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March 17, 2023

Russian energy firm helping China's nuclear weapons program is 'direct threat' to US, GOP warns

Republicans are calling on Biden officials to block a Russian state-owned energy company from aiding China in its expansion of its nuclear weapons program.

March 17, 2023

GOP senators push for hearings after Russia downs US drone

Senate Republicans are pushing the upper chamber to hold hearings and conduct oversight of the incident in which a Russian plane downed a U.S. drone over the Black Sea.

March 17, 2023

Senator, former combat pilot says it’s not just Russian aggression that caused midair crash

Russia has denied that one of its fighter jet planes in any way made contact with the U.S. drone, but Russia's defense minister reportedly rewarded the pilots for defending their airspace.

March 17, 2023

Russia gives state awards to pilots behind US drone crash

The Russian government has presented state awards to the two pilots responsible for downing a U.S. drone flying through international airspace into the Black Sea.

March 17, 2023

Russia's drone attack: Why China could try it next

This was a deliberate, premeditated taunt. As the admiral said to Alec Baldwin’s character in "The Hunt for Red October," "The Russians don’t do anything without a plan."

March 17, 2023

Harris slams DeSantis over Ukraine remarks, suggests he lacks experience

Vice President Kamala Harris suggested that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lacks foreign policy experience after he called the Russian invasion of Ukraine a "territorial dispute."

March 17, 2023

China’s president to visit Russia in apparent show of support for Putin

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russian President Vladimir Putin next week as Russia's military continues to shell and march troops across Ukraine.

March 16, 2023

China shipping weapons, body armor to Russia: report

China has been shipping Russian entities "dual-use" equipment like drone parts, armor, and rifles, though it remains unclear whether these are being used in the war against Ukraine.

March 16, 2023

Boxers from Russia, Belarus to compete at women's world championship with flags

Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at the Women's World Boxing Championships this week will do so while being able to represent their nations.

March 16, 2023

Moldovan legislators pass bill to make Romanian national language

Lawmakers in Moldova passed a bill Tuesday that would change all references to the Moldovan language in the nation's constitution to Romanian.