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Medvedev: Russia Will Achieve Its Aims in Ukraine
Date: August 8, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – One of President Vladimir Putin’s closest allies said on Monday that Russia would achieve its aims in the conflict in Ukraine on its own terms, warning that the West had a long-term plan to destroy Russia. “Russia is conducting a special military operation in Ukraine and is attaining peace on our terms,”...
Exclusive: U.S. Readies New $1 Billion Ukraine Weapons Package
Date: August 5, 2022
By Idrees Ali and Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration’s next security assistance package for Ukraine is expected to be $1 billion, one of the largest so far, and include munitions for long-range weapons and armored medical transport vehicles, three sources briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday. The package is expected...
Moscow, Kyiv Exchange Accusations After Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Shelled
Date: August 5, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry on Friday accused Ukrainian forces of shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the biggest in Europe, saying a leak of radiation had been avoided only by luck. It said that as a result, the generating capacity of one unit had been reduced and power supply to another had been...
Taiwan Tensions Spill Over Into ASEAN Meetings This Week
Date: August 5, 2022
By David Brunnstrom and Narin Sun PHONM PENH (Reuters) – Tensions over developments in Taiwan overshadowed an Asian meeting of foreign ministers on Friday, diverting attention at a forum that had been expected to focus on efforts to end the crisis in Myanmar among other issues. The gathering of foreign ministers hosted by Southeast Asia’s...
After Griner Gets Jail, Russia Ready to Discuss Swap With U.S
Date: August 5, 2022
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia said on Friday it was ready to discuss a prisoner swap with the United States in private, a day after a Russian court jailed U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for nine years for a drugs offence. The case against Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medallist and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star,...
Russia Sentences Griner to 9 Years in Jail, Biden Says It’s Unacceptable
Date: August 4, 2022
KHIMKI, Russia (Reuters) -A Russian court sentenced U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on Thursday after finding her guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ruling that President Joe Biden called “unacceptable.” Griner was arrested in mid-February, and her case threw the Texan athlete into the geopolitical maelstrom...