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Europe

US says expected “a lot more bloodshed” in Russia following Wagner insurrection

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As the picture became more clear to US intelligence analysts that Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was about to mobilize his troops inside Russia, the expectation was that his march toward Moscow would encounter much more resistance and be “a great deal more violent and bloody.”
Europe

US suspected Wagner preparing to take military action against Russia: Report

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US intelligence agencies strongly suspected that Evgeny Prigozhin was planning a major move against the Russian government, days before the leader of the mercenary Wagner Group ordered his troops to march on Moscow, The New York Times reported, citing sources. Washington kept silent because it “had little interest” in helping Russia out, the report revealed.
Europe

Wall Street Journal reporter detention appeal denied by Moscow court

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An appeal by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his detention has been denied by Moscow City Court on Thursday.
Europe

Moscow: Washington plotting to interfere in Russian elections

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The United States has openly embraced the goal of destabilizing Russia, with an eye on the 2024 presidential election, Russia's  Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated. The remarks came after US President Joe Biden publicly declared that President Vladimir Putin of Russia “cannot remain in power."
Middle East

US sends fighter jets to Middle East, citing Russia ‘increasingly unsafe’ activity

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The United States has sent F-22 jets to the Middle East in response to the “increasingly unsafe” activity by Russian aircraft in the region.
Europe

Russia’s ruble slumps to one-year low against US dollar

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The Russian ruble has slipped to its lowest exchange rate against the US dollar since last April, data from the Moscow Exchange show.
Europe

Moscow says CIA hacked iPhones of Russian diplomats, citizens

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The CIA installed malware on thousands of Apple phones used by Russian diplomats and citizens, Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed on Thursday.
Europe

Russia to US: Lectures on nuclear weapon deployments “hypocritical”

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Russia dismissed criticism from US President Joe Biden over Moscow’s deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, stressing that Washington for decades has done the same  throughout Europe.
Europe

Russian court extends WSJ reporter’s detention by 3 months

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The Lefortovsky District Court of Moscow has extended the pre-trial detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich for three months to August 30, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported citing the court.
Americas

US expresses concern over Iran-Russia cooperation on building railway line

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US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel voiced Washington's concern over cooperation between Tehran and Moscow in a major railroad project, known as the Rasht-Astara railway.
Europe

Kremlin castigates CIA plot to “recruit Russian spies”

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Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov slammed a new ploy by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) “to recruit Russians” as spies and emphasized that foreign intelligence services have not let up in their efforts to that end.
Europe

Russian FM: US-led attempts to isolate Moscow failed

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Efforts by Washington and its satellites to isolate Moscow are failing completely, with the global majority being unwilling ‘to pull the chestnuts out of the fire’ for former colonial powers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said.
Americas

US targets Russia’s FSB, IRGC’s intelligence unit over detention of Americans

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The United States has imposed sanctions on Russia's domestic security service FSB and the intelligence unit of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing them of "being responsible or complicit in the wrongful detention of Americans overseas".
Europe

Russia: Dozens of Russians serving sentences in US

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says dozens of Russian nationals are serving prisoner sentences in the US. Lavrov avoided directly answering a question about a possible prisoner swap for Americans Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich.
Europe

Russia warns risks of direct military clash between Moscow and Washington growing

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Risks of a direct military confrontation between two nuclear powers - Russia and the US - are growing constantly, Russian Foreign Ministry Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Department Director Vladimir Yermakov has warned.
Europe

Kremlin claims west planning to interfere in Russia’s 2024 presidential election

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Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday that the west will significantly step up attempts to interfere in Russia’s 2024 presidential election.
Europe

Moscow says ‘will not forgive’ US after Russian journalists denied visas for UN visit

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said that Moscow “will not forgive” Washington for denying US visas to Russian journalists who were supposed to accompany him on a visit to United Nations headquarters in New York.
Europe

Moscow court rejects WSJ journalist’s detention appeal

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American reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain under arrest, the Moscow City Court has ruled, rejecting an appeal for his release by his legal team. The US citizen is currently being held in the Lefortovo pre-trial detention center in the Russian capital.
Europe

US envoy to Russia visits detained WSJ reporter in prison

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Washington's Ambassador to Moscow, Lynne Tracy, on Monday visited arrested Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, the US embassy wrote on Twitter.
Int'l Relations

Moscow: US not yet issued visas for Lavrov, Russian delegation to attend UNSC session

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A Russian official says Washington has not yet issued visas for Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other members of Moscow's delegation to attend the session of the United Nations Security Council.
Europe

Arrested US reporter violated Russian laws: Kremlin

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Detained US journalist Evan Gershkovich violated Russian law, the Kremlin maintained, in response to the US State Department having designated him as being wrongfully detained.
Americas

US designates WSJ journalist as “wrongfully detained” by Russia

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Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter who is being held in Russia, has been designated as wrongfully arrested by the US State Department.
Europe

Moscow charges arrested WSJ correspondent with espionage

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Russia has formally charged detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich with espionage, according to Russian news agencies.
Europe

Putin says US responsible for failing relations

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Russian President Vladimir Putin told the new US ambassador Washington is responsible for a dramatic deterioration in US-Russia relations since Moscow sent its armed forces into Ukraine last year.
Americas

Lavrov to Blinken: Fate of detained WSJ reporter will be determined by Russian court

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the fate of arrested Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will be determined by a Russian court, according to a statement released by the Russian Foreign Ministry.
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