Tag: Russia government
Russia limits US & Czech embassy hires for “unfriendly” acts
MOSCOW — Russia has designated the United States and the Czech Republic as nations that engage in “unfriendly actions,” a move that limits the...
Ex-Army Green Beret to be sentenced for Russian espionage
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Army Green Beret who admitted divulging military secrets to Russia over a 15-year period is scheduled to be sentenced...
US Embassy in Moscow temporarily resumes halted services
MOSCOW — The U.S. Embassy in Moscow said Friday it will temporarily resume some of the consular services it had halted earlier due to...
Blinken heads to Iceland meeting with Russia on his mind
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Europe and North Atlantic islands next week to put the Biden administration’s stamp on...
Putin: school shooting in Kazan ‘has shaken all of us’
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the deadly school shooting in Kazan “has shaken” the country and ordered the government...
Ukraine opposition leader and Putin ally under house arrest
KYIV, Ukraine — A top Ukrainian opposition politician with close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin was placed under house arrest Thursday, days after...
EXPLAINER: What’s next for pipelines after Colonial hack
WASHINGTON — The nation’s largest fuel pipeline is flowing again after the company that runs it it was hit by a gang of hackers....
Mexico: Russia’s Sputnik V shortages mean limited 2nd doses
MEXICO CITY — Russian authorities have been having so many problems producing second doses of their Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine that Russia probably will...
Ukraine charges Putin ally Medvedchuk with treason
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine has charged indicted a top opposition figure who is a close ally of Russia's president with treason and attempts to...
Putin tells Red Square parade that Nazi ideas persist
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin marked the anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe with a speech warning that Nazi...
