Macron’s tense, last-gasp Putin call on eve of Ukraine invasion
“Vladimir, firstly one thing!” says President Emmanuel Macron as he seeks to make a point to his Russian counterpart. “Listen ...
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Putin ready to help overcome food crisis if West lifts sanctions
Moscow is ready to make a "significant contribution" to averting a looming food crisis if the West lifts sanctions over ...
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The truth will out
No amount of lies can hide the truth for long. This is the lesson that the dictator Vladimir Putin learned ...
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G7 countries pledge to discontinue Russia oil imports
WASHINGTON, United States—The G7 club of wealthy nations committed Sunday to phasing out its dependency on Russian oil and issued ...
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Putin’s middle finger
The atrocities committed by Russian forces on the people of Ukraine, now fighting off an unprovoked invasion that has entered ...
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Russia admits striking Kyiv during UN chief’s visit
Russia confirmed Friday that it carried out an air strike on Kyiv during a visit by the UN's secretary general, ...
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Putin says Moscow will ‘monitor’ food exports to ‘hostile’ countries
MOSCOW, Russia—Russian President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday Moscow would carefully “monitor” food exports to “hostile” nations as the West pummels ...
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Spain seizes yacht owned by rich Russian close to Putin
MADRID, Spain—Authorities seized Monday a mega yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to Russian President Vladimir ...
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Putin’s gas threat as Ukraine, West dismiss de-escalation claim
Russia threatened Thursday to turn off its gas taps to Europe, opening up a new front in its war in ...
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How Putin invasion left ‘Nickel King’ on hook for billions
By Poornima Weerasekara with Dessy Sagita in Jakarta BEIJING, China—The play by Xiang Guangda, China’s “Nickel King,” was to use ...
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