Russia
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Russia Endures the West’s Economic Sanctions after 2 Years of Aggression; the EU Fails to Cut off Resource Imports
LONDON — Hit with economic sanctions from the West, Russia has switched the export destinations of i...
February 21, 2024
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TASS: Moscow Designates Group Campaigning Return of Northern Isles as ‘Undesirable Organization,’ Prohibiting Activities in Russia
The Russian Justice Ministry has designated a Japanese group called “Hoppo Domei,” which is campaign...
February 7, 2024
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Russian Foreign Minister Says No Territorial Dispute with Japan
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has claimed that his country has no territ...
December 19, 2023
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N. Korea May Have Started Supplying Ammunition to Russia
Approximately 70 freight railcars have been observed at the North Korea-Russia border rail facility ...
October 10, 2023
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Putin Says Russia Is Open to Dialogue with Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that his country is open to dial...
October 6, 2023
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Cubans Offered High Pay to Fight for Russia Against Ukraine; Cuban Foreign Ministry Condemns ‘Human Trafficking’
HAVANA — Russia is recruiting mercenaries from Cuba to replenish its forces in Ukraine and is though...
October 1, 2023
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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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