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Russian lawmakers vote to scrap ratification of nuclear test ban treaty
ByMichael Armstrong October 18, 2023

Oct 18 (Reuters) – Russia’s parliament moved swiftly to fulfil the wish of President Vladimir Putin by completing the passage of a bill that shifts Moscow’s legal stance on nuclear testing at a time of acute tension with the West. The lower house, the State Duma, on Wednesday passed the second and third readings of…

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Russia calls US notice of opposition protests ‘gross interference’ and warns of ‘response’
ByMichael Armstrong January 23, 2021

The Russian government is apparently fuming after the United States issued an alert about anti-corruption protests and included the locations and times. The U.S. Embassy noted the demonstrations, which are being planned for Saturday in cities throughout Russia in support of jailed activist Alexei Navalny, on Friday. Navalny is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s biggest…

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