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• Russian court charges jailed U.S. citizen with espionage: reports

  Russia's RIA and TASS news agencies said that Moscow's Lefortovo court had remanded Gene Spector in pre-trial custody on suspicion of espionage.

  World

  Aug 18, 2023
  
• Russian fighter jet collides with U.S. drone, causes crash. What we know

  A Russian fighter jet collided with an unmanned U.S. aircraft in international airspace over the Black Sea, causing the drone to crash according to the U.S. European Command.

  World

  Mar 14, 2023
  
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• Putin is ‘too confident’ he can grind Ukraine into submission: CIA director

  CIA Director William Burns said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being ``too confident'' in his military's ability to grind Ukraine into submission.

  World

  Feb 26, 2023
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• Brittney Griner trial: Russian prosecutors seek 9 1/2 years cannabis sentence

  The trial is nearing its end nearly six months after Brittney Griner's arrest at a Moscow airport and subsequent detention, a case that has reached the highest levels of diplomacy.

  Sports

  Aug 4, 2022
• Brittney Griner trial: Closing statements set as WNBA star faces cannabis charge

  If convicted, the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) star and two-time Olympic gold medalist could face 10 years in prison.

  Sports

  Aug 2, 2022
• ‘No agreements’ yet on U.S. swap offer to free Griner, Whelan: Moscow

  In April, however, the government struck a deal to trade U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed for jailed Russian pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko.

  World

  Jul 28, 2022
• Canada, allies vow new sanctions on Russia for recognizing separatist Ukraine regions

  Western nations denounced Putin's announcement and said they are preparing sanctions that are separate from those that have been promised if the Russian military invades Ukraine.

  Politics

  Feb 21, 2022
• Putin recognizes independence of separatist Ukraine regions, raising prospect of war

  Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday recognized the independence of separatist regions in eastern Ukraine and paved the way to provide them military support.

  World

  Feb 21, 2022
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• U.S. lays blame on Russia for space junk from satellite destroyed by weapons test

  A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, according to U.S. officials.

  World

  Nov 15, 2021
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• U.S. sanctions Russian research institute linked to dangerous malware program

  The U.S. alleged that the Russian institute was responsible for "building customized tools that enabled the attack" on a petrochemical facility in the Middle East in 2017.

  World

  Oct 24, 2020