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Articles with tag "United States"

Trump’s White House Ballroom Commissioner to Attend Putin’s Speech at St. Petersburg Economic Forum

Rodney Mims Cook Jr. told Russian media that the State Department cleared his participation at SPIEF, which is scheduled to take place from June 3 to June...

Kremlin Vows ‘Total Solidarity’ With Cuba and Condemns U.S. Threats Against Island

The Foreign Ministry criticized the Trump administration’s actions against Cuba as “a cynical embodiment of a revived Monroe Doctrine.”
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U.S. Extends Russian Oil Waiver for a Second Time

The temporary general license, which had been allowed to lapse over the weekend, is now effective until June 17.
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U.S. Allows Russian Oil Waiver to Expire Again

Sanctions experts said they expect the U.S. to either issue a short-term extension or grant specific exemptions to major Asian refineries.
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Sacked Russian Deputy Minister Flees to U.S. Amid Fraud Probe, Sources Say

Denis Butsayev was dismissed from the Natural Resources and Environment Ministry shortly after he reportedly slipped out of the country.
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White House to Invite Putin to G20 Summit in Miami, Though Trump Doubts He’ll Attend

The Kremlin leader last attended a G20 summit in person in 2019, the year before the Covid-19 pandemic.
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U.S. Extends Sanctions Waiver on Purchases of Russian Oil

The license comes two days after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that Washington would not renew the waiver.
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White House Says It Will Not Renew Russian Oil Sanctions Waiver

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the temporary waiver, arguing it prevented a more significant price spike that would have further increased...
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U.S. Believes Cuba Helped Russia Recruit Soldiers to Fight in Ukraine – Axios

The report states that “significant indicators” suggest authorities in Havana “knowingly tolerated, enabled or selectively facilitated the flow”...
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U.S. Waiver on Russian Oil Expires as Extension Remains Uncertain

Asian countries, which rely on oil and gas supplies from the Middle East, have been lobbying Washington for an extension.
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Russia Designates Stanford University as ‘Undesirable’

The California-based private research institution is at least the 19th Western university, educational alliance or program to have been labeled “undesirable”...
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Kremlin Economic Envoy Arrives in United States for Talks

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Kirill Dmitriev is leading a delegation focused strictly on economic affairs.
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Kremlin Welcomes Iran Ceasefire Deal

Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the warring sides should defend their interests in diplomatic talks rather than through military action.
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FM Lavrov Urges U.S. to Abandon ‘Language of Ultimatums’ and Negotiate Peace With Iran

In a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart, Lavrov also called on the U.S. to halt "illegal attacks on civilian infrastructure."
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U.S. Lifts Sanctions on 3 Russian Cargo Vessels Linked to Exports From Occupied Ukraine

The vessels are reported to have ties to Russian war finance, government insiders and the export of resources extracted from occupied Ukraine.
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Russia Designates Tufts University ‘Undesirable’ Organization

The General Prosecutor’s Office claimed that the university “radicalizes” Russians by eroding their trust in the government and military.
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Russian and U.S. Lawmakers Meet to Discuss Ukraine War and Bilateral Relations

Members of the State Duma delegation said they also talked about restarting student exchange programs and direct flights.
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Russian Lawmakers Headed to Washington for Meetings, State Department Says

A previously unreported “federal government delegation” will visit the U.S. Institute of Peace on Friday.
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Trump Envoy Said Calling Europeans ‘Pussies’ Helped Win Lukashenko Over

John Coale also admitted to not knowing where Belarus is located when he was first approached for the role of special envoy.
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Russia Offered to End Iran Intelligence Sharing if U.S. Halted Ukraine Support – Politico

Russia has expanded intelligence-sharing and military cooperation with Iran since the U.S.-Israeli attack on Tehran on Feb. 28.
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