Tag: Russia
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Russia-US economic war looms larger as new sanctions near
The US State Department said on Wednesday that Washington will impose new sanctions on Russia on or around August 22 over the alleged poison attack on ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the British city of Salisbury in March.
August 12, 2018 -
Skripal case: We reject the new sanctions, Russia tells US
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Moscow played no role in alleged nerve agent attack on ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury
August 11, 2018 -
Engaged in a surreal pursuit
Deep in the Caucasus Mountains, scientists are trying to listen to quantum whispers about the nature of reality.
August 8, 2018 -
Russia rejects report about interfering in elections in India
Russia on Monday dismissed a news report quoting a social media expert from a British university as saying that Moscow would target media in India and Brazil to interfere in elections in these countries. ‘’Russia has never interfered in internal politics of other countries as it goes against the fundamental principles of our foreign policy,’’ …
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August 7, 2018 -
Donald Trump Jr met Russian lawyer for information on opponent, admits dad Donald Trump
Says it was 'totally legal and done all the time in politics'
August 6, 2018 -
Russian puppetmasters
No political ploy in modern memory gives sheer opportunism a bad name like the tiresome fanciful “Russiagate” scandal over alleged rigging of the 2016 presidential election in Donald Trump’s favour. Trump is the crude blowhard gift that keeps on giving to his adversaries. It is utterly impossible for any opponent, no matter how cowardly, reactionary, …
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August 5, 2018 -
How Russia used cyber warfare to help Trump
The Soviet Union and now Russia under Vladimir Putin have waged a political power struggle against the West for nearly a century. Spreading false and distorted information – called “dezinformatsiya” after the Russian word for “disinformation” – is an age-old strategy for coordinated and sustained influence campaigns that have interrupted the possibility of level-headed political …
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July 30, 2018 -
Putin awards football coach Cherchesov with Alexander Nevsky Order
Vladimir Putin presented the coaching staff and players of the national football team with state awards on Saturday.
July 29, 2018 -
IAAF maintains Russia’s athletics ban over doping
The governing body of world athletics maintained Russia's ban from track and field over mass doping, just 10 days before the start of the European Championships in Berlin.
July 28, 2018 -
CAS dismisses Russian trio’s Olympic doping appeals
CAS dismissed appeals by Russian athletes Tatyana Lebedeva and Maria Abakumova and cyclist Ekaterina Gnidenko against their Olympic disqualifications for doping.
July 27, 2018 -
BRICS Summit | PM Modi meets Russian President Vladimir Putin
Will continue working together in multiple sectors, Modi tweets after the meeting. India and South Africa signed three agreements, including in the areas of agriculture and space cooperation, at the BRICS Summit
July 27, 2018 -
Trump’s Caps Lock
In parallel with the attempted mending of fences with North Korea and Russia, Donald Trump’s belligerent tweet against Iran and its nuclear programme is bound to make the waters murkier. The country, the US President has warned, will have to “pay a price few countries have ever paid before”. We do not know whether he …
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July 27, 2018 -
Trump outplayed by Putin at summit
Vladimir Putin emerged the clear winner at the end of the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki. Surprisingly, it was Donald Trump who had pushed for the summit and had directed his staff to move ahead on this from the time he assumed the chair. It appeared as if he was rushing to fulfil his election promises, …
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July 24, 2018 -
Donald Trump to invite Vladimir Putin to Washington this year: White House
The announcement comes days after Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart held their maiden summit in Helsinki on Monday.
July 20, 2018 -
Helsinki summit | No concrete results, but Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin content
Though the summit was described by Trump as "a very constructive day" and by Putin as the "first important step", questions from reporters about the alleged meddling with US elections by Russia still highlighted the post-summit press conference
July 17, 2018 -
Putin ‘proud’ of Russia’s handling of World Cup
President Vladimir Putin said Russia could be "proud" of its hosting of the football World Cup, judging it a success "in every respect" after final.
July 16, 2018 -
2018 World Cup was a big success: Russian organizers
The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia has been a resounding success, according to the Local Organizing Committees chairman and Russian Vice Prime Minister, Arkady Dvorkovich, who on Saturday praised the work done across the country’s 12 host cities. The majority of the heavy lifting in terms of logistics is nearly complete; all that remains …
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July 14, 2018