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British warships set sail for Black Sea showdown with Russia, days after American sailors ‘cancel’ plan to chart course for region

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

Two British gunboats will soon be cutting through the waters off the south coast of Russia, amid escalating tensions between Moscow and the West over troop deployments and NATO military activity on Russia’s border with Ukraine. … Read More >British warships set sail for Black Sea showdown with Russia, days after American sailors ‘cancel’ plan to chart course for region

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USA sees Ukraine only as collateral damage to use against Russia

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

Moscow has revealed Washington’s plan to give Russia a “piece” of Ukraine in exchange for the closure of the Nord Stream 2 project and “hellish sanctions” against the Russian Federation. The confrontation has been heating up speedily. … Read More >USA sees Ukraine only as collateral damage to use against Russia

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Russia tells 20 Czech diplomats to leave by Monday night in response to Prague’s expulsions

Posted on April 20, 2021April 20, 2021By Editor

Twenty Czech diplomats have been declared personae non-gratae and must now leave Russia before the end of April 19, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, a day after Czech officials expelled 18 diplomats to Moscow. … Read More >Russia tells 20 Czech diplomats to leave by Monday night in response to Prague’s expulsions

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‘US-backed coup plot’ involving assassination of Belarusian president, other officials foiled by Minsk & Moscow

Posted on April 19, 2021April 19, 2021By Editor

Several people, including two in Russia, have been arrested for allegedly plotting an armed insurrection against the Belarusian president. He claims that the US may have sanctioned the assassination attempt. … Read More >‘US-backed coup plot’ involving assassination of Belarusian president, other officials foiled by Minsk & Moscow

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Touchdown! Expedition 64 back on Earth after 6 months on International Space Station

Posted on April 19, 2021April 19, 2021By Editor

The Soyuz MS-17 capsule carrying cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos and astronaut Kate Rubins of NASA has touched down in Kazakhstan, bringing the trio home after a six-month tour in orbit. … Read More >Touchdown! Expedition 64 back on Earth after 6 months on International Space Station

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Czechs announce expulsion of 18 Russian diplomats, as Prague claims ‘intel officers’ involved in 2014 munitions depot explosion

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

The Czech Republic says it will expel 18 Russian diplomats, alleging that Russian intelligence officers were involved in a local munitions depot blast in 2014. It comes a day after Moscow said it would expel 10 US diplomats. … Read More >Czechs announce expulsion of 18 Russian diplomats, as Prague claims ‘intel officers’ involved in 2014 munitions depot explosion

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US state-run RFERL ‘knowingly violated’ Russia’s laws, now tries to block fines in European court, FM spokeswoman tells RT

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

The US state-funded outlet RFERL deliberately ignored Russia “foreign agents” law, turning its own violations into a political campaign after it was subjected to fines, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RT. … Read More >US state-run RFERL ‘knowingly violated’ Russia’s laws, now tries to block fines in European court, FM spokeswoman tells RT

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Russia’s FSB security agency detains Ukrainian consul in St Petersburg, claims he was trying to collect ‘secret data’ from local

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

Russia’s Federal Security Service has detained an official from the Ukrainian consulate in Saint Petersburg. The high-ranking diplomat was nabbed during a meeting with a Russian citizen who allegedly provided him with secret data. … Read More >Russia’s FSB security agency detains Ukrainian consul in St Petersburg, claims he was trying to collect ‘secret data’ from local

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US laments ‘unwanted escalation’ & warns it reserves right to retaliate after Russia’s tit-for-tat response to Biden’s sanctions

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

As Russia blacklisted eight current and former American officials and sent ten diplomats packing in retaliation for US sanctions, the State Department has lamented the “escalatory” response and said that Washington might respond. … Read More >US laments ‘unwanted escalation’ & warns it reserves right to retaliate after Russia’s tit-for-tat response to Biden’s sanctions

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Russian MiG-31 fighter jet races to escort American spy plane in skies over Pacific Ocean, amid growing tensions with Washington

Posted on April 18, 2021April 18, 2021By Editor

A US Air Force reconnaissance plane flying in international airspace has been shadowed through the skies by a Russian fighter pilot off the country’s Pacific coast, Ministry of Defense officials in Moscow confirmed on Friday. … Read More >Russian MiG-31 fighter jet races to escort American spy plane in skies over Pacific Ocean, amid growing tensions with Washington

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