winter in Russia curbed shipments and Chinese demand weakened amid surging COVID infections. Some 6.89 million…
U.S. looking into ‘unconfirmed’ reports Russia has opened espionage case against U.S. citizen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is looking into the matter of “unconfirmed” reports that Russia has opened a criminal case against a United States citizen on suspicion of espionage, State Department…
Lavrov says Russia will “sober up” NATO and EU
(Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that Moscow would do all it could to “sober up” the European Union and NATO, which he accused of setting out to…
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