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Russia Detains Japanese Journalist for Alleged Espionage

The main security service said it had detained a reporter for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper in Russia’s far east, where he had been reporting on military recruitment.

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A photo provided by Russian state media shows President Vladimir V. Putin visiting the Sakhalin region in Russia’s far east in August.
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They Came to Russia for Work. Now They Are Under Fire.

Ukrainian strikes on oil refineries and warehouses have led to casualties among the foreigners easing Russia’s labor shortage.

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Smoke rising from an e-commerce warehouse near St. Petersburg, Russia, after a Ukrainian strike in July.
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