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Russia banned another 500 Americans from entering the country in response to the United States’ recent sanctions. Several notable critics of former President Donald Trump appear on the list, even though they have no connections to Russian policy. The U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed 300 sanctions aimed at Russia’s military-industrial supply chains and future energy revenues on May 19. The “unprecedented” sanctions seek to hold Russia accountable for its war in Ukraine. Quickly responding to the sanctions, Russia’s Foreign Ministry released the list of 500 Americans banned from entering ...
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Former President Donald Trump predicted in an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity that Russia, under President Vladimir Putin, will eventually “take all of Ukraine.” Russia has waged war on its western neighbor for over a year but has conquered less than 20 percent of Ukrainian territory. The United States, under President Joe Biden, continues to be the largest source of military aid to Ukraine by far. The war has reached a stalemate in Eastern Ukraine with little chance of either side making significant advancements anytime soon. It is unclear, in this context, how Trump believes that Russi...
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The United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to demand that Russian forces leave Ukraine, one year after Russia launched its expanded invasion. Aside from the Russian Federation, only six countries voted against the resolution. Those countries include Belarus and Syria, two of Russia’s closest allies. The other four countries were Mali, North Korea, Eritrea and Nicaragua. Thirty-two countries, either for ideological or business reasons, voted to abstain. With the notable exception of Brazil, this included Russia’s BRICS allies—India, China and South Africa. Other notabl...
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U.S. officials acknowledged Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s escalation of the war in Ukraine over the weekend after Putin illegally moved to annex four regions of Ukraine under heavy criticism from the rest of the world. “There are no checks on Mr. Putin,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said of the possibility of nuclear war during an appearance on CNN Sunday morning. “Just as he made the irresponsible decision to invade Ukraine, you know, he could make another decision. But I don’t see anything right now that would lead me to believe he has made such a decision.” Austin said that currently...
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U.S. intelligence has reported that Russia has likely channeled over $300 million since 2014 into influencing foreign countries’ elections to propel candidates who they see as favorable to Moscow to office. Russia did this by transferring funds through front organizations, such as think tanks, security services and “independent” state-owned enterprises. Countries with elections likely influenced by Russian money include Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania and other nations in Eastern Europe. “It is an effort to chip away at the ability of people around the world to choose the governments that they se...
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President Vladimir Putin granted Russian citizenship to Edward Snowden, the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked secret information exposing the U.S. government’s surveillance of American citizens. Snowden applied for dual US-Russia citizenship in 2020, when he became a permanent resident of the country. He sought refuge there in 2013, after releasing to journalists thousands of classified documents exposing how the NSA collected personal information from U.S. citizens. The whistleblower said the move is a way to make traveling easier since he and his American wife, Lindsay Mi...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a partial mobilization of Russian citizens to boost his troops in the country’s invasion of Ukraine during a nationally televised address. His revelation sent many Russian citizens looking for flights out of the country and hundreds more were arrested for protesting the war. Putin’s decision to mobilize reserves will impact around 300,000 reservists, marking Russia’s first mobilization since World War II. These individuals have military training and other skills that Putin believes will help the struggling troops in Ukraine. Some of those called to joi...
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President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Russian forces had captured nearly 20% of Ukraine. In the announcement, Zelensky discussed the difficulty of defending against an onslaught of Russian forces. “We have to defend ourselves against almost the entire Russian army,” he said. “All combat-ready Russian military formations are involved in this aggression.” The war, entering over 100 days of fighting, is starting a new phase as Russian forces gain ground. After moving away from the capital Kyiv, Russian President Vladimir Putin is now focused on gaining ground in the east and south of Ukraine. In...
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Russia announced it will end cooperation on the International Space Station (ISS) until Western sanctions are lifted. The Russian space agency Roscosmos said it will not work with its partners like NASA and the European Space Agency going forward. Russia’s space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin revealed the news on Twitter noting that he will continue to send the Kremlin progress reports. The ISS isn’t owned by any one nation but is a cooperative program between nations established by international treaties. Rogozin had written to other space programs about the sanctions imposed on his home country...
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Russia announced Tuesday that it would be withdrawing some troops from the Russia-Ukraine border. Troops were seen returning to their bases after completing military drills near Ukraine. The news comes after yesterday’s report from the Pentagon that said Russia had increased troops along the border. “We want to resolve this question right now. In the nearest future, in the course of the negotiating process, with peaceful means,” Russian PresidentVladimir Putin said in the press conference in Moscow Tuesday morning. “We will strive to agree on the issues which have been put forward by us using ...
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