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Russia's Putin says bridge to Crimea is on schedule
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Construction of a bridge to connect mainland Russia with Crimea is on schedule, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Putin denounces latest sanctions passed by US Senate
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin (pix) on Thursday slammed fresh sanctions approved by the US Senate as coming “out of nowhere” and motivated by domestic politics and historical efforts by the West to “contain” Russia. “We know that currently there is a bill in the US Senate regarding toughening sanctions....
Senate backs sanctions on Russia over US election hacking
WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to punish Russia over its alleged election meddling, passing a bill that would bar President Donald Trump from unilaterally easing existing sanctions on Moscow. The vote at a time of high tension in Washington over the Russia scandal was 97-2. The proposal was included in an amendment that...
Russia eyes controlling soldiers' online accounts to boost secrecy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Defence Ministry has drawn up a draft law allowing it to ban soldiers from posting certain personal data on social networks, something that reporters and researchers have used in the past to monitor Russia’s activities in Syria and Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
Russia says report its Moldova diplomats recruited fighters is 'gossip' -RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Allegations that five Russian diplomats expelled from Moldova last month recruited fighters for the Moscow-backed separatists in Ukraine were “idle gossip”, the RIA news agency quoted a deputy Russian foreign minister as saying on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Exclusive: Russian diplomats expelled from Moldova recruited fighters – sources
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldovan intelligence believes five Russian diplomats expelled from Moldova last month were spies who were recruiting fighters for the Moscow-backed insurgency in neighbouring Ukraine, a government source and two diplomatic sources told Reuters. …read more Source: The...
Lauded to loathed: Who’s afraid of George Soros?
VIENNA: From his New York home, US financier-cum-philanthropist George Soros has manufactured Europe’s migration crisis, backed a coup in Macedonia and sponsored protests in Hungary. At least that’s what his detractors say, and there are many. From the Kremlin via Skopje to the power corridors of Washington, the Hungarian-born Jewish...
Potent malware targets electricity systems
WASHINGTON: Hackers have developed powerful malware that can shut down electricity distribution systems and possibly other critical infrastructure, two cyber security firms announced Monday, with one report linking it to Russia. Slovakia-based ESET said the malware is the most powerful threat to appear since Stuxnet, the hacking tool used to...
Ukraine says seven soldiers killed in clashes in rebel east
KIEV: Seven Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in just three days in renewed fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the east of the country, the military said Monday. Four soldiers were killed on Saturday, two Sunday and one on Monday, bringing the death toll to 14 since the beginning of June. “The escalation began two to three weeks ago, the...
Ukrainians cheer on first day of visa-free EU travel
KIEV: Ukrainians were on Sunday celebrating the first day of visa-free access to the European Union, with hundreds crossing the border as President Petro Poroshenko proclaimed a dramatic “breakaway” from Moscow. The move is symbolic for Kiev, where a pro-EU revolt in 2014 toppled the previous Russia-backed government and was followed...
