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Ukrainian president says US ‘helps unite the world’; Biden suggestion that military aid will ‘pay dividends’ betrays cynical approach, Kremlin says
Reuters reports that Russian prosecutors will ask a judge at a court hearing on Friday to place detained Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist Alsu Kurmasheva in custody, the court’s press service said.
Alsu Kurmasheva, who works for RFE/RL’s Tatar-Bashkir Service and holds U.S. and Russian passports, is accused of failing to register as a foreign agent after she entered Russia on 20 May, her employer said on Thursday.
Biden said on Thursday that helping the two U.S. allies was “a smart investment that’s going to pay dividends for American security for generations”, as he sought to rally support for new aid packages.
Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on the Telegram messaging app that Biden’s comments betray a cynical approach.
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