Russia and Ukraine to hold first peace talks in seven weeks
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One day after President Donald Trump accused former President Barack Obama of treason over the intelligence assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and sought to help Trump, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard declassified a highly sensitive congressional report she claimed was more evidence of a “treasonous conspiracy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is stalling over a ceasefire. Meanwhile, Trump has changed his mind about sending weapons to Ukraine.
In July alone, Andrei Badalov, the vice-president of state-owned pipeline company Transneft, fell to his death from a balcony at his home. A former deputy defence minister was sentenced to 13 years imprisonment on charges of corruption, only for a fellow military official to go down for 17.
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DPA International on MSNMoscow says another prisoner exchange agreed with KievRussia and Ukraine have agreed on another prisoner exchange during their negotiations in Turkey, with each side to hand over 1,200 prisoners, Russian chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky told journalists in Istanbul after the talks on Wednesday evening.
Russia allegedly had intelligence suggesting that Hillary Clinton was taking "heavy tranquilizers," which President Obama and Democratic leaders found to be "extraordinarily alarming."
Here’s one survey result I find revealing: Since the invasion began, around half of Russians have consistently told the independent pollster Levada they are paying little or no attention to the war in Ukraine.
(Reuters) -Chinese-made engines are being covertly shipped via front companies to a state-owned drone manufacturer in Russia, labelled as "industrial refrigeration units" to avoid detection in the wake of Western sanctions,