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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2022
U.S. top diplomat to meet China, but shun Russia, at G20 talks in Bali
Blinken will arrive in Bali this week for talks of foreign ministers of the Group of 20, the club of major economies that still includes Russia — despite U.S.-led efforts to isolate Moscow.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 5, 2022
Russia hails capture of Luhansk region, but big Ukraine battles lie ahead
The Russian assault will now switch its focus to the rest of the Donbas industrial heartland, but Kyiv may be more prepared to defend the areas.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 5, 2022
Imprisoned Brittney Griner writes direct appeal to White House
The WNBA star was formally told at Friday's hearing that she was charged with intentionally importing narcotics into Russia.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 4, 2022
IOC President Thomas Bach says Ukrainian 'flag will fly high' at upcoming Olympics
Speaking during a visit to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Bach pledged to increase the amount of IOC funding for athletes from the war-torn nation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2022
In Ukraine, U.S. veterans step in where the military will not
Special Operations veterans are training Ukrainians near the front lines in the fight against Russia, despite warnings from the Pentagon.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 4, 2022
Putin’s media blitz on Africa food crisis sparks alarm in Europe
Russian diplomats have gone on a media offensive in recent months to push the narrative that sanctions, rather than Russian blockades, are causing shortages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 4, 2022
Nervous staff and no bankers: Western firms struggle to exit Russia
Companies have been wrestling with how to exit in ways that limit the financial impact, do not put employees at risk and, in some cases, offer the opportunity to return in the future.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 4, 2022
COVID-19 misinformation bolsters anti-vaccine movement
Politicization of COVID-19 shots has bolstered the anti-vaccine movement, contributing to the decline in routine immunizations for measles, polio and other dangerous diseases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2022
Russia claims fall of key Ukraine city, accuses Kyiv of missile strikes
Ukraine has yet to comment on the claim that Lysychansk has fallen to Russian forces following days of intense clashes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2022
U.S. funds software for Russians to slip past censors
While some, like Ukraine's leadership, have called for Russia to be cut off from the internet, others have noted access is key for opposition groups.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2022
European peace project forced to confront war
Born of the need to preserve peace on a historically war-torn continent, the EU and its political leaders are now being forced to rethink some of their most important principles.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2022
Patient and confident, Putin shifts out of wartime crisis mode
Cloistered and angry at the start of the Ukraine war, he now appears publicly, projecting the aura of a calm, paternalistic leader shielding his people from the dangers of the world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2022
In city where ‘Europe starts,’ ethnic Russians begin questioning Putin’s war
Narva, Estonia, is the EU's most ethnically Russian city, with a population supportive of Vladimir Putin. But the conflict in Ukraine has set off a “mental war” between old and young.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2022
Russian warships travel between far-flung Okinawan islands
The announcement was the first time that Japan's Defense Ministry revealed that Russian Navy vessels had passed through the waterway between Yonaguni and Iriomote Islands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 3, 2022
How Russia's war blindsided the world of ESG investing
Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed a gap in socially minded investing — a hands-off approach to geopolitics and human rights.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2022
Russia steps up pace of missile attacks on residential targets
Some of the deadliest strikes of the war have occurred in the past week, including at a shopping mall and a residential block.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2022
Labeled a ‘challenge’ by NATO, China signals its own hard-line worldview
The alliance's forceful declaration in its mission statement reinforced Beijing's belief that hostile powers are bent on hobbling the country's ascent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 2, 2022
Blasts rock Ukraine's Mykolaiv after missiles kill 21 near Odesa
Explosions flattened part of an apartment building, the latest in a series of what Ukraine says are Russian missile attacks aimed at civilians.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 2, 2022
Russia’s move on Sakhalin-2 gas plant intensifies competition for fuel
Russia's move to reshuffle ownership of the project may constrict global markets even more by pushing Japan to compete with Europe for alternative sources of supply.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 2, 2022
Natela Dzalamidze explains reasons behind switching nationality from Russian before Wimbledon
The 29-year-old has a Georgian father and Russian mother who both still live in Moscow.

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