Tag: Russia
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Brutal Fight for Kherson Still Looms Between Russia and Ukraine
Ukrainian officials have warned that Moscow could be trying to create the illusion of a pullback to draw Ukrainian forces into a trap.
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U.S. and Russia Ready to Negotiate Griner’s Release
On the day after Brittney Griner was sentenced to a Russian penal colony, the top diplomats of the United States and Russia said on Friday that their governments were ready to negotiate for the release of both the American basketball star and Paul N. Whelan, who is also imprisoned by Russia. The diplomats, Secretary of…
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Ukraine Live Updates: Blinken to Push Russia on Proposal to Swap Griner for Arms Dealer
Video Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said the Biden administration has made a “substantial proposal” during talks with Russia to release the W.N.B.A. player and the former Marine Paul Whelan.CreditCredit…Andrew Harnik/Associated Press WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said on Wednesday that the United States had “put a substantial proposal on the…
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Russia Says It Will Quit the International Space Station After 2024
The new head of Russia’s space agency announced on Tuesday that Russia will leave the International Space Station after its current commitment expires at the end of 2024. “The decision to leave the station after 2024 has been made,” said Yuri Borisov, who was appointed this month to run Roscosmos, a state-controlled corporation in charge…
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Ukraine Live Updates: Russia Seeks to Rally Support From African Allies
In this image provided by his family, Maksym Butkevych is shown between his parents, Yevheniia and Oleksandr. Mr. Butkevych was captured in June and is now a prisoner of war held by Russia.Credit…via Oleksandr Butkevych Maksym Butkevych made his name in Ukraine as a journalist and human rights activist, campaigning on behalf of refugees and…
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Bucking the global trend, Russia lowers interest rates again.
Moving in the opposite direction to much of the rest of the world, Russia’s central bank lowered its interest rate by 1.5 percentage points to 8 percent on Friday, taking it even lower than it was before the country invaded Ukraine. The bank said that inflation, at 15.9 percent last month, down from about 17…