Russia Updates

• Concert attack has sparked jump in army recruitment, Russia claims

  Russia says it's seen a significant jump in the number of people signing contracts to join the armed forces since last month's deadly attack on a concert hall near Moscow.

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  Apr 3
  
• Kim Jong Un in Russia to meet with Vladimir Putin. What to expect

  U.S. officials released intelligence last week that North Korea and Russia were arranging a meeting between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un.

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  Sep 12, 2023
  
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• Germany probing attempted murder of ‘poisoned’ Russian journalist

  Two weeks ago, investigative portal The Insider reported that doctors they had consulted had said Elena Kostyuchenko's symptoms were consistent with poisoning.

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  Aug 25, 2023
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• Russia will increase forces in west to counter NATO presence: Shoigu

  In opening remarks to the Collegium of the Defence Ministry, Shoigu said NATO-member Poland had already announced plans to strengthen its military.

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  Aug 9, 2023
• Putin wanted to ‘wipe out’ Prigozhin during Wagner revolt, Lukashenko says

  Vladimir Putin initially vowed to crush the mutiny, comparing it to the wartime turmoil that ushered in the revolution of 1917 and then a civil war.

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  Jun 28, 2023
• Putin critic Vladimir Kara-Murza jailed for 25 years in treason case

  State prosecutors had accused him of treason and of discrediting the Russian military after he criticized what Moscow calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine.

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  Apr 17, 2023
• Russia’s FSB detains, expels Japanese consul for alleged espionage

  The FSB said the consul was declared persona non grata after he was caught "red-handed" receiving secret information on the effect of Western sanctions in Russia's far east.

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  Sep 26, 2022
• G7 will put a price cap on Russian oil. Here’s what it’ll look like

  Officials in G7 countries say the unprecedented measure will cut the price Russia receives for oil without reducing its petroleum exports to world consumers.

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  Sep 12, 2022
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• China to send troops to Russia for joint military exercise

  China's participation in the joint exercises is "unrelated to the current international and regional situation," the defence ministry said in a statement.

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  Aug 17, 2022