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RUSSIA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2022
Nissan suspends Russia production for six months
Workers have been informed and the automaker will continue to monitor the situation and minimize its impact.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2022
How to keep the peace in the Indo-Pacific
The central question is: What is the organizing principle for collective action to maintain the peace in the Indo-Pacific?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 28, 2022
After support for Ukraine, Kishida aims for NATO unity on China
The leader will stress the need for unity with NATO in preventing China from taking the “wrong lessons” from Ukraine as the bloc looks to expand its footprint in the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2022
Rescuers dig for survivors of Russian missile strike on Ukrainian shopping mall
Family members of the missing lined up at a hotel across the street where rescue workers had set up a base after the strike on the busy mall in Kremenchuk, southeast of Kyiv.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 27, 2022
Wimbledon marks end of era free from bans and boycotts in sports
'We will continue to see increased use of sports for cultural change, for value change, for policy change. It's only going to happen more and more.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2022
The promise and pitfalls of Indian foreign policy
New Delhi won plaudits for its strategic autonomy on the Ukraine war, but then the ruling party unleashed more Hindu-chauvinist rhetoric.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 27, 2022
Food export bans from India to Argentina risk fueling inflation
Analysts say export restrictions will worsen the rise in food prices and risk producing a domino effect as a deepening crisis prompts other countries to take similar steps.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2022
Russia defaults on foreign debt for first time since 1918
Given the damage already done to the economy and markets, the default is also mostly symbolic for now, and matters little to Russians dealing with double-digit inflation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2022
Commando network coordinates flow of weapons in Ukraine, officials say
A secretive operation involving U.S. Special Operations forces hints at the scale of the effort to assist Ukraine's still outgunned military.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2022
Missile strike in Kyiv rattles residents after weeks of quiet
The strike on Sunday morning shook many out of the relative sense of security that has prevailed in Ukraine's capital since the Russians were pushed out of its periphery in early April.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 26, 2022
Five things to know about the International Criminal Court
The International Criminal Court based in the Dutch city of The Hague is investigating alleged war crimes in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2022
Putin promises Belarus nuclear-capable missiles to counter 'aggressive' West
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko also asked for 'serious weaponry,' including help to make Belarus' military aircraft nuclear-capable.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 25, 2022
Russia's grinding battlefield gains seen driven by new tactics
Moscow's capture of Sievierodonetsk is likely to be hailed by Russia as evidence that its switch from 'lightning warfare' to a much slower grinding offensive is paying off.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2022
Biden limps to G7 as allies fret over his troubles at home
Several G7 leaders are concerned that a midterm election defeat would limit how much the U.S. president can promise and get done in the months ahead.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2022
Ukraine forces to retreat from battleground city
Russia has focused its offensive on the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine after being repelled from the capital Kyiv and other areas following the February invasion.

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