Tag: Russia
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Russia captures Vuhledar from Ukraine, a big strategic gain for Putin
KYIV, Ukraine — Russian troops on Wednesday took charge of the eastern Ukrainian town of Vuhledar, a bastion that had resisted intense attacks since Russia launched its full-scale assault in 2022. The advance of Moscow’s forces, which control just under a fifth of Ukraine, has underlined Russia’s vast superiority in men and materiel as Ukraine pleads for…
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U.S. military slams ‘unsafe’ Russia fighter jet maneuver near Alaska
WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Monday released video of what it said was an unsafe maneuver by a Russian fighter jet near Alaska during an intercept by the U.S. military last week. The United States regularly carries out aerial intercepts of Russian aircraft in international airspace near Alaska, and usually says they are carried…
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Russia proposes ban on child-free lifestyle
Russia’s fight against the West and its values has taken aim this week at an “ideology” that the Kremlin and its allies say threatens the country’s very foundations: people not wanting to have children. Lawmakers have proposed a ban on “propaganda of conscious refusal to bear children,” Vyacheslav Volodin, the speaker of the lower house…
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Biden meets Vietnam leader to counter Hanoi’s ties with China and Russia
NEW YORK — President Joe Biden met with Vietnamese President To Lam for talks on Wednesday, aiming to deepen relations with the Southeast Asian country and manufacturing hub and counter its ties with China and Russia. Biden and Lam, the ruling Communist Party chief making his first visit to the U.S. as president, met on…
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Satellite images show Russia arms depots hit by Ukraine, failed Sarmat missile test
The general staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said it had struck another weapons depot in Tikhoretsk in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia, which it said was one of the largest ammunition depots in the country and “one of the key points in the Russian military logistical system.” A train carrying at least 2,000 tons…
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Russia, Iran and China are using AI in election interference efforts, U.S. intelligence officials say
Propagandists in China, Iran and Russia are using artificial intelligence to create content designed to deceive Americans ahead of the November presidential election, federal intelligence officials said Monday. In a conference call about foreign election interference efforts organized by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, officials said the U.S. intelligence community, or IC,…
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Russia uses Mexico as a hub for spying on the U.S.
Russian intelligence services are building up their presence in Mexico for spy operations targeting the United States, a return to Cold War tactics by an increasingly aggressive regime, according to U.S. officials and former intelligence officers. Russia has added dozens of personnel to its embassy staff in Mexico City in the past few years, even…