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Russian pranksters posted a teaser on Tuesday morning for what they say was a dialogue conducted last week with UK Secretary of Defenсe Ben Wallace,
in which he did not rule out the possibility of the UK helping Ukraine develop nuclear weapons
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London has asked YouTube on Wednesday to censor any videos of the call between pranksters Vovan and Lexus – pretending to be the Ukrainian PM – and Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, claiming they are propaganda by the Russian state that was manipulated to show falsehoods and undermine British reputation and Kiev’s morale (hahahahahahaha)
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US tech giants are helping the FBI’s recruitment drive against Russian diplomats stationed in the US capital, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. A
ds on Twitter, Facebook and Google are geolocated to the Russian embassy and encourage recipients to divulge information to the US security agency.
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A growing number of Americans say that President Joe Biden should insert the United States into the Ukraine conflict, according to new polling, which shows that a majority of respondents are willing to endure economic blowback from sanctions on Russia.
Conducted by AP alongside the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and published Wednesday, the
survey shows that support for US involvement in the conflict is climbing steadily, with 40% now saying Washington should take a ‘major role’, up from just 26% last month
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Arsenal wideman and Real Betis loanee Hector Bellerin has spoken out on Russia's attack on Ukraine and questioned why the conflict has been given more media attention than others in Palestine, Yemen and Iraq.
The 27-year-old former Spain international accused people who selectively turn their focus on the attack while ignoring conflicts in other countries of racism
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The International Swimming Federation has suspended Russian athletes and is investigating Evgeny Rylov after the Olympic champion attended a concert where Vladimir Putin appeared
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The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer, officially requested that an office be opened in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia on Thursday, calling it
“a good starting point” for the organization’s humanitarian work.
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Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina did not attempt to resign over the Ukraine conflict, only to have her resignation personally rejected by President Vladimir Putin, the regulator said on Wednesday.
It emphasised that a story, to that effect, published by the American news agency Bloomberg was untrue. Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had suggested that those curious inquire with Nabiullina herself.