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Blinken warns Russia ahead of talks on Ukraine
Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Friday that the west is ready to respond “forcefully” if Russia steps up its aggression.
By Joe Gould
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US, Russia at odds over military activity in the Arctic
As Russia assumed the chairmanship of the Arctic Council, the U.S. rallied other members to oppose Moscow’s plans to set maritime rules in the Northern Sea Route.
Russian lawmakers vote to follow US out of overflight treaty
Moscow has signaled its readiness to reverse the withdrawal procedure and stay in the treaty if the United States returns to the agreement.
US-Russia showdown looms as top diplomats meet in Iceland
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russia’s longtime Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plan to talk Wednesday on the sidelines of an Arctic Council meeting in Reykjavik.
Russia’s northernmost base projects its power across Arctic
The Russian base was built using new construction technologies as part of Kremlin efforts to bolster the military amid spiraling tensions with the West following Russia's 2014 annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
Key House Democrats want to lock in New START weapons limits
The chairmen of the House foreign affairs and intelligence committees are pushing a measure meant to extend the last remaining U.S.-Russia arms control agreement amid fears President Donald Trump will let it lapse.
By Joe Gould