Russia to pull plug on nuclear arms pact after US does same

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2019 16:44:16 +0000

Sergey Lavrov - Vladimir Putin - Sergey Shoigu

Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Russia will abandon a centerpiece nuclear arms treaty but will only deploy intermediate-range nuclear missiles if Washington does so, President Vladimir Putin said Saturday.

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Putin leads Russia in marking 75 years since WWII Leningrad siege

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 17:46:20 +0000

Vladimir Putin at wreath laying to mark Leningrad siege

The Russian city of St. Petersburg marked the 75th anniversary of the end of the World War II siege by Nazi forces with a large military parade Sunday in the city’s sprawling Palace Square.

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Russia probes terror after teen suicide attack on FSB

Russia probes terror after teen suicide attack on FSB

MOSCOW — Russia launched a terrorism investigation on Wednesday after a 17-year-old student blew himself up at regional headquarters of the FSB security agency, wounding three employees.

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Spy poison case: Suspects say they were in UK as tourists

Spy poison case: Suspects say they were in UK as tourists

MOSCOW — The two Russian men charged in Britain with poisoning a former Russian spy with a deadly nerve agent appeared on Kremlin-funded television on Thursday, denying their involvement in the attack and saying their appearance in the English city of Salisbury was merely an “incredible, fatal coincidence.”

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Putin ready to meet NKorea’s Kim at ‘early date’ – KCNA

SEOUL: Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “at an early date,” the North’s state media reported Wednesday, amid a rapid diplomatic thaw on the peninsula. Putin invited Kim and the South’s President Moon Jae-in in June to an economic forum in Vladivostok next month although it […]

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CNN’s Cooper calls Trump’s summit performance ‘disgraceful’

CNN's Cooper calls Trump's summit performance 'disgraceful'

Seconds after President Donald Trump’s news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin ended Monday, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper called the American leader’s performance “disgraceful.”

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