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‘Stumbling Into a New Arms Race’: Imagery Shows Russia Preparing for Nuclear-Powered Missile Test

The analysis came out as Russia and the U.S. edged closer to breaking an impasse over extending the New START treaty.

Russia Offers U.S. One-Year Freeze on Nuclear Warhead Numbers

The White House had described Russia's previous proposal as a "non-starter" unless accompanied by the freeze.

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U.S. Revokes Aeroflot Crew Visas Over $50M iPhone Smuggling Scheme

Searches of various Aeroflot crew members’ luggage had revealed “millions of dollars of electronic devices,” investigators said.

U.S. Trashes Faulty Russian Ventilators From Virus Aid Package – Reports

The ventilator model was blamed for two fires that killed seven coronavirus patients in Moscow and St. Petersburg.

U.S. Charges Russians With Cyberattacks on Ukraine, French Elections, Olympics

The attacks were called "the most disruptive and destructive series of computer attacks ever attributed to a single group."

Putin Proposes One-Year Extension of New START Treaty

Tensions have raged for months over the fate of New START, which caps the number of nuclear warheads held by Washington and Moscow.

U.S. Says 'Agreement in Principle' With Russia on Extending Key Nuclear Pact

With U.S. elections three weeks away, the Trump administration signaled it was willing to keep the treaty largely as is for now.

U.S. Jails Russian for Linkedin, Dropbox Login Hacks

Yevgeny Nikulin was reportedly referred as the “‘Putin’ of the hacking world” by fellow hackers.

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Putin Proposes Election Non-Interference Pact With U.S.

U.S. intelligence officials have said that Russia is once again manipulating social media in favor of Donald Trump.

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Vehicle Breaches U.S. Ambassador’s Moscow Residence – Embassy

The unnamed Russian national driving the vehicle was intercepted by Embassy staff and handed over to local authorities.

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‘Socialist Symbols Wanted’: U.S. Artist Wants Lenin Corpse in D.C.

David Datuna plans to build a replica of Lenin's mausoleum in Washington and move the communist leader’s body there.

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Belarus Opposition Leader Is U.S. Protege – Russia Spy Chief

"The U.S. is playing a crucial role in the current events in Belarus," Foreign Intelligence Service head Sergei Naryshkin said.

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Facebook Nabs Russia-linked Campaign to Fuel U.S. Chaos

13 Facebook accounts and 2 pages posing as journalists were linked to the Internet Research Agency in Russia.

Millions of U.S. Voters’ Details Leak to Russia’s Dark Web – Kommersant

A user nicknamed Gorka9 advertised free access to the personal information of 7.6 million voters in Michigan in a discussion forum.

Interpol Drops Extradition Notice for ‘Putin’s Chef’ Prigozhin

U.S. prosecutors have dropped a criminal case into election meddling against Prigozhin’s company.

Russian Nuclear Sub Surfaces Off Alaska During War Games

Local fishermen reported having a close encounter with the Russian vessels.

U.S. Offers $10M Reward Against Russian Election Interference

The reward marks one of the most public signs that members of Trump's administration are taking election meddling seriously.

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Trump Сalls for New Death Sentence for Boston Marathon Bomber Tsarnaev

A U.S. appeals court overturned the death penalty for Tsarnaev on Friday.

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Russian Court Sentences U.S. Ex-Marine to 9 Years for Police Assault

Russian and U.S. media have speculated that Trevor Reed could become part of a prisoner swap.

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Russian Prosecutors Demand Nearly 10 Years' Jail for U.S. Ex-Marine

Trevor Reed, a 28-year-old student and former Marine, allegedly attacked police while drunk after attending a party in Moscow.

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