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Russia detains Wall Street Journal reporter on espionage claims

The American is suspected of gathering data on “biological topics,” Russia’s Federal Security Service says

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., also argued that Whelan’s release should have been part of prisoner swap.

The Russian was exchanged for basketball player Brittney Griner, after spending more than a decade behind bars in the US

Jailed women’s basketball star Brittney Griner appealed against her nine-year prison sentence on Tuesday

The Russian leader delights in Cold War-style trades.

The interests of both sides must be taken into account during talks on a possible exchange, Moscow says

Washington has reportedly offered Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in exchange for the basketball player Brittney Griner and convicted spy Paul Whelan

Company says flow would fall to 33 million cubic metres per day starting Wednesday

US citizens traveling to Russia could be “wrongfully detained” on “spurious charges,” the State Department has warned

Handwritten letter from women’s basketball star, on trial in Russia on drug charges, is delivered to White House

Russians feel the impact of Western economic measures, but it's far from unbearable

A Ukrainian soldier walks along a trench on the frontline with Russia-backed separatists, not far from town of Avdiivka, Donetsk region, on December 10, 2021.

With Russian President Vladimir Putin set to hold talks with his American counterpart, Joe Biden, on Tuesday, there is no doubt that Ukraine is high on the list for urgent discussion after weeks of escalating rhetoric.

Discussions between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart, Joe Biden, have begun in the Swiss city of Geneva, where the two are meeting for the first time since the US leader’s inauguration in January.

Russia has clapped back after the US announced “hostile” sanctions and the expulsion of 10 diplomats, saying a response is “inevitable”.

Following years of wrist slaps under President Donald J. Trump, the new measures are designed to have a noticeable impact on the Russian economy.

Responding to the comments, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday that "there hasn't been anything like this in history."

American detained in Russia is sick

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden held their first phone call on Tuesday, discussing options to prolong the New START treaty, cooperation in battling Covid-19, and the normalization of bilateral relations