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US informs Russian Embassy of Vinnik's arrest, diplomats to provide assist
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States has informed the Russian Embassy in Washington of the arrest of Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik, and diplomats stand ready to provide him with legal assistance, the diplomatic mission announced on Friday.
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Russia may reduce its grain export plan this year: Agriculture Ministry
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Agriculture Ministry sees risks that the country may not reach its grain harvest goal of 130 million tons this year, and may reduce its export plan, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said on Friday.
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Russia ready to discuss prisoners' exchange with US: Lavrov
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): Amid the controversy surrounding the sentencing of an American basketball player in Russia, the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday said Moscow is ready to discuss the exchange of prisoners with the US within the framework of the already ex
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Lavrov talked to everyone who did not hide at ASEAN dinner: Russian delega
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik): During the ASEAN gala dinner in Cambodia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talked to everyone who was not hiding, the Russian delegation told Sputnik, commenting on the White House's statements about a possible contact between the Russian
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US basketball player Brittney Griner sentence in Russia 'unacceptable': Bi
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 4 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Thursday called a Russian court's decision to sentence US women's basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years in prison on drug charges as "unacceptable" and called for the immediate release of the athlete.
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Paris court approves US request on withdrawal of Vinnik's extradition requ
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Paris [France], August 4 (ANI/Sputnik): The Investigation Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal on Thursday approved the US request to withdraw Russian citizen Alexander Vinnik's extradition request, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
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UN Secretariat refused to approve IAEA visit to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], August 4 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia was willing to assist the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with a potential visit to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant but the United Nations Secretariat refused to approve such a visit, Russian Foreign Ministry Nonproliferation and A
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US Senate approves NATO membership of Finland, Sweden
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], August 4 (ANI): Amid threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin that Sweden and Finland would face unspecified retaliation should they join NATO, US Senate on Wednesday (local time) approved the applications of both countries to join the alliance.
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UN launching fact-finding mission to probe attack on Olenivka Detention Ce
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], August 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The United Nations is launching a fact-finding mission to investigate a strike on a prison in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region which killed Ukrainian POWs, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.
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Russian Defense Ministry says Azerbaijan breached ceasefire in Karabakh
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The Azerbaijani Armed Forces breached the ceasefire in the zone of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, in the area of the height of Sarybaba, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a report on the activities of Russian peacekeepers of the Nagorno-Karabak
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Pelosi displays US "lawlessness" in Taiwan: Russia's Lavrov
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Naypyidaw [Myanmar], August 3 (ANI): Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday said US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan reflects Washington's desire to prove its "impunity and display their lawlessness.
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US tries to distract from Ukraine, internal issues creating hype over Pelo
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States attempted to divert attention from the situation in Ukraine and internal problems, including inflation, by creating a buzz around House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said
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