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Elon Musk's Chats With Vladimir Putin Make Washington Squirm: Tesla CEO Says Top Secret Security Clearance 'So Boring'
Friday, October 25, 2024 - 3:34pm | 705A new report that billionaire Elon Musk held secret conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin could raise security concerns due to his top-secret clearance and the use of Starlink satellites in other countries. What Happened: Among the conversations Musk had with Putin in recent years...
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Putin Promises Ceasefire, But Ukraine Calls Proposal 'Absurd'
Friday, June 14, 2024 - 3:18pm | 616Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to order a ceasefire in Ukraine and start negotiations if Kyiv begins removing troops from four regions that Moscow added in 2022 and abandons plans to join NATO. Ukraine has refused Putin’s proposal, calling it “manipulative” and...
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Russia Reportedly Gearing Up For A 'Possible' Conflict With NATO Amid Ukraine Confrontation, Warns Estonia
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 11:00pm | 624Estonia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has cautioned that Russia is gearing up for a military confrontation with the West in the coming decade. It suggests that a bolstered Western military presence could deter Russia. What Happened: The Estonian intelligence service has issued a warning...
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Vital Bridge Linking Crimea With Russia Damaged, Says Official: 'Refrain Travelling…For Security Reasons'
Monday, July 17, 2023 - 1:36am | 428Russian officials reported two fatalities in a recent “emergency” incident on the Kerch bridge linking the occupied Crimean peninsula to Russia, While the incident is not being called an attack, unconfirmed sources reported hearing explosions, according to BBC News. Emergency on the...
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Putin Is 'Signing A Suicide Note' If He Uses Nuclear Weapons, Warns Former National Security Advisor
Thursday, October 13, 2022 - 8:49am | 543The threat of nuclear conflict has been elevated in recent months as the war in Ukraine continues. One former U.S. security advisor is speaking out about the potential ramifications of nuclear weapons. What Happened: With Elon Musk and others sounding the alarm that a nuclear war could be imminent...
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Russia Ukraine Conflict Not Having Impact On NASA's Relationship With Russia, Yet
Sunday, February 27, 2022 - 5:28pm | 657The invasion of Ukraine by Russia has led to U.S. sanctions on Russia and increased turmoil between the two countries. While some companies are speaking out about their products and services in Russia, one partnership between the U.S. and Russia remains in place, and it’s out of this world....
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Amazon Agrees To Pay Treasury Department To Settle Allegations Of US Sanctions Violations
Friday, July 10, 2020 - 3:58am | 259Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has agreed to a settlement with the Treasury Department for allegations of violating the United States sanctions programs. What Happened The e-commerce giant will pay $134,523 to the department's Office of Foreign Assets Control as part of the settlement. OFAC...
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'Normandy Four' Countries Meet In Paris To Resolve Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Monday, December 9, 2019 - 7:12am | 342The leaders of the group, called “Normandy Four,” including the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Germany, and France, are meeting in Paris later on Monday over the ongoing conflict in Ukraine’s Donbass region between the government and pro-Russia militants. What Is About To Happen...
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Exxon Sues US Gov Over Sanctions Violation Fine From When Tillerson Was Oil Company CEO
Friday, July 21, 2017 - 10:10am | 565Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE: XOM) has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in response to a $2 million fine imposed on the oil company for violating sanctions prohibiting deals with Russia. The U.S. Treasury Department levied the fine on Thursday after reviewing the company’s joint...
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Why Russia (And Probably Exxon) Want The U.S. To Lift Economic Sanctions
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 - 2:10pm | 728Word that President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met with the head of a Russian bank makes now a good time to look at the U.S. economic sanctions meant to punish the Kremlin for its invasion of the Ukraine, and why Moscow would go to great lengths to get them lifted. A slew of...
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Russian Official Says Google And Apple Have Hit 'Point Of No Return'
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 10:26am | 330According to Russian officials, U.S. companies, including Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)'s Google and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), have reached the "point of no return." Speaking to Bloomberg, Russia's "Internet Czar" German Klimenko said that Google and Apple will need...
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A New Kind Of Space Race: US-Made Rocket Engine Development Is Underway
Friday, April 17, 2015 - 3:21pm | 402After Russia annexed Crimea last year, Western leaders agreed to squeeze Moscow's economy by enacting strict sanctions in protest of the move. During that time, Congress passed a law designed to phase out the use of Russian-made engines for satellite launches. The terms of the new law dictate that...
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Why This Russian IT Solutions Firm Is Up 180% Since 2013's IPO, Despite Geopolitical Risks
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 - 1:44pm | 324Luxoft Holding Inc (NYSE: LXFT), an IT solutions firm that finds its origins in Russia, listed on the New York Stock Exchange in June 2013. Since then, troubles in Russia and Crimea notwithstanding, the company's shares are up by almost 180 percent. Roman Yakushkin, chief financial officer...
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Russia Woes Drag Down Country-Focused Funds
Tuesday, January 6, 2015 - 3:40pm | 551As of January 5, the Market Vector Russia ETF Trust (NYSE: RSX) was continuing the slide that began in July, which accelerated downward in December. In 2014, the ETF skidded nearly 50 percent. The ETF tracks the MSCI Russia Index, which measures performance of large- and mid-cap companies in...
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Visa, Mastercard Suspend Service In Crimea
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 1:03pm | 199Visa Inc (NYSE: V) and Mastercard Inc (NYSE: MA) announced Friday that the companies are suspending products and services in Crimea. "Due to the latest U.S. sanctions imposed against Crimea by Executive Order 13685 of December 19, 2014, Visa is now prohibited from offering Visa-branded...