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Russia announces nuclear weapon drills after angry exchange with Western officials

Russia's Defense Ministry says it plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons
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Russian S-400 anti-aircraft missile system launchers and APCs roll during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, May 5, 2024. The parade will take place at St. Petersburg's Palace Square on May 9 to celebrate 79 years since the victory in WWII. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
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Germany recalls its ambassador in Russia for a week in protest over a hacker attack

Germany has recalled its ambassador to Russia for a week of consultations in Berlin following an alleged hacker attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party
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FILE - Then European Union Election Observation Mission to Myanmar chief Alexander Graf Lambsdorff speaks during a press briefing in Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. The German foreign office says that Germany has called back its ambassador to Russia for a week of consultations, following an alleged hacker attack on Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party. The ministry said Monday, May 6, 2024 that the government is taking the incident “serious.” (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)
May 5, 2024 at 6:22 PM

Ukraine marks its third Easter at war as it comes under fire from Russian drones and troops

Russia has launched a barrage of drones on eastern Ukraine and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting as Ukraine marks its third Easter at war
May 5, 2024 at 6:22 PM
May 5, 2024 at 6:06 AM

As Putin begins another 6-year term, he is entering a new era of extraordinary power in Russia

Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin starts another six-year term as president holding extraordinary power
May 5, 2024 at 6:06 AM
FILE - Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with a soldier and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stands next to him, smiling, during a visit at a military training centre of the Western Military District in Ryazan Region, Russia on Oct. 20, 2022. Putin begins his fifth term as Russian president in an opulent Kremlin inauguration on Tuesday after destroying his political opposition, launching a devastating war in Ukraine and consolidating power. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
May 4, 2024 at 9:26 PM

Russia puts Ukrainian President Zelenskyy on its wanted list

Russian state media say Moscow has put Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its wanted list, citing the interior ministry's database
May 4, 2024 at 9:26 PM
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy inspects the fortification lines in Kharkiv region, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)
May 3, 2024 at 6:34 AM

For decades, Moscow has sought to silence its critics abroad

From its earliest days, the Soviet Union’s intelligence services — whether known as the Cheka or the names of any of its successor agencies like the KGB — kept the government in power by pursuing its opponents no matter where they lived
May 3, 2024 at 6:34 AM
FILE - This undated file photo shows Bulgarian journalist Georgi Markov, who defected to the West in 1969. Markov, a harsh critic of his country's pro-Moscow regime, died in 1978, four days after being jabbed in the thigh with a poison-tipped umbrella while waiting for a bus in London. (AP Photo/Dimitar Deinov, File)
May 2, 2024 at 12:16 AM

Brittney Griner speaks out for 1st time since being released from a Russian prison

WNBA star Brittney Griner shares her story for the first time about her harrowing months-long detention in Russia in an exclusive interview with ABC News.
May 2, 2024 at 12:16 AM
VIDEO: Brittney Griner speaks out for 1st time since being released from a Russian prison
May 1, 2024 at 8:54 PM

New Russia sanctions target weapons development, assisting countries

The United States has imposed new sanctions on hundreds of companies and people tied to Russia’s weapons development program, as well as more than a dozen Chinese entities accused of helping Moscow find workarounds to earlier penalties
May 1, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., questions Education Secretary Miguel Cardona during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, to examine the 2025 budget for the Department of Education. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
May 1, 2024 at 11:50 AM

98-year-old in Ukraine walked miles to safety from Russians, with slippers and a cane

A 98-year-old woman in Ukraine has escaped Russian-occupied territory by walking almost 10 kilometers, or 6 miles, alone, wearing a pair of slippers and supported by a cane
May 1, 2024 at 11:50 AM
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian National Police of Donetsk region, 98-year-old Lidia Lomikovska sits in a shelter after she escaped Russian-occupied territory in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Apil. 26, 2024. Lomikovska left the frontline town of Ocheretyne last week by walking almost 10 km (6 miles) alone, after Russian troops entered it and fighting intensified. (Ukrainian National Police of Donetsk region via AP)
April 30, 2024 at 12:32 PM

'No one should be left behind': WNBA's Griner reflects on freedom from Russian prison

WNBA star Brittney Griner reflected on learning she was going to be released from Russian prison and voiced her support for bringing other Americans home.
April 30, 2024 at 12:32 PM
Brittney Griner speaks with Robin Roberts during an interview with ABC News.
April 29, 2024 at 9:32 PM

