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RUSSIA

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2022
Shelling of Ukraine nuclear plant raising fears and outrage
The war in Ukraine has had no shortage of devastation, yet the repeated shelling of the sprawling Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in recent days has particularly roused widespread fears.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2022
Japan to keep imported wheat price unchanged despite inflation
The plan is aimed at easing the burden on households suffering from higher prices of wheat products such as bread and noodles.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 12, 2022
Russia is scouring the globe for weapons to use against Ukraine
While Ukraine has received billions of dollars of weapons from the U.S. and Europe to help defend itself, Russia must rely on its own resources to support front-line forces.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2022
Germany looks like it is ready to begin a fourth nuclear exit
A wrongheaded phase-out of nuclear power plus a wrongheaded reliance on Putin's natural gas means Germany needs another U-turn.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2022
Ukraine accuses Russia of using nuclear plant for deadly rocket attack
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of imperiling the plant, Europe's largest nuclear complex, with attacks nearby.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2022
Russia launches Iranian satellite amid Ukraine war concerns
Iran, which has maintained ties with Moscow, has sought to deflect suspicions that Russia could use the Khayyam satellite to spy on Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2022
Europe is faking solidarity, and Putin knows it
As shown by a compromise on saving natural gas, the EU can't defend itself against its enemies yet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2022
U.S. revamps sub-Saharan Africa strategy amid growing Chinese and Russian influence
It is “impossible to meet today's defining challenges without African contributions and leadership,” the White House said in a policy paper.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2022
How to organize reconstruction aid for post-war Ukraine
Before significant funds are committed to Ukraine's reconstruction, it is important to determine who will control and direct the money and how the recovery will be structured.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2022
Fighting around Ukrainian nuclear plant heightens safety fears
The Russian military has been using the Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe's largest, as a base to assault the Ukrainian-controlled town of Nikopol across the river.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2022
In turbulent times, Xi builds a security fortress for China, and himself
Taiwan, COVID-19, “color revolutions,” the classroom: everywhere, China's leader sees threats that foreign forces can exploit, and he has enlisted the whole nation to defend against them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 6, 2022
U.S. readies new $1 billion Ukraine weapons package
The Biden administration's next security assistance package will be one of the largest so far, and could include munitions for long-range weapons and armored medical transport vehicles.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 6, 2022
Brittney Griner prison sentence sparks show of solidarity and calls for U.S. to act
Phoenix Mercury and Connecticut Sun players observed 42 seconds of silence before their game on Thursday in solidarity with WNBA star Brittney Griner after she was sentenced to nine years in prison in Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2022
Russia bans investors from 'unfriendly countries' from selling banking and key energy stakes
Western countries and allies, including Japan, have piled financial restrictions on Russia since it sent troops into Ukraine in late February.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2022
Ukraine’s war viewed from China
Westerners regard Russia's war as an attack on the rules-based order, but Chinese scholars see it as another harbinger of the final curtain on U.S. and Western hegemony.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2022
Japan government asks Sakhalin-2 stakeholders to 'think positively' about new entity
State gas company Gazprom will receive just over 50% of the entity replacing Sakhalin Energy, the current operator.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Aug 5, 2022
Brittney Griner receives nine-year prison sentence in Russia
Griner was found guilty of deliberately bringing cannabis-infused vape cartridges into Russia, a ruling U.S. President Joe Biden called 'unacceptable.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 4, 2022
What role should Japan play as the Russia-Ukraine war shakes the international order?
Executives of the Asia Pacific Initiative discuss the part Tokyo should play as Russia's invasion of Ukraine approaches six months.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2022
Russia's ambassador to Japan pays respects at Hiroshima Peace Park
The envoy said he wanted to highlight Russia's efforts to reduce nuclear arms, while also criticizing a decision not to invite him to a commemoration on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2022
Russia's Gazprom to get 50% of Sakhalin-2 LNG project replacement entity
Mitsui and Mitsubishi, which hold a combined 22.5% stake in the project, said separately that they are examining details of the new entity.

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