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Articles with tag "United States"

U.S. Disbands Group Focused on Pressuring Russia in Peace Talks – Reuters

The previously unreported working group was said to have been created to explore ways of pressuring Russia into making peace with Ukraine.

Russian MFA Claims U.S. Canceled Next Round of Embassy Talks

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov had told reporters last week that a third round of discussions would take place “very soon.”
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Russian Scientist Freed on Bail in U.S. After Frog Embryo Smuggling Charge

Ksenia Petrova was formally charged last month with attempting to smuggle frog embryos and embryonic samples into the United States.
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U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy to Step Down, Embassy Says

Tracy, a career diplomat, began serving as Ambassador to Russia in January 2023 under the Biden administration.
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Rubio Marks Russia Day With Call for ‘Durable Peace’ in Ukraine

It marks the first Russia Day greeting from the U.S. since 2021, when then-Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated Russians on the holiday.
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New U.S.-Russian Talks Coming ‘Very Soon,’ Deputy FM Says

Moscow said it hopes another round of talks can offer “clearer answers” to its proposal to resume direct flights between Russia and the U.S.
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St. Petersburg Economic Forum to Feature U.S.-Russia Business Panel

The president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, Robert Agee, will moderate the panel discussion, according to the forum’s organizers.
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Russia May End Moratorium on Intermediate-Range Missiles, Deputy FM Says

Moscow had imposed a unilateral moratorium on the missiles following Washington's withdrawal from the INF Treaty.
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Most Russians Do Not View U.S. as Top Enemy for First Time in 13 Years, Survey Shows

The share of respondents who named the U.S. as the most hostile country toward Russia has nearly halved to 40% this year, down from 76% in 2024.
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U.S. Citizen Joseph Tater Leaves Russia After Arrest and Psychiatric Treatment – TASS

Tater was reportedly one of nine Americans being held in Russia that Washington wanted returned in a prisoner exchange.
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Russia Could Give Musk Political Asylum Amid Trump Feud, Lawmaker Says

The Kremlin, meanwhile, declined to weigh in on the feud when asked for comment, saying it does not intend to interfere in U.S. domestic issues.
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Trump Special Envoy Says Russian Concerns Over NATO Enlargement ‘Fair’

Keith Kellogg told ABC News that NATO membership for Ukraine “is not on the table, and we’re not the only country that says that.”
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U.S. Judge Grants Russian Researcher Bail in Immigration Case

A judge ruled that immigration authorities detained Ksenia Petrova in February and canceled her visa without any factual or legal basis for doing so.
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opinion James D. J. Brown

What Will the U.S. Golden Dome Missile Defense Mean for Russia?

The Golden Dome will press Russia into a new arms race, forcing it to devote yet more resources to its strategic forces when it can least afford it.
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Trump Envoy Slams Medvedev for ‘Stoking Fears of WWIII’

“Stoking fears of WWIII is an unfortunate, reckless comment... and unfitting of a world power,” Keith Kellogg wrote on X.
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Kremlin Walks Back Criticism of Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Defense Plan

“This is a sovereign matter for the United States,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
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Rubio Says Trump Has Offered No 'Concession' to Putin

The U.S. secretary of state rejected criticism over the administration's Ukraine policy at a Senate hearing.
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Russian Court Fines Apple for Violating 'LGBT Propaganda' Law

Russia in 2023 widened restrictions on the promotion of "non-traditional sexual relations" amid a broader crackdown on LGBTQ+ rights.
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European Leaders to Speak With Trump Before Putin Call, Merz Says

Speaking to reporters after Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass, Merz said that he, along with the leaders of Britain, France and Poland, aimed to speak with...
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Harvard Medical School Scientist Faces U.S. Smuggling Charges, Possible Deportation to Russia

Ksenia Petrova was formally charged Wednesday on suspicion of trying to smuggle frog embryos and embryonic samples into the U.S.
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