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Russia spent $300 mn to covertly influence world politics: US State Dept
Russia has covertly spent more than $300 million since 2014 to try to influence politicians and other officials in more than two dozen countries, the State Department alleges in a newly released cable. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who signed the cable released Tuesday, cites a new intelligence assessment of Russia's global covert efforts to support policies and parties sympathetic to Moscow. The cable does not name specific Russian targets but says the U.S. is providing classified information to select individual countries. It's the latest effort by the Biden administration to declassify intelligence about Moscow's military and political aims, dating back to ultimately correct assessments that Russia would launch a new war against Ukraine. Many of President Joe Biden's top national security officials have extensive experience countering Moscow and served in government when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a wide-ranging campaign to influence the 2016 and 2020 U.S. ..
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No evidence of Indian companies bypassing Russian sanctions: US official
The US Deputy Secretary of Treasury Wally Adeyemo on Wednesday said there is "no evidence" of Indian companies circumventing the sanctions imposed following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. "I've seen no evidence of Indian companies circumventing sanctions that have been placed on Russia," Adeyemo told reporters during a visit to IIT-Bombay here. He added that companies around the world, including those in India, the US and Europe, are taking the sanctions seriously and implementing them as well. The remarks come days after reports quoted RBI Deputy Governor Michael Patra saying that the US is concerned over India being used to export fuel made from Russian crude in violation of sanctions imposed by Washington. According to Patra, transfers of Russian crude are taking place on the high seas and the ships come to a port in Gujarat, where the oil is refined and shipped on. Adeyemo also said that the coalition of the sanctions is broadening, with many countries joining. The Treasury ..
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Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses US of fanning Asia tension
Putin also cited the AUKUS security pact between Australia, Britain and the United States as evidence of Western attempts to build a NATO-style bloc in the Asia-Pacific region
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Russia accuses the US of direct role in Ukraine war, missile attacks
Russia has accused the United States of direct involvement in the Ukraine war, while the first ship carrying Ukrainian grain to world markets since Moscow's invasion is due to be inspected in Turkey
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White House: Russian officials visited Iran 'at least twice' to view drones
Russian officials have visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in recent weeks to view weapons-capable drones it is looking to acquire for use in its ongoing war in Ukraine: The White House
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A day after US warning, Russian President Putin set to visit Iran next week
During the trip to Tehran next Tuesday, Vladimir Putin will attend a trilateral meeting with the leaders of Iran and Turkey
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US to urge India, Japan to back its plan for cap on Russia oil price
The strategy, raised among Group of Seven leaders last month, is to limit the revenue Moscow earns from oil exports without driving Russian cargoes off the global market
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US to send $800 mn of additional weapons aid to Ukraine to fight Russia
On the final day of the NATO summit here on Thursday, US President Joe Biden says his administration will soon provide another USD 800 million in security assistance for Ukraine to fight Russia
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NATO holds summit with gaze on Russian invasion, Chinese military expansion
NATO leaders are aiming to increase support for Ukraine's fight against Russian invasion, boost forces on NATO's eastern flank and set priorities for the coming decade
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Planning to send advanced missile systems to Ukraine: US defence official
A senior defence official said Monday that Ukrainian forces are already effectively using advanced rocket systems, and that more of those will go into Ukraine with trained troops soon
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Russian superyacht worth $325 mn seized by US arrives in San Diego Bay
The 348-foot-long (106-meter-long) Amadea flew an American flag as it sailed past the retired aircraft carrier USS Midway and under the Coronado Bridge
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Joe Biden urges G7 to stay together as leaders target Russian gold
Biden says Russia has failed to split G7; gold ban targets 'Putin's war machine', says British PM; oil import price cap also being discussed
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Xi Jinping lashes out at US, EU sanctions against Russia for 3rd day
Addressing a high-level dialogue on global development in virtual format, Xi also lashed out at the US protectionist policies
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How the US could lose the new cold war
The credibility gap is even wider when it comes to climate change, which disproportionately affects those in the Global South who have the least ability to cope
Putin says Russian economy to overcome 'reckless' sanctions, slams the US
President Vladimir Putin said at Russia's showpiece investment conference Friday that the country's economy will overcome reckless and insane sanctions, while condemning the United States
Putin-linked elites, yachts, firms targeted in fresh US sanctions
The US announced new sanctions on Russian oligarchs and elites, including some of the richest men in Europe and their families
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US wins latest legal battle to seize Russian yacht worth $325 mn in Fiji
The U.S. argues that its investigation has found that behind various fronts, the Cayman Islands-flagged luxury yacht is really owned by the sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov
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US Treasury official heads to India to discuss Russian oil purchases
Elizabeth Rosenberg, the assistant secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, will visit New Delhi and Mumbai through Thursday, a Treasury spokesperson said
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Russia publishes list of 963 Americans permanently banned from entry
Earlier on Saturday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that 26 Canadian nationals are permanently banned from entering Russia in retaliation to Ottawa's anti-Russian sanctions
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Romania supports accession of Sweden, Finland to NATO: Foreign Minister
'Romania is a long-standing supporter of NATO's "open door policy" and stressed the importance of unity and solidarity within the alliance in the light of Russia's military operation in Ukraine'