Tag: Putin
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Putin says Russia used new missile in strike on Ukraine
Putin says Russia used new missile in strike on Ukraine – CBS News Watch CBS News Russian President Vladimir Putin says he tested a new intermediate-range missile in a strike on Ukraine. The new attack follows Ukrainian strikes on Russian soil this week that used U.S.-made long-range missiles. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie…
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Putin just approved a new nuclear weapons doctrine for Russia. Here’s what it means.
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved changes to his country’s nuclear doctrine this week, formally amending the conditions — and lowering the threshold — under which Russia would consider using its nuclear weapons. Moscow announced Tuesday that Putin had signed off on the changes to the doctrine, formally known as “The basics of state policy in…
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Democratic senators ask Pentagon and DOJ to investigate any Elon Musk contact with Putin and other top Russians
Two top Democratic senators are asking the Pentagon and the Justice Department to investigate billionaire Trump ally Elon Musk’s reported contacts with Russian President Vladimir Putin and other top Russian officials in recent years. Sen. Jack Reed, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a top member of the Senate Armed…
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Famed Russian chef, a Putin critic who owned a restaurant in London, found dead in Belgrade
A famed Russian chef who has been highly critical of Moscow’s war in Ukraine has been found dead while on a visit to Serbia’s capital, according to several sources on Wednesday. The death of Alexei Zimin, who has been based in London for years, marks the latest passing of a Russian expatriate critical of the…
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Is Russia pursuing Putin foes abroad, going after critics and defectors on Western soil?
The expression ‘mysterious Russian death syndrome’ is a grim turn of phrase used to describe the falls from top floor windows, poisonings and unsolved shootings of President Vladimir Putin’s enemies. Since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago, he has used these methods to go after more of his critics on Western soil. Last month,…