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Spy expulsions a setback for Trump-Putin courtship
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump has ordered an unprecedented expulsion of Russian officials and warned the Kremlin needs to change, a setback for his courtship of Vladimir Putin, but perhaps not its end. On the face of it, the latest iteration of Washington’s endless “reset” of relations with Moscow is in serious trouble. Having wooed...
US expels 60 Russians as allies back Britain in spy row
WASHINGTON: The United States joined Britain’s allies in Europe and around the world Monday in expelling scores of suspected Russian spies in an unprecedented response to a nerve agent attack. At least 114 alleged agents working under diplomatic cover were ordered out by 21 governments, dwarfing similar measures in even the most notorious...
US, Europe expel Russian envoys over UK spy attack
PARIS: The United States and its European allies on Monday expelledscores of Russian diplomats in a coordinated action against Moscow which they accuse of poisoning an ex-spy in Britain. Here is a list of the countries and the number of Russians expelled. US, Canada, Australia The United States expelled 60 alleged “spies” posted...
US expels 60 Russians as allies back Britain in spy row
Countries that have expelled diplomats following the poisoning of former Russian spy Serguey Skripal on March 4. AFP WASHINGTON: The United States joined Britain’s allies in Europe and around the world Monday in expelling scores of suspected Russian spies in an unprecedented response to a nerve agent attack. At least 114 alleged agents...
Australia expels 2 Russian diplomats over Britain poison case
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. (File pic) SYDNEY: Australia joined the United States and other British allies in expelling two Russian diplomats Tuesday in response to a nerve agent attack on a double agent in England. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said the pair were “undeclared intelligence officers” and had seven days to leave....
US, Europe expel Russian envoys over UK spy attack
A car with diplomatic plates is parked in front of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the United Nations in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, March 26, 2018. (Reuters pic) PARIS: The United States and its European allies on Monday expelled scores of Russian diplomats in a coordinated action against Moscow which...
US expels 60 Russian ‘spies’ over UK nerve attack
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has ordered the expulsion of 60 alleged Russian spies from the United States in response to a nerve agent attack on an ex-spy in the English city of Salisbury. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said the move, part of globally coordinated retaliation against Moscow, was taken “in response to...
Spain arrests Ukrainian cyber criminal ‘mastermind’
MADRID: Spain and Europol on Monday announced the arrest of a Ukrainian man dubbed the mastermind of a gang behind hundreds of cyberattacks that have netted around a billion euros from banks. The man, detained in the eastern coastal city of Alicante, carried out attacks using malware such as “Carbanak” and “Cobalt,”...
Factbox – Diplomatic moves against Russia after nerve gas attack
LONDON (Reuters) – Following are diplomatic measures announced against Russia by the United States, Canada, several EU countries and Ukraine in response to the poisoning of a former Russian double agent with military-grade nerve agent in the English town of Salisbury. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine allows arrest of MP over parliament attack plot
KIEV: A Ukrainian MP who was once hailed as a symbol of resistance against Russia but now stands accused of plotting a terrorist attack in Kiev was stripped of her immunity by parliament on Thursday. Nadiya Savchenko planned “a large-scale terrorist act in the centre of the Ukrainian capital,” general prosecutor Yuriy Lutsenko told...
