Sergei Skripal

• Vladimir Putin’s leadership in Russia spans two decades. Here are the highlights

  Russian President Vladimir Putin was appointed acting prime minister on Aug. 9 1999 by then president Boris Yeltsin. He has been in office as president or prime minister ever since, a period spanning two decades.

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  Aug 9, 2019
  
• Trump approves more sanctions on Russia in spy poisoning case

  The poisoning ignited a diplomatic confrontation in which hundreds of envoys were expelled by both Russia and Western nations.

  Politics

  Aug 2, 2019
  
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• Russia’s RT hit with British fine for breach of broadcast rules

  Moscow, in response, has warned British media operating in Russia that they could face consequences for the fine.

  World

  Jul 26, 2019
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• Putin says story of ex-spy’s poisoning not ‘worth 5 copecks’, as new suspect reported

  Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were believed to have been poisoned by two Russians in 2018. A third suspect has just emerged.

  World

  Jun 28, 2019
• Putin hails U.S. withdrawal from Syria, warns nuclear war could destroy the planet

  Russia President Vladimir Putin warned that an arms dispute with the U.S. could move the world closer to nuclear war in his year-end press conference.

  World

  Dec 20, 2018
• British police release video of two suspects in Sergei Skripal poisoning

  British police on Thursday released more video footage of the two suspects they believe poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in Salisbury in March.

  World

  Nov 22, 2018
• Top spy Igor Korobov, head of Russia’s GRU, dies at 62

  GRU chief Igor Korobov, whose agency has been accused of meddling in the U.S. elections, has died in Russia after a long illness at the age of 62.

  World

  Nov 22, 2018
• Salisbury poisoning suspect is a doctor who works for Russian intelligence: report

  One of the two suspects in the poisoning of an ex-spy in England is a trained doctor who works for Russian military intelligence and traveled to Britain under an alias, investigative group Bellingcat reported Monday.

  World

  Oct 8, 2018
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• Canada joins chorus outing Russia over repeated cyber attacks as US charges 7 spies with hacking

  RCMP confirms parallel investigation ongoing in Canada as U.S. lays seven charges against Russian spies amid international outing of cyber crimes.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2018
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• Dutch accuse Russia of trying to hack chemical weapons watchdog

  The Netherlands says it foiled an alleged Russian attempt to hack the UN's chemical weapons watchdog in April.

  Politics

  Oct 4, 2018