Tag: Russia

Iran sticks to stance as nuclear talks resume, EU, Russia stress urgency (Parisa Hafezi and Francois Murphy, Reuters)

Iran's top negotiator said on Thursday he was sticking to positions Tehran set out when nuclear talks broke off last week, while European Union...
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Abkhazia’s ‘President’ Floats Idea to Lift Real Estate Purchase Restrictions for Russian Citizens (Zaal Anjaparidze, The Jamestown Foundation)

A new standoff is maturing around the long-standing issue of privatization of real estate in Georgia’s secessionist region of Abkhazia. On November 8, the...
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Ukraine Looms Large in Biden-Putin Dialogue (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Vladimir Putin of Russia held a one-on-one video-conference, on December 7—their fifth direct dialogue (three by...
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Russia says both sides to follow up quickly on Putin-Biden call (Reuters)

Russian and U.S. officials will urgently follow up Tuesday's two-hour call between presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden on Ukraine with discussions on "this...
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Ukraine welcomes Biden-Putin call as path to deterrence and de-escalation (Matthias Williams, Reuters)

Ukraine's Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told Reuters on Wednesday that talks between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin had enabled "deterrence...
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‘Slow-Boil Crisis’: DIA Needs More Capability to Track Russian, Chinese Tech Work (Patrick Tucker, Nextgov)

The U.S. military is “in a slow-boil crisis” because of Russian and Chinese technology development, particularly in areas such hypersonics, computing, and AI, Lt. Gen....
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How might allies respond if Russia invades Ukraine? (Hans Binnendijk and Barry Pavel, Defense News)

NATO needs to plan beyond efforts to deter another Russian invasion of Ukraine and recognize that its actual response may differ depending on the...
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Biden Warns Of Sanctions If Russia Invades Ukraine; Putin Calls For ‘Guarantees’ Against NATO Expansion (Mike Eckel, RFE RL)

U.S. President Joe Biden warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that Russia would be hit with "strong economic and other measures" as punishment should Moscow...
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He Said, He Said: Russian, U.S. Statements On Biden-Putin Call Differ Starkly (Steve Gutterman, RFE RL)

Amid a big Russian military buildup near Ukraine and on the Russian-controlled Crimean Peninsula, the Kremlin has kept a lot of people guessing about...
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Russia, China Dividing Responsibilities in Tajikistan: Is Conflict Possible? (Paul Globe, The Jamestown Foundation)

Street clashes in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan region have quieted down at least for the present, but in their wake, geopolitical competition there has, if anything,...
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Guerrilla tactics offer Ukraine’s best chance against Putin’s invasion force (T. X. Hammes, Atlantic Council)

While there is no consensus concerning what recent Russian military activity near Ukraine means, it has led to strong statements from US officials. On...
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Russian Real Estate Service Deletes Xenophobic Elements In Rental Ads After RFE/RL Report (RFE RL)

An online real estate service in Russia has started deleting advertisements with xenophobic elements after an RFE/RL report focusing on ads offering rentals "for Slavs only"...
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Moscow Court Orders Google To Pay More Fines For Failing To Delete Content (RFE RL)

A court in Moscow has ordered Google to pay another fine, this time 5 million rubles ($67,600), for violating the country’s rules on banned...
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Here’s what America must do to counter Russian aggression against Ukraine (Sen. Joni Ernst, Defense News)

America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan put vulnerable democracies around the globe at severe risk. Allies and partners who stood beside us in our fight now...
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Britain Says Russia Must ‘Step Back,’ De-Escalate Tensions On Ukrainian Border (RFE RL)

Britain has said that it wants Russia to de-escalate tensions along the Ukrainian border, where Moscow has amassed more than 90,000 troops. "You've seen the...
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Russia And India Discuss Arms, Afghanistan Ahead Of Putin-Modi Meeting (RFE RL)

Russia and India discussed areas of common interest and signed defense contracts ahead of a summit between the two countries' leaders in New Delhi. Defense,...
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