Russia
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Putin Gives Kim Jong Un Special Treatment on Russia Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin personally escorted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who is very in...
September 14, 2023
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Russia Celebrates Day of WWII Victory over Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russia held events in its Far Eastern region Sunday to mark the 78th anniversar...
September 3, 2023
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Russia Marks Day of World War II Victory over Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russia held events in its Far Eastern region Sunday to mark the 78th anniversar...
September 3, 2023
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Russia Criticizes Japan’s Defense White Paper
A Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson criticized Japan’s 2023 Defense White Paper as hypocritical,...
August 7, 2023
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Russia Puts ICC’s Japanese Judge Akane on Wanted List
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russia has put Tomoko Akane, a Japanese judge at the International Criminal Cou...
July 28, 2023
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Putin Signs Bill to Rename WWII Victory Day
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a bill into law on Saturday to rename the “Day of the End of...
June 26, 2023
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Russia State Duma declares Sept. 3 as Day of Victory over Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—Russia’s State Duma, or the lower house of the country’s parliament, passed a bil...
June 21, 2023
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Russia Slams Japan’s New Sanctions as Unjust
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement released Saturday that Japan’s...
May 28, 2023
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Japan’s Fishery Imports from Russia in 2022 Hit 3-Decade High
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Japan’s imports of fishery products from Rus...
May 15, 2023
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Russians Flock to Bali to Avoid Military Call-up
BALI, Indonesia — Many Russians are traveling to Bali to avoid being mobilized amid their country’s...
April 24, 2023
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Russia Formally Charges US Reporter
MOSCOW (AFP-Jiji) — Moscow has formally charged U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich with espionage, Rus...
April 9, 2023
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Moscow Prison for US Reporter was Used in Stalin’s Purges
Lefortovo prison, where American journalist Evan Gershkovich has been jailed on espionage charges, d...
April 1, 2023
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Russia Forces Foreign Firms Leaving to ‘Contribute’ to Budget
Russia has announced a policy of requiring firms from “unfriendly countries” selling assets in and w...
March 30, 2023
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Sanctions In Spotlight As Soaring Oil, Gas Prices Buoy Russian Economy
LONDON — Russia’s gross domestic product contracted only slightly in 2022 as soaring prices of crud...
February 23, 2023
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Putin Tries To Distract From Failures in Ukraine With Appeal to Patriotism
Russian President Vladimir Putin sought to distract the Russian public Tuesday from the status of th...
February 22, 2023
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