Former NSA employee admits trying to sell top secret info to Russia

Jareh Dalke pleaded to six counts of attempting to transmit national defense information to a foreign government
April 29, 2024 at 9:32 PM
National Security Agency seal is displayed on a mobile phone screen in an illustration photo.
April 29, 2024 at 5:37 PM

Putin likely didn’t order death of Russian opposition leader Navalny: US official

U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely didn’t order the death of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny in February
April 29, 2024 at 5:37 PM
FILE - Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny gestures while speaking during his interview to the Associated Press in Moscow, Russia on Dec. 18, 2017. U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin likely didn't order the death of Navalny, the imprisoned opposition leader, in February of 2024. An official says the U.S. intelligence community has found "no smoking gun" that Putin was aware of the timing of Navalny's death or directly ordered it. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)
April 29, 2024 at 12:40 PM

Brittney Griner reflects on moment she was detained in Russia in '20/20' special

WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was opened up for the first time about her harrowing experience in a Russian prison in an exclusive interview that will air on “20/20."
April 29, 2024 at 12:40 PM
Brittney Griner speaks with Robin Roberts during an interview with ABC News.
April 29, 2024 at 11:09 AM

Attack on checkpoint in Russia's North Caucasus leaves 2 police, 5 gunmen dead

Russian officials say a group of militants has attacked a police checkpoint in Russia’s North Caucasus region, killing two officers
April 29, 2024 at 11:09 AM
April 29, 2024 at 4:06 AM

Two Russian journalists jailed on 'extremism' charges for alleged work for Navalny group

Two Russian journalists were arrested by their government on “extremism” charges and ordered by courts there to remain in custody pending investigation and trial on accusations of working for a group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Al...
April 29, 2024 at 4:06 AM
In this photo released by Basmanny District Court press service, Russian journalist Konstantin Gabov attends a hearing at a court in Moscow on Saturday, April 27, 2024, after his arrest on “extremism” charges, which he denied. (Basmanny District Court press service via AP)
April 28, 2024 at 4:30 PM

German police arrest a Russian man in connection with the fatal stabbings of 2 Ukrainian men

German police say two Ukrainian men have been stabbed to death and a Russian man has been arrested by authorities as a possible suspect in the killings
April 28, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Flowers and a small Ukrainian flag are laid at a shopping center in Murnau, Germany, Sunday, April 28, 2024. Police say two Ukrainian men have been stabbed to death in southern Germany and a Russian man was arrested by authorities as a possible suspect in the killings. German news agency dpa reported Sunday that the two Ukrainians, who were 23 and 36 years old and lived in the southern German county of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, were killed on the premises of a shopping center in the village of Murnau in Upper Bavaria. (Constanze Wilz/dpa via AP)
April 27, 2024 at 2:37 PM

Russia arrests another suspect in the concert hall attack that killed 144

A Moscow court has detained another suspect as an accomplice in the attack by gunmen on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people in March, the Moscow City Courts Telegram channel said Saturday
April 27, 2024 at 2:37 PM
April 27, 2024 at 11:58 AM

Russia renews attacks on the Ukrainian energy sector

Russia has launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine directed at energy facilities
April 27, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Police offices walk in front of a crater after a Russian rocket attack on mental hospital №3 in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Yakiv Liashenko)
April 26, 2024 at 12:46 PM

Russian journalist detained for posts criticizing the military, his lawyer says

A journalist for the Russian edition of Forbes magazine has been detained on charges of spreading false information about the Russian military
April 26, 2024 at 12:46 PM
April 25, 2024 at 11:34 AM

US secretly sent long-range missiles to Ukraine to use against Russia: Officials

The U.S. secretly gave Ukraine ATACMS, long range missiles that can reach deep into Russian-held areas, and U.S. officials say Ukraine used them over the last week
April 25, 2024 at 11:34 AM
The U.S. secretly gave Ukraine ATACMS, long range missiles that can reach deep into Russian-held areas, and U.S. officials say Ukraine used them over the last week
April 24, 2024 at 2:07 PM

