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Choreographer Polina Mitryashina, artist Victor Melamed, and jazz producer Evgenii Petrushanskiy, from left, in Tel Aviv on Nov. 2. All three are Russian artists who have recently fled Russia to live in Israel.

Russia's biggest talents flee to Israel, seeking freedom from Putin's repression

6:01am November 19, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Russia is losing creative talent. Some of its biggest artists have immigrated to Israel this year to rebuild their careers and safely voice their conscience about the war in Ukraine.

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, first responders work a damaged residential building in Odesa, Ukraine, early Friday, July 1, 2022, following Russian missile attacks.

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Deadly missile strike hits residential buildings in Ukraine's Odesa region

1:40pm July 01, 2022

by The Associated Press

Video of the pre-dawn attack showed the charred remains of buildings in the Ukrainian port city.

The International Space Station depends on a mix of U.S. and Russian parts. "I hope we can hold it together as long as we can," says former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly.

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Russia's war in Ukraine is threatening an outpost of cooperation in space

5:10am May 23, 2022

For decades, U.S. astronauts and Russian cosmonauts have lived side-by-side aboard the International Space Station. Now some are wondering whether that partnership can withstand the war in Ukraine.

Lev Kalashnikov, 35, is a tech entrepreneur who's created Telegram groups to help other Russians get settled in Tbilisi.

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Meet the Russians who are fleeing — not the war, but their own government

1:48pm March 25, 2022

Thousands of Russians have left their country since their government began its invasion of Ukraine. Many have settled in Georgia, a country with a complicated history with its neighbor to the north.

A Ukrainian soldier walks at the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels near Popasna, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

Ukrainian military is long on morale but short on weaponry

5:23am December 10, 2021

by The Associated Press

Military experts say Russia would face stronger resistance from Ukraine than it did when it annexed the Crimean Peninsula seven years ago

South Korea says a Russian A-50 AWACS command and control aircraft entered its territorial airspace twice, prompting South Korea to fire hundreds of warning shots toward the plane.

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South Korea Has Run-In With Russian Jet During Its Patrol With China

3:16pm July 24, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

The skirmish occurred over disputed islands in the East China Sea during a joint China-Russia air patrol Tuesday morning.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that makes it a crime to spread online information insulting Russia's government.

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Russia Criminalizes The Spread Of Online News Which 'Disrespects' The Government

6:57pm March 18, 2019

by Shannon Van Sant

President Vladimir Putin signed the new law, which allows punishment of individuals with fines and jail time for the spread of "fake news."

The status of the Russian estate in Long Island is set to be discussed by U.S. and Russian officials on Monday.

Russia And U.S. To Discuss Russian Compounds Closed By U.S. Authorities

11:43am July 17, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

In retaliation for Russian meddling in the 2016 election, U.S. authorities seized the two Russian luxury estates in December because they were allegedly being used for intelligence activities.

President Trump's lawyers said that a decade's worth of his tax returns show he doesn't owe money to Russian lenders and that he has received no income from Russian sources, with "a few exceptions." Without copies of those returns, these statements cannot

Trump's Lawyers Deny He Has Russian Income Or Debt, 'With A Few Exceptions'

5:30pm May 12, 2017

President Trump's attorneys say his tax returns don't show financial ties to Russians, with some exceptions, such as the time he got $95 million from a Russian billionaire.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet is pictured in July on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which is deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, which is targeting ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Pentagon Finds Human Errors Led To Strikes On Syrian Government-Aligned Troops

8:11pm November 29, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

More than three dozen airstrikes hit what the coalition thought was an ISIS position in September. But they turned out to be killing troops loyal to the Syrian government, prompting an investigation.