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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed replacing Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu with former vice prime minister Andrei Belousov, according to an official post by the Federation Council, Russia’s upper house of parliament, on Telegram. Shoigu was appointed to lead the Kremlin’s security council, Russian state media reported, citing spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. The announcement comes…

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A U.S. soldier who was taken into custody in Russia last week will remain in detention until July as the Pentagon looks into the details of his trip, a Russian court said on Tuesday. Army Staff Sgt. Gordon Black's detention was prolonged until July 2 following his arrest on May 2 in Vladivostok, Russia, for purportedly stealing personal belongings, according to the court announcement.

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The U.S. and several other world leaders boycotted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s swearing-in ceremony for his fifth term on Tuesday, though the ceremony did draw a few famous faces. Putin was sworn into his fifth presidential term at a Kremlin inauguration on Tuesday, ushering in the beginning of at least another six years as Russia’s…

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An American soldier was arrested in Russia last week, as confirmed by a spokesperson from the National Security Council on Monday. The spokesperson told The Hill in a statement that the State Department is currently working to get consular access to the individual, who was not in Russia representing or associated with the U.S. government. The spokesperson directed additional inquiries about…