Moscow court rejects latest appeal by detained WSJ reporter

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkowivch’s latest appeal was denied and his pre-trial detention remains in place through June 30.
April 24, 2024 at 2:07 PM
VIDEO: Moscow court rejects latest appeal by detained WSJ reporter
April 22, 2024 at 6:46 PM

Russia convicts the spokesperson for Facebook owner Meta in a swift trial in absentia

An independent Russian news site has reported that a court in Russia convicted the spokesperson of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison in absentia
April 22, 2024 at 6:46 PM
FILE - Social media applications are displayed on an iPhone, March 13, 2019, in New York. An independent Russian news site has reported that a court in Russia convicted the spokesman of U.S. technology company Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, of justifying terrorism and sentenced him to six years in prison in absentia. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File)
April 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM

For second time in a week, Russian strike in Ukraine kills and wounds dozens

For the second time in a week, a Russian strike has killed and wounded dozens of civilians, as missiles hit around key of Dnipro.
April 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Ukrainian rescuers work in the courtyard of a residential building damaged as a result of a missile attack in Dnipro on April 19, 2024, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes against Ukraine on April 19, 2024 killed at least eight people, including two children, as Kyiv said it shot down a Russian strategic bomber for the first time. (Photo by Anatolii Stepanov / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
April 18, 2024 at 5:53 PM

Polish citizen accused of helping Russia in potential plot to assassinate Zelenskyy

A Polish man was arrested for allegedly spying for the Russian government as part of a potential assassination attempt against Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
April 18, 2024 at 5:53 PM
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens to the national anthem during his visit to Kherson, Ukraine, Nov. 14, 2022.
April 11, 2024 at 7:32 PM

Russia ramps up strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure

Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv's largest power plant last night and damaged other plants across the country.
April 11, 2024 at 7:32 PM
VIDEO: Russia ramps up strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure
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Inside Ukraine's wrecked power plants amid unprecedented Russian attacks

Russia has destroyed 80% of Ukraine's thermal power plants in recent attacks, according to Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
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A view shows the remains of what the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant officials call a Ukrainian drone that was shot down over the station, outside Enerhodar in the Zaporizhzhia region, in this still image from video taken April 7, 2024.
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Witnessing the Israel-Hamas war from afar: Reporter's notebook

Western reporters have largely had to watch and hear the incomprehensible level of suffering from a distance.
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Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Oct. 23, 2023.
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US intel warns of potential terrorist threat at gatherings after Moscow attack

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack in Moscow that killed at least 144.
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New York State Police officer, members of the New York State National Guard and NYPD officers stand guard in a check point to check bags inside the entrance of subway station in New York, on March 7, 2024.
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Pope Francis presides over Easter Sunday Mass

Francis, 87, had skipped a Good Friday ceremony so that he'd be able to attend the Sunday Mass, the Vatican press office said in a statement on Friday.
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Pope Francis attends the Easter Mass, at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, March 31, 2024.
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Islamic State has been growing ‘unabated’ in Afghanistan: Retired Gen. Frank McKenzie

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews former CENTCOM Commander Gen. Frank McKenzie on “This Week.”
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VIDEO: 1-on-1 with Gen. Frank McKenzie
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Ukrainian Archbishop Gudziak to Americans: ‘We need your help’

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz interviews Metropolitan Archbishop Borys Gudziak of the Ukrainian Catholic Church on “This Week.”
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VIDEO: Ukrainian Archbishop Gudziak to Americans: ‘We need your help’
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Former top general warns of 'inevitable' threats to US from ISIS after Moscow attack

ISIS has a "strong desire" to attack the U.S. and other foreign powers -- a threat that is only growing -- retired Gen. Frank McKenzie warned on Sunday
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Commander of U.S. Central Command Gen. Kenneth McKenzie testifies during a Senate Armed Services hearing, on March 15, 2022, in Washington, D.C.
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich marks 1 year in Russian prison

Friday marks a year since Russia arrested Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter held on fabricated spying charges.
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 14, 2023.
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1 year since journalist Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia

Shelby Holliday, senior video correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, talks about the campaign to get her colleague Evan Gershkovich, being held on espionage charges, freed from Russian detention.
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VIDEO: 1 year since journalist Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich marks 1 year in Russian prison

Gershkovich is being held on spying charges the U.S. denounced as false.
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VIDEO: Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich marks 1 year in Russian prison
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Biden, top lawmakers denounce Russia's yearlong detention of Evan Gershkovich

