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US Sanctions Vladimir Putin Ally Over 2018 Elections Interference

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 1, 2019

The United States on Monday slapped fresh sanctions on a businessman tied to Russian President Vladimir Putin as well as to a disinformation operation accused of conspiring to manipulate the 2018 midterm elections.

US Got Key Asset Out Of Russia After Election Hacking

World News | Shane Harris, Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post | Tuesday September 10, 2019

In 2017, the United States extracted from Russia an important CIA source who had provided information about the Kremlin's interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to current and former officials.

US Denies Planning To Exit Major Arms Control Agreement

World News | Reuters | Wednesday July 31, 2019

The United States, which plans to exit a major arms control agreement later this week, denied a Russian accusation on Tuesday that it was also planning to quit the international treaty that bans the testing of nuclear weapons.

Trump Hails "Very, Very Good Relationship" In Talks With Vladimir Putin

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 28, 2019

US President Donald Trump on Friday hailed his "very, very good relationship" with Russia's President Vladimir Putin as the two leaders held talks on the sidelines of the G20 meeting.

Trump Re-Election Campaign Makes US-Russia Talks "Not So Simple": Putin

World News | Reuters | Friday June 21, 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was ready to hold talks with Donald Trump if that was what his U.S. counterpart wanted, but added that Trump's re-election campaign could complicate U.S.-Russia relations.

After Report Claims US Cyber Attacks On Russia, Trump Demands Sources

World News | ANI | Tuesday June 18, 2019

US President Donald Trump has asked The New York Times to disclose its sources behind the report that claimed that his government was ramping up cyber attacks on Russia's electric power grid as a sign of warning to President Vladimir Putin.

US, Russia Spar Over 'Unsafe' Spy Plane Intercept Near Syria

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 5, 2019

A Russian fighter jet made a dangerous high-speed pass that put a US Navy surveillance aircraft at risk during an intercept over the Mediterranean Sea on Tuesday, the US Sixth Fleet said, but Moscow said its pilot had behaved responsibly.

US Believes Russia Conducting Low-Level Nuclear Tests: Official

World News | Reuters | Thursday May 30, 2019

The United States believes Russia may be conducting low-level nuclear tests, a US intelligence official on Wednesday, while the head of a body monitoring a global nuclear treaty said there was no sign of such violations by Moscow.

Ex-US Marine Alleges "Threats, Abuse" In Russian Jail

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 25, 2019

A former US Marine arrested on spying charges in Moscow says he is subjected to abuse and harassment in jail, but a diplomat warned Saturday a potential prisoner swap will not happen before a conviction.

Trump "Less Prepared" Than Putin For Key Meet, Says Ex-State Secretary

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 23, 2019

US President Donald Trump was less prepared than Vladimir Putin for their first meeting, allowing his Russian counterpart to promote his own agenda and leaving US officials at a disadvantage, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has told lawmakers.

US Fighter Jets Again Intercept Russian Bombers Off Alaska

World News | Reuters | Wednesday May 22, 2019

US fighter jets intercepted several Russian bombers in international airspace off the coast of Alaska on Tuesday, in the fourth and fifth such incursions this year, US military officials said on Wednesday.

US Suspends F-35 Program Deliveries To Turkey Over Russian Arms

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday April 2, 2019

The United States said Monday it was halting all deliveries and joint work with Turkey on the F-35 fighter jet program after the NATO ally insisted on a major arms purchase from Russia.

"India Has Long Way To Go": US Experts On Space Security After ASAT Test

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 28, 2019

Prominent American experts have said that India has a long way to go when it comes to ensuring space security after it successfully test-fired an anti-satellite missile by shooting down a live satellite. The test made India the fourth country in the world after the US, Russia and China to acquire the strategic capability to shoot down enemy satelli...

India's ASAT Missile Launch Was "Surgical Strike" In Space: Scientists

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Wednesday March 27, 2019

India has become the fourth nation after the US, Russia and China that has the capability to launch missiles to destroy satellites in low-Earth orbit. With the successful test-launch of the anti-satellite (ASAT) missile and destruction of the target today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a televised national address said India has crossed an import...

"India Shot Down Live Satellite, A Space Power Now," Says PM: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu and A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday March 27, 2019

India shot down one of its satellites in space with an anti-satellite missile or A-SAT and has now established its place in an elite club of space powers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced Wednesday in a televised address to the nation. India is the fourth country to have tested an anti-satellite weapon after the US, Russia and China, the PM s...