Russian warships visit Cuba again today
HAVANA — Island residents watched from shore today as Russian warships arrived for the second time in as many months, in a visit that Cuba called "routine." Cuban authorities fired shots…
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Russia’s energy ministry seeks to extend gasoline exports ban
MOSCOW — Russia's energy ministry has proposed an extension of a gasoline exports ban into September and October, RBC daily reported on Wednesday citing a deputy minister's letter. Russia initially…
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India’s Modi sucks up to Putin in Russia at Moscow meeting to lock in cheap oil prices
MOSCOW — India and Russia each denied this week that there had been any disagreement between President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at their talks in Moscow…
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Sri Lanka demands compensation from Russia for its soldiers killed while serving in Ukraine
MOSCOW — Sri Lanka has demanded compensation from Russia for 17 of its citizens who have been killed fighting for Russia in its war against Ukraine. It is also demanding…
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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Russia’s Shoigu and Gerasimov
THE HAGUE — The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Sergei Shoigu, the former Russian defense minister, and leading Russian general Valery Gerasimov on Tuesday for alleged crimes committed during Russia's…
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Russian sub deployment off Florida worries Pentagon that Moscow will stalk U.S. coasts
HAVANA — Russia’s deployment of a naval flotilla to Cuba on Wednesday was generally consistent with routine military posturing by Moscow — with one exceptional detail, Jake Sullivan, the U.S.…
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Sweden says Russian military jet violated airspace
STOCKHOLM — Swedish fighter jets intercepted a Russian military aircraft after it briefly violated Sweden's airspace on Friday east of the Baltic island of Gotland, the Nordic country's armed forces…
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Dollar and euro trade halted on Russia’s biggest exchange
MOSCOW — New U.S. sanctions against Russia have forced an immediate suspension of trading in dollars and euros on its leading financial marketplace, the Moscow Exchange. The exchange and the central bank…
Russian navy fleet, including frigate, nuclear-powered sub, arrives in Cuba
HAVANA — Russia’s Admiral Gorshkov frigate and the nuclear-powered submarine Kazan, accompanied by a tug boat and a fuel ship, have arrived in Cuba for a five-day visit seen as…
Russian warships to arrive in Havana next week but pose no threat, Cuba says
HAVANA — Cuba said this week that Russian warships would arrive in Havana next week, but that the four navy ships carried no nuclear weapons and did not present a…