The United States on Thursday finally joined a growing number of its NATO allies in allowing Ukraine to use weapons donated by the West to strike military targets on Russian territory.

Officials said Ukraine would only be allowed to defend the embattled Kharkiv region, which is under bombardment by missiles and glide bombs launched inside Russia.

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Sting singing “I hope the Russians love their children too” from a Moscow TV studio. Appearances by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and interviews with Ukrainian politicians. Political satire on the country’s top comedy show.

None of these things would appear on television in today’s Russia, which has been isolated from the West and under strict K

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The European Union on Friday imposedsanctions versus Primorye area Governor Oleg Kozhemyako in Russia's Far East over what it said were arms supplies to North Korea in violation of UN sanctions.Kozhemyako was seengifting kamikaze and reconnaissance drones, in addition to a bulletproof vest, to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his closely

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Traffic along the Trans-Siberian Railway was partially interrupted on Friday after a freight train flew off the tracks, crashing into trees and setting a close-by forest on fire, the regional rail operator said.An overall of 29 cars and trucks carrying coal were hindered at 2:30 p.m. local time in Far East Russia's Amur area, causing damage to electrical lines, cops

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G7 foreign ministers stated Friday they were seriously worried about deepening cooperation between Russia and North Korea, particularly arms transfers from Pyongyang to Moscow for usage on the battleground in Ukraine. We are gravely concerned by the deepening DPRK-Russia cooperation in ostentatious infraction of several United Nations Security Council

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A Russian court on Friday extended the pre-trial detention of U.S.-Russian journalist Alsu Kurmasheva until August, almost a year after she was very first charged with spreading out false details about the army.Kurmasheva, who works for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), was jailed in 2015 for failing to register as a foreign agent. She

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