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February 15, 2019

No movement in Russian missile talks: NATO chief

Russia gave “no new signals” Friday about saving a landmark Cold War missile control agreement, the head of NATO said, as fears grow of a new arms race in Europe. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said a meeting with Russian Foreign…

February 15, 2019

Major US investor in Russian court over fraud charges

The US head of a major investment firm appeared in a Moscow court for a detention hearing Friday after Russia opened a fraud investigation into him and several of his colleagues. Michael Calvey, the founder of multi-billion-dollar investment fund Baring…

February 15, 2019

Hague court rules in favor of Ukraine bank in case against Russia

The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague on Friday found in favour of a Ukrainian bank which had accused Russia of “unlawful expropriation” of its assets in the annexed Crimean peninsula. PrivatBank, Ukraine’s largest lender, had filed the massive…

February 15, 2019

Russia marks 30 years since Afghan war pullout

Hundreds of veterans of Moscow’s intervention in Afghanistan on Friday marked 30 years since the pullout of Soviet troops from the bloody conflict that remains an uncomfortable national memory. Marching with a brass band and dressed in olive-green fatigues, veterans…

February 15, 2019

Belarus stresses sovereignty amid Russia ‘integration’ reports

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko Friday insisted on his country’s sovereignty following reports that Moscow is pressuring its smaller neighbour into closer integration. Russian media has speculated in recent months that Moscow is seeking to establish a unified state with ex-Soviet…

February 15, 2019

Russia detains major US investor on suspicion of fraud

Russia has detained the US head of a major investment firm on suspicion of fraud and he will appear in a Moscow court on Friday, the court said. Michael Calvey, the founder of multi-billion-dollar investment fund Baring Vostok, was named…

February 15, 2019

US investor detained in Russia on fraud charges

The US head of a private equity investment firm has been detained in Russia and is set to appear in court on fraud charges Friday, a Moscow tribunal said on its website. Michael Calvey of investment company Baring Vostok was…

February 14, 2019

Venezuela at UN enlists countries in show of support

Russia and China joined Cuba, Iran, North Korea and several other countries at the United Nations on Thursday to show support for Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in his showdown with the United States. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza told reporters…

February 14, 2019

‘No regrets’ for ballet bad boy Polunin as he premieres new show in Moscow

In his Moscow dressing room, dancer Sergei Polunin pulls off his T-shirt to show the tattoo of President Vladimir Putin on his chest as the Ukrainian-born ballet star premieres his new show in the Russian capital. “I see a good…