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US renews Russian oil waiver after pressure from countries dealing with Iran war price shocks
The Treasury Department's waiver lets countries purchase Russian oil and petroleum products loaded on vessels as of Friday through May 16.
New Russian space launch vehicle undergoing final tests, top official says
Trump rejects Putin's proposal to move Iranian enriched uranium to Russia, end war - Axios
Russia accuses US and Israel of trying to drag Arab countries into wider Middle East conflict
Moscow diplomats meet with Russian detained in US on cybercrime charges
Dunaev was a member of a cybercriminal organization that deployed a computer banking trojan and ransomware suite of malware known as "Trickbot", the Justice Department said.
Ultra-nationalists aim to restrict travel for Russian officials' families
RIA reported that restrictions may also affect, among others, law enforcement officers, judges, top managers of state corporations, and the board of directors of the Central Bank.
Russia said to step up Syria airstrikes, disputes crisis at home - analysis
Russia appeared weak as it faced internal chaos. This could be a reason for these new rounds of airstrikes.
Russian agents attempted assassination of CIA informant in US
This attempted assassination on American soil adds to the growing list of accusations against Russia regarding assassinations abroad.
Russia warns Ukraine against striking Crimea with US, British missiles
Kyiv says it wants to reclaim all of its territory, including the Crimean peninsula
New US military aid to Ukraine pushes Washington deeper in conflict - Russia
"The United States is getting deeper and deeper into the abyss of the Ukrainian crisis," Antonov was quoted as saying in a post on the embassy's Telegram messaging channel.
US House unanimously backs measure urging Russia to release WSJ reporter
The United States says Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been wrongfully detained and has called for his immediate release.
Moscow court detains US citizen on drug charges
If found guilty, he can face up to 12 years in prison.
Russia says West trying to confuse the world over Nord Stream culprits
Russia has repeatedly said the West was behind the blasts affecting the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines last September.
Russia's FSB says US penetrated thousands of Apple phones in spy plot
The FSB said that several thousand Apple phones had been infected, including phones of foreign diplomats from NATO members, Israel, Syria and China.