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UK announces new round of Russia sanctions targeting financial services, 'shadow fleet'
The sanctions were brought against companies, including those allegedly involved in Russian financial services and entities that facilitate the production and trade of Russian ballistic missiles.
American, Russian officials meet on bringing US investor into Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany
Denmark says Russia has conducted sabotage attacks against its defense firms
Trump, Putin to discuss suspected plague case as US officials press Russia for answers
Ukraine transfers two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea, Zelensky says
Ukraine transferred two North Korean prisoners of war captured in Russia's Kursk region to South Korea, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said.
Russia's Lavrov and US Secretary Rubio meet at UN to discuss Ukraine, relations
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met at the UN to discuss the war in Ukraine, the Middle East, and steps toward normalizing bilateral diplomatic relations.
Leaked FBI data includes sensitive details on counterespionage work against China, Russia, cartels
Data includes details of assignments to specific field offices and, in some cases, to units engaged in high-stakes intelligence, security, or counterespionage work.
Zelensky says Kremlin planning new mass attack on Ukraine
Zelensky said Ukraine was in constant contact with its allies to secure new anti-aircraft defenses in anticipation of a new major attack from Russia.
Trump expresses optimism on Ukraine peace deal at UN summit with Zelensky, says Putin will meet
According to Reuters, Trump said that Putin is willing to meet to end the war.
EU renews Russia sanctions, drops Russian billionaires Usmanov and Fridman
Latvia dropped its veto, clearing the way for the EU to remove Usmanov and Fridman from sanctions and extend remaining Russia measures for three years.
Russia spreads AI fakes claiming Jews are being paid to settle in Ukraine
A record number of Jewish pilgrims traveled to the Ukrainian city of Uman for Rosh Hashanah this year, according to local statistics.
Former Pussy Riot member says FSB recruited her to spy on Russian activists
Flores admitted to providing the Russian security service with personal information about her fellow artists and activists.
Lithuania prepares evacuation plans as PM warns of growing Russian threats
"We're thinking about a variety of scenarios; not all of them are being discussed very much publicly," Lithuanian Prime Minister Sinkevicius told the BBC.
What does Russia’s election reveal about Putin’s grip on power, political opposition? - analysis
Preliminary results released on Monday indicated that United Russia won 355 of 450 seats in the state’s lower house of the legislature, or approximately 57.8% of the vote.