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Despite the fall of the Soviet Union, tensions between the United States and Russia have been a constant since the end of the Second World War. However, they hit a new high in 2022 when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, leading to a protracted war in which the US gave aid to Kyiv while placing substantial sanctions on Russia.
- The foreign minister called a 10-point blueprint promoted by Kyiv ‘not feasible’, and added that a UN proposal to revive the Ukraine grain deal would not work
- The diplomat also renewed long-standing Russian claims that the West was to blame for the war
The cybercrime group used ransomware to attack hundreds of targets worldwide, particularly hospitals amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
The Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested in March during a work trip to Russia. He is the first US journalist since the Soviet era to be held on espionage charges in Russia.
A US Air Force commander says the move – which damaged the MQ-9 Reaper’s propeller – was an attempt to knock the drone out of the sky.
Trevor Reed, who was not taking part in activities on behalf of the US government, the State Department says, has been taken to Germany for medical care.
The largely symbolic move recognises the US spymaster’s role in tackling national security challenges such as competition with China and Russia’s Ukraine invasion.
The incident was a significant escalation in what has been a recent string of encounters between the two superpowers’ aircraft in the region, a US official says.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his counterpart Sergey Lavrov focused on attacking Washington and ‘attributed every problem in the world’ to the US.
Ambassador Lynne Tracy was granted access to the Wall Street Journal reporter, despite accusing Russia of ‘hostage diplomacy’.
Viktor Bout, once dubbed ‘the merchant of death’ by the US, served 10 years of a 25-year sentence in US prisons until his release in the prisoner exchange with Brittney Griner, an Olympic gold medallist.
Canadian lawyer Robert Tibbo, who represented US whistle-blower Edward Snowden, says he resigned from Hong Kong Bar Association because he believed he would never get a fair hearing
US officials promise close cooperation with allies and continued support for Ukraine, while refraining from offering any assessments of the situation in Russia.
The US spy agency was alerted about a possible attack by Ukraine divers reporting to military chief General Valerii Zaluzhnyi months before the blasts.
The Interior Ministry issued the warrant after South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham appeared to cheer on Russian deaths in a video released by Ukraine’s presidential office.
US Senator Lindsey Graham disputed Russian criticism of his support for Ukraine, saying he had simply praised the spirit of Ukrainians in resisting a Russian invasion with assistance provided by Washington.
Weibao Wang’s case was among five announced by a ‘strike force’ aimed at countering efforts to illicitly acquire US technology by nations including Russia, Iran and China.
20-minute call comes as tensions rise over East China Sea disputes, Tokyo’s links with US-led West on issues like Taiwan and Beijing’s Moscow ties.
Experts disabled the ‘Snake’ malware used by the FSB against US computers, in what could be a death blow to one of Moscow’s leading cyber espionage programs.
The arrest of the Wall Street Journal’s Evan Gershkovich in March is widely seen in West as move by Moscow to secure bargaining chip to trade in prisoner release.
Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines says Beijing and Moscow are almost certain to use it as evidence that the US political system is dysfunctional.
Imprisoned for having vape cartridges containing cannabis oil in her luggage, the world-class athlete now advocates for other Americans being detained abroad.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who chaired the UN meeting, in turn accused the US and its allies of undercutting global democracy.
‘We will not forget, we will not forgive this. A country that calls itself the strongest, smartest, freest and fairest, chickened out,’ said Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is set to chair the Security Council meetings in New York.
Indian payments for arms amounting to more than US$2 billion have been stuck for about a year as both sides struggle to find a way to avoid breaching sanctions.
Bangladesh and Russia agreed to use the yuan to settle payment for a nuclear plant amid Beijing’s efforts to increase the use of the Chinese currency overseas and decrease reliance on the US dollar.
The infamous mercenary organisation sought munitions and equipment, but no arms were sent, ‘not even for testing’, according to a US news report.
