47 h. ago Number of Americans who consider Russia an ‘enemy’ has fallen dramatically, new poll shows

Republicans have been softening their view on Russia, though not so much on President Vladimir Putin

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9 d. ago A Los Angeles woman arrested in Russia has been freed in a prisoner swap. Here's what we know

Russia has freed a Russian American convicted of treason in exchange for a Russian German man jailed on smuggling charges in the U.S. Thursday’s prisoner swap comes as the two countries work to repair ties

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9 d. ago US ballerina Ksenia Karelina is freed from Russian jail hell in prisoner swap months after she was sentenced to 12 years in penal colony for high treason

Russia has today released American ballerina Ksenia Karelina from her jail hell in an early morning prisoner swap between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump's respective intelligence agencies

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2 w. ago Kremlin reacts to Trump saying he is 'pi**ed off' with Putin for criticising Zelensky's credibility

It comes shortly after Volodymyr Zelensky implored his American counterpart to 'force Russia into peace', after the Republican admitted he was 'p***ed off' with Putin.

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3 w. ago Ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates win a 3rd straight world title as US medal haul continues

Madison Chock and Evan Bates became the first ice dancers to win three consecutive world championships in nearly three decades

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3 w. ago ‘A common humanity’: the British families who tended graves of German soldiers

Across the country men and women have cared for the resting places of their enemy’s fallen, finding peace and hopeFor some, tending the graves was an act of reconciliation. For others, it was about acknowledging shared losses and shared grief.Thousands of Germans who died in Britain during the first and second world wars were laid to rest in local graveyards. British people tended these graves for decades, even laying flowers and wreaths for their former foes. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Gulf in US and Russian expectations marks start of latest ceasefire talks

As Washington signals hope for ‘real progress’, Moscow warns ‘difficult negotiations’ lie aheadUS and Ukrainian officials were meeting on Sunday for further talks aimed at hammering out a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine, with Washington signalling its hope for “real progress” even as Moscow warned that “difficult negotiations” lie ahead.The gulf in expectations marked the start of the latest round of negotiations in Saudi Arabia, which was set to follow with a meeting between American officials and Russia on Monday. The US is pushing for a broad ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine by 20 April, according to Bloomberg, though sources said the timeline may slip given the wide gap that exists between Kyiv and Moscow’s positions. Continue reading...

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