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Another top Russian Defense Ministry official is arrested on bribery charges amid Kremlin shake-up
Read full article: Another top Russian Defense Ministry official is arrested on bribery charges amid Kremlin shake-upRussian authorities have arrested a second senior Defense Ministry official on bribery charges days after President Vladimir Putin replaced the defense minister in a Cabinet shake-up.
Russia, Ukraine spar over fighting near nuclear facility
Read full article: Russia, Ukraine spar over fighting near nuclear facilityA fire at a munitions depot inside Russia forced the evacuation of two villages near the border with Ukraine, while two civilians were reported wounded by Russian shelling near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as both sides traded accusations about fighting near the facility in southern Ukraine.
EXPLAINER: Why Russia-Lithuania tensions are rising
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why Russia-Lithuania tensions are risingNew tensions between Moscow and the West are rising after Lithuania decided to halt the transport of some goods through its territory to the Russian region of Kaliningrad as part of European Union sanctions on the Kremlin.
Russia cuts off gas to 2 NATO nations in bid to divide West
Read full article: Russia cuts off gas to 2 NATO nations in bid to divide WestRussia cut off natural gas to NATO members Poland and Bulgaria and threatened to do the same to other countries, using its most essential export as an attempt to punish and divide the West for its united support of Ukraine.
With all eyes on Ukraine, Putin to send his envoy to Balkans
Read full article: With all eyes on Ukraine, Putin to send his envoy to BalkansWith all eyes on a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin is sending his top security envoy to the Balkans where Moscow has been trying to maintain influence mainly through its ally Serbia.
Russia, US exchange accusations over Ukraine at UN
Read full article: Russia, US exchange accusations over Ukraine at UNRussia accused the West of “whipping up tensions” over Ukraine and said the U.S. had brought “pure Nazis” to power in Kyiv as the U.N. Security Council held a stormy debate Monday on Moscow’s troop buildup near its southern neighbor.
Russia's security strategy envisages 'forceful methods'
Read full article: Russia's security strategy envisages 'forceful methods'A top Kremlin official says that a revised version of Russia’s national security strategy says that it may use forceful methods to respond to unfriendly actions by foreign countries.
Navalny releases recording of call to his alleged poisoner
Read full article: Navalny releases recording of call to his alleged poisonerRussian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Monday Dec. 21, 2020, released a recording of a phone call he said he made to an alleged state security operative who revealed details of how the politician was poisoned. Bellingcat and other media outlets identified the man Navalny said he spoke with as Konstantin Kudryavtsev, a trained chemical-weapons specialist. Navalny said he phoned the alleged FSB operative hours before the Bellingcat report was released. While posing as a Security Council aide, the politician asked “what went wrong" and why Navalny survived the poisoning. The FSB told the Russian state news agency Tass that the recording Navalny released was fake.