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RUSSIA

EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2018
Watch for Putin to lash out
The Russian president's strongman persona can only take him so far as his domestic foundation weakens.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2018
Pentagon to avoid buying software from Russia and China
The Pentagon is working on a software "do not buy" list to block vendors who use code originating from Russia and China, a top Defense Department acquisitions official said on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 28, 2018
Witness list for trial of Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort released
U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday submitted a list of 35 potential witnesses for the trial of President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort due to begin next week in Virginia, including bankers and accountants likely to testify regarding charges of bank and tax fraud.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 27, 2018
Assad regime flag raised over Quneitra ruins on Syrian side of Golan Heights
Pro-Assad forces raised the Syrian flag in the largely ruined city of Quneitra on Thursday, regained from surrendering rebels as the government tightens its hold on the Syrian sector of the Golan Heights, strategic territory bordering Israel and Jordan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2018
Mike Pompeo confronts Senate ire over Trump's policies on Russia, trade, North Korea
Secretary of State Michael Pompeo confronted harsh bipartisan questioning at a Senate hearing dominated by lawmakers' ire over President Donald Trump's policies toward Russia and his trade strategy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2018
U.S. judge may consider gag order in case of accused Russian agent Maria Butina
A U.S. judge said on Wednesday she may consider imposing a gag order on lawyers for accused Russian agent Maria Butina after prosecutors complained about statements by her lead attorney to the news media and expressed concern about turning over evidence to the defense.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2018
Offering no evidence, Trump says Russia this time will back Democrats in midterm election
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he believes Russia will work hard to sway November U.S. congressional elections toward Democrats and not his fellow Republicans, but provided no evidence to back up his assertion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 25, 2018
Putin won't be invited to address U.S. Congress despite Trump invite: Paul Ryan
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not be invited to address the U.S. Congress if he accepts President Donald Trump's invitation to visit Washington, a senior Republican lawmaker said on Tuesday, calling that a privilege reserved for allies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2018
'Untold number' of civilian casualties as Russian-backed airstrikes hit Islamic State bastion in south Syria
Russian and Syrian jets stepped up their bombing of an Islamic State bastion along the Jordan-Israel border in southwestern Syria, as the militants pushed into areas abandoned by other rebel groups, diplomatic and opposition sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2018
Accused Russian agent Maria Butina met in 2015 with U.S. Treasury, Fed officials
Accused Russian agent Maria Butina had wider high-level contacts in Washington than previously known, taking part in 2015 meetings between a visiting Russian official and two senior officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve and Treasury Department.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2018
Rod Rosenstein cites growing cyberthreat by foreign adversaries against U.S. elections
The threat of foreign adversaries such as Russia trying to influence U.S. politicians, campaigns and the public "continues to grow," with elections presenting an especially attractive target, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2018
Putin tells diplomats he pitched east Ukraine referendum plan to Trump at their summit
Vladimir Putin told Russian diplomats that he made a proposal to Donald Trump at their summit this week to hold a referendum to help resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine, but agreed not to disclose the plan publicly so the U.S. president could consider it, according to two people who attended Putin's...
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2018
Days after Helsinki summit with Trump, Russia shows off Putin's 'super weapons'
Russia on Thursday broadcast a series of videos showing the testing and operation of a new generation of nuclear and conventional weapons, days after Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed how to avoid an arms race.
WORLD
Jul 19, 2018
Suspects identified in Novichok poisoning of Skripals in U.K.
British police have identified several Russians who they believe were behind the nerve agent attack on former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter, the Press Association reported on Thursday, citing a source close to the investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2018
'It's like doomsday': Syrian village of Nawa surrenders after Russia-backed regime pounding
Rebels in the southern Syrian city of Nawa in Daraa province surrendered to the Syrian government on Wednesday after intensive airstrikes as the army pressed forward with a Russia-backed offensive in the area.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 18, 2018
Trump now says 'no time limit' to denuclearize North Korea as reality of challenge sets in
U.S. President Donald Trump has turned talk of a quick resolution to the denuclearization of North Korea on its head, saying Tuesday that there is "no time limit" for Pyongyang to relinquish its nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 18, 2018
U.S. grand jury indicts woman on charges of being Russian agent who infiltrated political groups
A U.S. grand jury returned an indictment against a Russian woman on Tuesday, and added a charge accusing her of acting as a Russian government agent while developing ties with American citizens and infiltrating political groups.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2018
Damage control: Trump tries to calm political storm over Putin summit, claims he only misspoke
U.S. President Donald Trump tried on Tuesday to calm a storm over his failure to hold Russian President Vladimir Putin accountable for meddling in the 2016 U.S. election, saying he misspoke in a joint news conference in Helsinki on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2018
Putin and Trump couldn't make their relationship work
The Helsinki summit ended without agreements because there's nothing the two leaders can do for each other.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2018
GOP senators slam Trump backing of Putin on poll meddling while ex-CIA chief calls it 'treasonous'
U.S. President Donald Trump said after meeting Vladimir Putin on Monday he saw no reason to believe his own intelligence agencies rather than trust the Kremlin leader on the question of whether Russia interfered to help him win the 2016 election.

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