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Employee of Russian plague institute dies of suspected pneumonic infection, Trump offers help

Early Russian reports wrote that Shipilova had contracted the pneumonia after breaking a vial of plague bacteria. 

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN
A bubonic plague smear, prepared from a lymph removed from an adenopathic lymph node, or bubo, of a plague patient, demonstrates the presence of the Yersinia pestis bacteria that causes the plague in this undated photo.
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands during a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025; illustrative.

Trump considers Russia sanctions relief deal in exchange for prisoner releases - report

Trump is weighing a proposal to lift some Russia sanctions if Moscow releases political prisoners. The plan could expand US ties with Russia but faces opposition from Ukraine and European allies.

|ByJAMES GENN
RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin meets with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin, China.

Russia opposes Iran leaving nuclear non-proliferation treaty, Kremlin says

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was responding to comments from Iranian officials about Tehran's possible withdrawal from the treaty, which commits Tehran not to develop or acquire nuclear weapons.

|ByREUTERS, JAMES GENN
The Russian flag flies on the dome of the Kremlin Senate building behind Spasskaya Tower, in central Moscow, Russia, May 4, 2023.

Kremlin condemns EU transfer of profits from frozen Russian assets to Ukraine as illegal ‘theft’

The European Commission said the bloc would give Kyiv $1.6 billion, taken from interest on cash balances, part of Russian central bank assets frozen by the EU because of the war in Ukraine.

|ByREUTERS

Abramovich loses sanctions appeal but court does not accept ties to Kremlin

The European Union's top court on Wednesday upheld sanctions against Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich that had been placed upon him after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

DECEMBER 20, 2023ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, March 24, 2021

Kremlin needs air support to protect Russian warships - UK

Russia's Naval Aviation has been particularly diligent in its maritime air patrol operations recently, according to the British Defense Ministry.

OCTOBER 5, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Beriev Be-12P-200 taking off on water at Gelendzhik, 2 September 2004.

Vladimir Putin may soon announce run in Russia's 2024 election

Putin, who was handed the presidency by Boris Yeltsin on the last day of 1999, has been leader for longer than any other Russian ruler since Josef Stalin.

OCTOBER 3, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech as he visits the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Region, Russia April 12, 2022.

Russia: Canadian recognition of veteran from Nazi unit is 'outrageous'

Yaroslav Hunka, 98, received two standing ovations from Canadian lawmakers. Hunka served in World War Two as a member of the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS.

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is applauded by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following his speech at the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada September 22, 2023.

Kremlin says Prigozhin plane crash may have been caused deliberately

In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry said that Russia's investigation took into account the possibility that the crash had been caused deliberately.

AUGUST 30, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows a portrait of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a makeshift memorial in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

US: Russia's Kremlin could be behind death of Wagner's Prigozhin

"We all know that the Kremlin has a long history of killing opponents," said White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. "It's very clear what happened here."

AUGUST 29, 2023ByREUTERS
A view shows a portrait of Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin at a makeshift memorial in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

Nerve gas, gunshots and falling from the window: The bitter end of Putin's enemies

The crash of Yevgeny Prigozhin's plane joins a chain of violent events, whose traces lead to one place - the Kremlin.

AUGUST 27, 2023ByGUY ALISTAIR/WALLA!
Russian President Vladimir Putin lights a candle by the Grieving Mother monument at the Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Hill on the Remembrance and Sorrow Day in Moscow, Russia June 22, 2023.

Russia downs drone near Moscow, suspends flights

Russia intercepted 42 drones over territory it holds on Friday alone.

AUGUST 26, 2023ByREUTERS
A soldier launches an unmanned aerial drone..

Kremlin calls accusations it killed Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin an 'absolute lie'

The Kremlin also said it was impossible to say whether Russian President Vladimir Putin would attend the funeral of Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin.

AUGUST 25, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin looks on before a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping with representatives of civic organisations, business and media communities at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, July 4, 2017.

Russia charges jailed US citizen with espionage

White House spokesperson John Kirby said the administration was still collecting information about the case and had no comment yet.

AUGUST 17, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian and US flags are pictured before talks between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman at the United States Mission in Geneva, Switzerland January 10, 2022.