President Joe Biden and top lawmakers are condemning Russia's wrongful detention of journalist Evan Gershkovich and reiterating their commitment to bringing him home.
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U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, stands inside a defendants' cage before a hearing to consider an appeal on his arrest at the Moscow City Court, April 18, 2023, in Moscow.
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WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich's detention in Russia extended to June 30

Evan Gershkovich was arrested in March 2023 and accused of "acting on the instructions of the American side" and collecting state secrets about the military.
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Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is escorted from the Lefortovsky court in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 26, 2024.
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Russian court extends Evan Gershkovich's detention

The Wall Street Journal reporter appeared in a court to appeal his jail sentence, but the court ordered him to remain behind bars until June 30.
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VIDEO: Russian court extends Evan Gershkovich's detention
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Four suspects in custody in Moscow concert terror attack

Two of the suspects have reportedly pleaded guilty after Friday's terror attack at a Moscow concert venue that has left over 130 people dead.
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VIDEO: Four suspects in custody in Moscow concert terror attack
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Death toll in Moscow terrorist attack continues to rise

Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast doubt over whether ISIS acted alone in Friday’s deadly attack. Martha Raddatz says the U.S. is confident Ukraine had no involvement.
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VIDEO: Death toll in Moscow terrorist attack continues to rise
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Parents of reporter Evan Gershkovich speak out on his yearlong detainment

This week marks one year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia on espionage charges while on a reporting trip, but his parents say they are still “optimistic.”
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VIDEO: Parents of reporter Evan Gershkovich speak out on his yearlong detainment
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At least 137 killed, hundreds more wounded in Moscow concert massacre

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz reports on ISIS claiming responsibility for one of Russia’s deadliest attacks in decades.
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VIDEO: At least 137 killed, hundreds more wounded in Moscow concert massacre
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Parents of reporter Evan Gershkovich speak out on his yearlong detainment: Exclusive

This week marks one year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was arrested on espionage charges in Russia while on a reporting trip.
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Mikhail Gershkovich and Ella Milman, parents of detained Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich as well as Emma Tucker, Editor-in-Chief of The Wall Street Journal speak with George Stephanopoulos during an interview with ABC News.
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2 terror attack suspects plead guilty in Moscow court

Putin claimed that following the terrorist attack the suspects headed towards the Ukrainian border, a claim for which neither Putin nor the Kremlin provided evidence.
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In this photo taken from video released by Investigative Committee of Russia on Sunday, March 24, 2024, a suspect in the Crocus City Hall shooting on Friday is escorted to the Russian Investigative Committee headquarters in Moscow, Russia.
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4 suspects charged in Moscow terror attack, Russian news agency says

"Nothing was passed," Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told Russian state media.
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People line up to lay flowers at a makeshift memorial to the victims of a shooting attack set up outside the Crocus City Hall concert venue in the Moscow Region, Russia, March 24, 2024.
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A day of mourning in Russia after concert hall attack

On Sunday, Russia held a national day of mourning in memory of the lives lost in Friday’s concert hall attack.
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VIDEO: A day of mourning in Russia after concert hall attack
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Evan Gershkovich’s parents ‘optimistic’ about son’s case

The parents of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich spoke exclusively to George Stephanopoulos on the first anniversary of their son's detainment.
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The parents of WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich spoke exclusively to George Stephanopoulos on the first anniversary of their son's detainment.
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ISIS claims responsibility for concert hall attack in Moscow

ABC News’ Martha Raddatz breaks down the latest in the Moscow concert hall attack on “This Week.”
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VIDEO: ISIS claims responsibility for concert hall attack in Moscow
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Moscow terror attack: Putin vows retribution as 4 arrested

Gunmen opened fire in Crocus City Hall Friday, killing and injuring hundreds.
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A still image taken from handout video provided by the Russian Investigative Committee press service shows rescuers working inside the burned Crocus City Hall concert venue following a terrorist attack in Krasnogorsk, outside Moscow, on March 23, 2024.
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Putin vows ‘retribution’ after deadly terror attack at concert hall

Russia is observing a day of mourning for the victims after a concert hall terror attack left more than 130 dead. Russian President Vladimir Putin vows retribution as the search for survivors begins.
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VIDEO: Putin vows ‘retribution’ after deadly terror attack at concert hall