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Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu made his first public appearance since a mercenary uprising demanded his ouster, inspecting troops in Ukraine on Monday in a video released by his ministry. 

For Anastasia Kuznetsova, a 20-year-old engaged to marry a Californian, it’s a crushing blow. She had already spent about two years seeking a fiancee’s visa. The notoriously laborious process for Russians to get U.S. visas had already been slowed by COVID-19. “I felt destroyed, much more depressed than I was before,” said Kuznetsova, who last saw her fiance in January on a trip to Mexico. “We have no idea when it’s going to continue working and if we will be able to see each other e...

Under Kremlin orders, the U.S. Embassy has stopped employing Russians, forcing the embassy to cut its consular staff by 75% and limit many of its services. The order went into effect on Wednesday, bringing the sharply deteriorating U.S.-Russia relationship to an intensely personal level. Because of the cuts, the embassy can offer only very limited…

Kremlin-imposed cuts at US Embassy leave thousands adrift by Daniel Kozin And Jim Heintz, The Associated Press Posted May 12, 2021 4:34 am EDT Last Updated May 12, 2021 at 4:44 am EDT MOSCOW (AP) — Under Kremlin orders, the U.S. Embassy has stopped employing Russians, forcing the embassy to cut its consular staff by 75% and limit many of its services. The order went into effect on Wednesday, bringing the sharply deteriorating U.S.-Russia relationship to an intensely personal level. Because o...

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Daniel Kozin And Jim Heintz FILE - In this file photo taken on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, Alexis Rodzianko, the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Russia, smiles during an interview with The Associated Press. "This is an ongoing, what they call a visa war. Well now the visa war has been expanded to the general population," said Alexis Rodzianko. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File) May 12, 2021 - 1:34 AM MOSCOW (AP) — Under Kremlin orders, the U.S...