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US Soldier Detained In Russia For 'Criminal Misconduct'
An American soldier was detained in Russia last week on charges of "criminal misconduct," the US Army said on Monday.
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American Dancer Arrested In Russia For Alleged $51 Support To Ukraine
A dual US-Russian citizen, 33-year-old ballerina Ksenia Karelina, has been detained in Russia on suspicion of treason.
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Putin "Hopes" To Find Solution To Release Detained Americans
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he wanted Moscow and Washington to arrive at a solution to secure the release of two high-profile Americans held by Moscow on espionage charges.
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Russia Detains Ex US Consulate Employee For Passing Ukraine Intel To US
Moscow said Monday that it had detained a Russian citizen and former US consulate employee in Vladivostok for allegedly passing information about the Ukraine conflict to American diplomats.
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US Urges Americans In Russia To Leave "Immediately"
US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken on Thursday requested the Americans living in Russia to leave the country "immediately", after the reporter was arrested in Moscow.
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After Basketball Player's Release, US Lawmakers Want "National Hostage" Day
Days after the release of US basketball star Brittney Griner from imprisonment in Russia, US lawmakers will introduce legislation on Tuesday to establish March 9 as an annual day to remember Americans detained abroad.
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"Russia May Single Out, Detain Americans": US Warns Its Citizens
The US State Department issued a travel advisory on Tuesday warning that Moscow "may single out and detain US citizens in Russia" and repeating earlier warnings for Americans not to travel to the country.
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Family Fears US Man Arrested In Russia "Spying" Is Pawn In Diplomatic War
The brother of an American detained in Russia for alleged spying says the ex-Marine might be caught in a diplomatic tug-of-war between the two powers, and the family fears he could be convicted on flimsy evidence.
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US Man Detained In Russia Tried To Steal $10,000, Bounced $6,000 Cheques
The Marine Corps found Paul Whelan, the American citizen detained by Russia on espionage charges, guilty of attempting to steal more than $10,000 worth of currency from the U.S. government while deployed to Iraq in 2006 and bouncing nearly $6,000 worth of checks around the same time, according to records obtained by The Washington Post.
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US confirms American staffer briefly held in Moscow
A US official confirmed on Tuesday that an American staffer at the US embassy in Moscow had been briefly detained, but refused to respond to allegations that the man was an undercover CIA agent.
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US Soldier Detained In Russia For 'Criminal Misconduct'
An American soldier was detained in Russia last week on charges of "criminal misconduct," the US Army said on Monday.
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American Dancer Arrested In Russia For Alleged $51 Support To Ukraine
A dual US-Russian citizen, 33-year-old ballerina Ksenia Karelina, has been detained in Russia on suspicion of treason.
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Putin "Hopes" To Find Solution To Release Detained Americans
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday he wanted Moscow and Washington to arrive at a solution to secure the release of two high-profile Americans held by Moscow on espionage charges.
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Russia Detains Ex US Consulate Employee For Passing Ukraine Intel To US
Moscow said Monday that it had detained a Russian citizen and former US consulate employee in Vladivostok for allegedly passing information about the Ukraine conflict to American diplomats.
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US Urges Americans In Russia To Leave "Immediately"
US State Department Secretary Antony Blinken on Thursday requested the Americans living in Russia to leave the country "immediately", after the reporter was arrested in Moscow.
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After Basketball Player's Release, US Lawmakers Want "National Hostage" Day
Days after the release of US basketball star Brittney Griner from imprisonment in Russia, US lawmakers will introduce legislation on Tuesday to establish March 9 as an annual day to remember Americans detained abroad.
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"Russia May Single Out, Detain Americans": US Warns Its Citizens
The US State Department issued a travel advisory on Tuesday warning that Moscow "may single out and detain US citizens in Russia" and repeating earlier warnings for Americans not to travel to the country.
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Family Fears US Man Arrested In Russia "Spying" Is Pawn In Diplomatic War
The brother of an American detained in Russia for alleged spying says the ex-Marine might be caught in a diplomatic tug-of-war between the two powers, and the family fears he could be convicted on flimsy evidence.
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US Man Detained In Russia Tried To Steal $10,000, Bounced $6,000 Cheques
The Marine Corps found Paul Whelan, the American citizen detained by Russia on espionage charges, guilty of attempting to steal more than $10,000 worth of currency from the U.S. government while deployed to Iraq in 2006 and bouncing nearly $6,000 worth of checks around the same time, according to records obtained by The Washington Post.
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US confirms American staffer briefly held in Moscow
A US official confirmed on Tuesday that an American staffer at the US embassy in Moscow had been briefly detained, but refused to respond to allegations that the man was an undercover CIA agent.
