U.S. Expands Sanctions on Russia as G7 Leaders Gather
WEB1 day ago · The Biden administration is taking new measures aimed at stopping China from helping the Kremlin sustain its war effort against Ukraine. U.S. officials hope European nations will take similar steps.
Russia - Wikipedia
WEBRussia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia. It is the largest country in the world by area, extending across eleven time zones and sharing land borders with fourteen countries. It is the world's ninth-most populous country and Europe's most populous country.
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WEBRussia Detains Another Defense Official, in New Sign of Putin Shake-Up. Lt. Gen. Vadim Shamarin is accused of “large-scale” bribery, the latest in a series of high-profile arrests that have ...
Russia | History, Flag, Population, Map, President, & Facts
WEB2 days ago · Russia, country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. Once the preeminent republic of the U.S.S.R., Russia became an independent country after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991. The capital of Russia is Moscow.
Russia-Ukraine conflict - The New York Times
WEBJan 31, 2022 · Russia has sent more than 100,000 troops to the Ukrainian border, and President Vladimir V. Putin has demanded that NATO never admit Ukraine as a member — all part of his effort to protect and ...
Russia - World Factbook Glyph
WEBMay 23, 2024 · In 2014, Russia purported to annex Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and occupied large portions of two eastern Ukrainian oblasts. In sporadic fighting over the next eight years, more than 14,000 civilians were killed or wounded as a result of the Russian invasion in eastern Ukraine.
US widens Russia sanctions in banking crackdown - BBC
WEBThe US has broadened its sanctions on Russia, including a fresh crackdown on banks dealing with sanctioned entities. It expands a December programme to sanction foreign banks deemed to be aiding ...
Russia country profile - BBC News
WEBMar 25, 2024 · Russia - the largest country on earth - emerged from a decade of post-Soviet economic and political turmoil to seek to reassert itself as a world power.
Ukraine in maps: Tracking the war with Russia - BBC
WEBMay 17, 2024 · Russia's invasion began with dozens of missile strikes on cities all over Ukraine before dawn on 24 February 2022. Russian ground troops moved in quickly and within a few weeks were in...