Russia arrests US journalist on espionage charges
The arrest of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is likely to escalate the Kremlin’s confrontation with the West amid Moscow’s assault on Ukraine
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Tensions rise at Russia-Nato summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday started a tense summit with Nato leaders amid mounting tensions over United States anti-missile defence plans and the alliance’s expansion toward Russian territory. In a rare moment of cooperation, Russia and Nato concluded a deal on land transit for non-military freight to Afghanistan.
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Russia accuses Europe vote watchdog of ‘sabotage’
Russia accused Europe’s main election watchdog of trying to sabotage plans for monitoring its presidential election next month, the latest round of an increasingly bitter dispute with the West over democracy. Russia said the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe’s monitoring body, ODIHR, was trying to politicise monitoring of the March 2 election.
