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16 Foreigners Charged By Poland For Allegedly Spying For Russia
Poland said Wednesday it had charged 16 foreign individuals with spying for Russia, for allegedly preparing acts of sabotage and gathering information on military equipment deliveries to Ukraine.
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Iran Dismisses US Claims of Launching Khayyam Satellite for Spying
Iran has dismissed the US claims suggesting that the country launched Khayyam satellite with an intent to spy. According to the US, Russia's growing cooperation with Iran should be viewed as a "profound threat". Iran earlier said that Khayyam satellite is designed and built to meet the needs of the country in crisis and urban management, natural re...
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Bulgaria Expels Russian Diplomat For Spying Amid Ukraine Crisis
Bulgaria's foreign ministry said Friday that it would expel another Russian diplomat on suspicion of spying, just two weeks after the Balkan country declared ten Russian diplomats 'persona non grata'.
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French Military Spy Chief Quits Over Ukraine: Report
France's military intelligence chief is leaving his post after Paris failed to accurately predict in contrast to other Western allies that Russia would launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, several sources with knowledge of his exit said.
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German Spy Chief Was In Ukraine As Russia Attacked. How He Was Rescued
The head of Germany's foreign intelligence service was in Ukraine when Russia invaded and had to be taken home overland in a gruelling two-day journey by special forces when the country's airspace was closed, Focus magazine reported.
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US Air Force Spy Plane Takes Spotlight In Empty Ukraine Airspace
While Ukraine's airspace has been largely empty amid the crisis with Russia, a remotely piloted US military vehicle called the RQ-4 Global Hawk has flown over the country in circles for hours at a time.
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Russia Promises "Tough Response" To US Sanctions
Moscow on Friday promised a "tough response" to new US sanctions imposed on seven of Russia's most influential oligarchs following the diplomatic crisis sparked by the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal.
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Chemical Weapons Body Conducted Inspection In Russia Last Week: Report
Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) conducted an inspection at an undisclosed location in Russia in the past week, the Russian Defence Ministry's official newspaper said on Friday.
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Russia Accuses Britain And US Over ''Grotesque'' Spy Poisoning
Russia on Wednesday accused British and US secret services of being behind the poisoning of a Russian former double agent as the world's chemical weapons watchdog held a closed-door meeting on the incident at Moscow's request.
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Russia Expels Diplomats From 23 Countries As Spy Crisis Escalates
Russia expelled diplomats from 23 countries Friday in a wave of retaliatory measures against the West in a spy row, the biggest wave of tit-for-tat expulsions in recent memory.
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US Expels 60 Russians As Allies Back Britain In Russia Spy Row
The United States joined Britain's allies in Europe and around the world Monday in expelling scores of suspected Russian spies in an unprecedented response to a nerve agent attack.
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Spy Poisoning: Timeline Of An Escalating Diplomatic Crisis Between UK And Russia
Here are the main developments since the poisoning of a Russian former double agent in England sparked soaring diplomatic tensions between London and Moscow.
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Ukraine Rebel Leader Alexander Zakharchenko Says has released 2 US Aid Workers
Ukraine's pro-Russian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said Saturday that insurgents had released two US aid workers detained for alleged spying.
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Vladimir Putin Accuses United States of Damaging World Order
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Friday of endangering global security by imposing a "unilateral diktat" on the rest of the world and shifted blame for the Ukraine crisis onto the West.
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Chinese hackers spied on Europeans before G20 meeting: researcher
Chinese hackers eavesdropped on the computers of five European foreign ministries before last September's G20 Summit, which was dominated by the Syrian crisis, according to research by computer security firm FireEye Inc.
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16 Foreigners Charged By Poland For Allegedly Spying For Russia
Poland said Wednesday it had charged 16 foreign individuals with spying for Russia, for allegedly preparing acts of sabotage and gathering information on military equipment deliveries to Ukraine.
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Iran Dismisses US Claims of Launching Khayyam Satellite for Spying
Iran has dismissed the US claims suggesting that the country launched Khayyam satellite with an intent to spy. According to the US, Russia's growing cooperation with Iran should be viewed as a "profound threat". Iran earlier said that Khayyam satellite is designed and built to meet the needs of the country in crisis and urban management, natural re...
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Bulgaria Expels Russian Diplomat For Spying Amid Ukraine Crisis
Bulgaria's foreign ministry said Friday that it would expel another Russian diplomat on suspicion of spying, just two weeks after the Balkan country declared ten Russian diplomats 'persona non grata'.
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French Military Spy Chief Quits Over Ukraine: Report
France's military intelligence chief is leaving his post after Paris failed to accurately predict in contrast to other Western allies that Russia would launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, several sources with knowledge of his exit said.
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German Spy Chief Was In Ukraine As Russia Attacked. How He Was Rescued
The head of Germany's foreign intelligence service was in Ukraine when Russia invaded and had to be taken home overland in a gruelling two-day journey by special forces when the country's airspace was closed, Focus magazine reported.
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US Air Force Spy Plane Takes Spotlight In Empty Ukraine Airspace
While Ukraine's airspace has been largely empty amid the crisis with Russia, a remotely piloted US military vehicle called the RQ-4 Global Hawk has flown over the country in circles for hours at a time.
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Russia Promises "Tough Response" To US Sanctions
Moscow on Friday promised a "tough response" to new US sanctions imposed on seven of Russia's most influential oligarchs following the diplomatic crisis sparked by the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal.
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Chemical Weapons Body Conducted Inspection In Russia Last Week: Report
Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) conducted an inspection at an undisclosed location in Russia in the past week, the Russian Defence Ministry's official newspaper said on Friday.
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Russia Accuses Britain And US Over ''Grotesque'' Spy Poisoning
Russia on Wednesday accused British and US secret services of being behind the poisoning of a Russian former double agent as the world's chemical weapons watchdog held a closed-door meeting on the incident at Moscow's request.
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Russia Expels Diplomats From 23 Countries As Spy Crisis Escalates
Russia expelled diplomats from 23 countries Friday in a wave of retaliatory measures against the West in a spy row, the biggest wave of tit-for-tat expulsions in recent memory.
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US Expels 60 Russians As Allies Back Britain In Russia Spy Row
The United States joined Britain's allies in Europe and around the world Monday in expelling scores of suspected Russian spies in an unprecedented response to a nerve agent attack.
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Spy Poisoning: Timeline Of An Escalating Diplomatic Crisis Between UK And Russia
Here are the main developments since the poisoning of a Russian former double agent in England sparked soaring diplomatic tensions between London and Moscow.
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Ukraine Rebel Leader Alexander Zakharchenko Says has released 2 US Aid Workers
Ukraine's pro-Russian rebel leader Alexander Zakharchenko said Saturday that insurgents had released two US aid workers detained for alleged spying.
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Vladimir Putin Accuses United States of Damaging World Order
Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Friday of endangering global security by imposing a "unilateral diktat" on the rest of the world and shifted blame for the Ukraine crisis onto the West.
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Chinese hackers spied on Europeans before G20 meeting: researcher
Chinese hackers eavesdropped on the computers of five European foreign ministries before last September's G20 Summit, which was dominated by the Syrian crisis, according to research by computer security firm FireEye Inc.
