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Trump praises Putin for holding back in US-Russia spy dispute
PALM BEACH, FLA./ MOSCOW: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday praised Russian President Vladimir Putin for refraining from retaliation in a dispute over spying and cyber attacks, in another sign that the Republican plans to patch up badly frayed relations with Moscow. Putin earlier on Friday said he would not hit back for the U.S....
Obama orders Russian expulsions, sanctions
Television crews assemble outside the Russian embassy on Wisconsin Avenue in Washington, US. — Reuters photo HONOLULU/WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Thursday ordered the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and sanctioned Russian intelligence officials who Washington believes were involved in hacking US political groups in the 2016...
Ukraine police arrest man suspected of planning Berlin copycat attack
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian police arrested a 31-year-old man on Friday accused of killing a woman and her daughter, and who they also suspect was planning to mow down citizens with a truck, like the attacks on the Berlin Christmas market and in Nice. …read more Source: The...
Russia to expel US diplomats in tit-for-tat move
MOSCOW: Russia on Friday moved to expel 35 US diplomats in a tit-for-tat response after President Barack Obama unleashed a barrage of punishment against Moscow over alleged election interference. Obama’s broadside over cyberattacks sent ties between Russia and the United States – already at their worst since the Cold War – to a fresh low...
USAID ends funding for troubled Ukraine customs reform
ODESSA, Ukraine (Reuters) – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has ended funding for a flagship customs reform project in Ukraine’s Odessa region, as the government’s ambitious plans to tackle bribe-taking at its Black Sea ports stalled. …read more Source: The...
Russia pledges reprisals for US hacking punishment
MOSCOW: Russia on Friday eyed retaliatory measures against the US after President Barack Obama kicked out dozens of suspected intelligence agents and imposed sanctions in a furious dispute over alleged election interference. The barrage of punishment against Moscow over cyberattacks dragged ties between Russia and the United States – already at...
Obama hits Russia for election meddling
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Obama hits Russia for election meddling
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama on Thursday unleashed a barrage of retaliatory measures against Moscow for meddling in the US election, imposing sanctions on two intelligence agencies, expelling 35 agents and shuttering two Russian compounds inside the United States. Making good on a promise to punish Vladimir Putin’s government for...
Ukraine hit by 6,500 hack attacks, sees Russian 'cyberwar'
KIEV (Reuters) – Hackers have targeted Ukrainian state institutions about 6,500 times in the past two months, including incidents that showed Russian security services were waging a cyberwar against the country, President Petro Poroshenko said on Thursday. …read more Source: The...
Moscow says new U.S. sanctions would be attempt to hamper Russia-U.S. cooperation – RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that if the United States imposed new sanctions on Russia over hacking allegations it would be an attempt to disrupt possible cooperation between the two countries, the RIA news agency reported. …read more Source: The...
