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February 20, 2019

Trump: Release of Russia probe report up to attorney general

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the newly confirmed US attorney general should be the person who decides whether to publicly release the much-anticipated Russia report, which could be completed as early as next week. The remarks came as CNN…

February 20, 2019

Ukraine asks UN to move ahead with peacekeeping mission

Ukraine urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday to draw up options for a peacekeeping mission to the war-torn Donbass region, despite opposition from Russia. President Petro Poroshenko told the General Assembly that deploying a UN-mandated peace force could be…

February 20, 2019

Putin threatens to target West with new missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin threatened to deploy new missiles against Western capitals as he delivered a state of the nation address Wednesday aimed at boosting falling approval ratings. But while he took a combative tone with the West, he reached…

February 20, 2019

Russia warns Venezuela’s Guaido against ‘inviting foreign intervention’

Moscow on Wednesday warned Venezuela’s self-declared interim president Juan Guaido against “inviting foreign intervention” by using aid shipments as “cover,” and called for dialogue between the government and opposition. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow was concerned about “threats from…

February 20, 2019

NATO condemns ‘unacceptable’ Putin missile threats

NATO on Wednesday condemned as “unacceptable” threats by Russian President Vladimir Putin to deploy new missiles against Western capitals, as a key Cold War arms control treaty crumbles. The Russian leader struck a combative note in a state of the…

February 20, 2019

Netanyahu-Putin meeting in Russia postponed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin have postponed a planned meeting Thursday in Moscow for talks on Iranian military activity in Syria, an Israeli official said. The two leaders would speak by phone on Thursday instead,…

February 20, 2019

Putin urges ‘business freedom’ in Russia days after US investor arrest

Russian President Vladimir Putin called for fewer criminal proceedings against businesses on Wednesday, days after the arrest of a prominent US investor in Moscow. “In order to achieve the great tasks our country faces, we need to get rid of…

February 20, 2019

Putin says Russia must tackle waste crisis

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said Russia needed to improve its waste management, after stinking and dangerous landfills sparked a national protest movement. “We haven’t addressed the so-called waste problems for a century, that is to say, never,” Putin said…

February 20, 2019

US using ‘far-fetched accusations’ to quit arms deal: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday the United States was using “far-fetched accusations” to withdraw from a key Cold War arms treaty. Putin said he understood concerns about the bilateral Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) agreement, namely that other countries…