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U.S. sanctions Russian state media for raising money for Moscow’s troops in Ukraine

Washington — The U.S. State Department announced new sanctions on Russian state media Friday, accusing a Kremlin news outlet of…

4 days ago

Russian central bank hikes interest rates by 1 percentage point to 19% to fight inflation fueled by military spending

Russian central bank hikes interest rates by 1 percentage point to 19% to fight inflation fueled by military spending

6 days ago

Police say a Russian ‘spy whale’ in Norway wasn’t shot to death

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- There's no evidence that a well-known beluga whale that lived off Norway's coast and whose harness ignited…

1 week ago

U.S. charges Russian hackers for cyberattacks targeting Ukraine, NATO countries

Washington — Federal prosecutors unveiled new charges against members of Russia's military intelligence service on Thursday, alleging they engaged in…

2 weeks ago

Russian ‘spy whale’ Hvaldimir found dead in Norway : NPR

2024-09-04 01:50:02 Hvaldimir pictured in Hammerfest, Norway, in 2019. He lived there for much of that year before traveling along…

2 weeks ago

Hvaldimir: ‘Russian spy’ beluga whale found dead in Norway

2024-09-03 17:45:02 “Hvaldimir, the name given to the adult male beluga whale discovered in Norwegian waters in mid-spring 2019, has,…

2 weeks ago

Russian President Putin has arrived in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued arrest warrant for him

Russian President Putin has arrived in Mongolia, a member of the international court that issued arrest warrant for him

2 weeks ago

Beloved Russian celebrity ‘spy’ whale is found dead off Norway

2024-09-03 03:35:02 For a supposed spy, Hvaldimir was anything but covert.The white beluga whale had appeared regularly along the coast…

2 weeks ago

A celebrity ‘Russian spy’ whale spotted with harness found dead in Norwegian waters

HELSINKI -- A white beluga whale named “Hvaldimir,” first spotted in Norway not far from Russian waters with a harness…

3 weeks ago

Russian government hackers found using exploits made by spyware companies NSO and Intellexa

Google says it has evidence that Russian government hackers are using exploits that are “identical or strikingly similar” to those…

3 weeks ago

Death and destruction in a Russian city

FOR MOST people in Belgorod, once a quiet and comfortable Russian city 40km from the Ukrainian border, the war started…

3 weeks ago

Local authorities issue mandatory evacuation for families with children in Ukraine’s Pokrovsk as Russian troops approach

Local authorities issue mandatory evacuation for families with children in Ukraine’s Pokrovsk as Russian troops approach

1 month ago

Russian authorities refuse to open criminal investigation into Navalny’s death, his widow says

Russian authorities have refused to open a criminal investigation into the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny who died in…

1 month ago

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv troops captured Russian town of Sudzha in Kursk region

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kyiv troops captured Russian town of Sudzha in Kursk region

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US Russian dual national Ksenia Khavana is sentenced to 12 years in prison on a treason conviction

US Russian dual national Ksenia Khavana is sentenced to 12 years in prison on a treason conviction

1 month ago

For freed Russian opposition activist Ilya Yashin, resuming work against Putin is his priority

BERLIN -- All Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin had with him when he was released from his penal colony in…

1 month ago

Ukrainian officials say a Russian plane-launched missile has hit a Ukrainian shopping mall, killing at least 9 people

Ukrainian officials say a Russian plane-launched missile has hit a Ukrainian shopping mall, killing at least 9 people

1 month ago

Russian prosecutors seek 15-year sentence for US-Russian woman in treason trial

MOSCOW -- Russian prosecutors on Thursday asked for a 15-year sentence in the treason trial of a Russian-American woman, who…

1 month ago

Putin calls for a project to promote ‘traditional Russian values’ overseas

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to Speaker of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament, Vyacheslav Volodin…

1 month ago

Evan Gershkovich champions Russian political prisoners in first comments after arriving in the U.S.

2024-08-03 06:50:02 Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich advocated for dissidents languishing in Russian prisons in his first public comments…

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