Charles Maynes
Stories
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World
Biden speaks with Ukraine's leader as U.S. officials warn of imminent Russian attack
Biden's calls with Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin this weekend come as U.S. officials warn that Russia has amassed enough troops and equipment to invade Ukraine any day.
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World
Ukraine leader says U.S. panic is playing into Russia's strategy
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke for just over an hour Saturday but made no progress toward heading off what seems to be an impending Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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World
Citizens of Rostov-on-Don could be caught in the middle of a Russia-Ukraine war
In Rostov-on-Don, the largest Russian city near the border with Ukraine, some residents are bracing for a possible war. But many others are going on with their normal routines.
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Politics
Russia's Putin and China's Xi will meet in Beijing ahead of Olympics opening ceremony
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are meeting Friday in Beijing on the eve of the Winter Olympics.
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Politics
Russian President Putin said the West has not addressed Russia's main demands
Russian President Vladimir Putin weighed in for the first time on answers from the U.S. and NATO to Russia's security proposals. Other signals from the Kremlin are encouraging.
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Europe
U.S. and Russian officials continue talks on how to ease the crisis with Ukraine
The U.S. and NATO delivered formal written responses Wednesday to a series of far-reaching Russian demands concerning Ukraine. The Kremlin's response so far seems skeptical.
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Politics
What Russian diplomats are saying about the situation with Ukraine
While the U.S. sounds the alarm about the threat to Ukraine posed by tens of thousands of Russian troops on the border, Russia says it is NATO's military build-up that's stoking tensions.
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Europe
Russia and the West go into the third round of talks over the fate of Ukraine
A deep divide remains between Russia and NATO over Ukraine. There is hope that the third and final round of talks will bring a breakthrough.
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Asia
Kazakh protesters storm buildings over fuel prices
Protesters have stormed government buildings in Kazakhstan, angered over soaring fuel prices and an entrenched post-Communist political elite in the former Soviet Republic.
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Europe
Russia shut down its oldest human rights group, accusing it of foreign ties
Russia's highest court ordered Memorial International to close, alleging violations of foreign funding rules. The real reasons are more complex.