HAVANA (AP) — Four Russian ships, including a nuclear-powered submarine, will arrive in Havana next week, Cuban officials said Thursday, citing “historically friendly relations” between both nations…
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How Russia is trying to disrupt the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Modern Russia, as well as its predecessor the Soviet Union, has a longstanding tradition of seeking to undermine the Olympic Games. If they cannot participate in or win the Games, then they seek to undercut, defame, and degrade the…
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Right of Reply to the Russian Federation on Georgia’s Law on Foreign Agents
As delivered by Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Tracey Newell
to the Permanent Council, Vienna
May 30, 2024Madam Chair, I wish to exercise my right of reply to set the record straight about U.S. law.
The U.S. Foreign Agents…
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What Are the Limits to Russia’s “Yuanization”?
Beijing’s decision to keep doing business with Moscow after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, along with the nature of Western sanctions, has saved the Kremlin from economic and political disaster. China has not only opened…
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On the Russian Federation’s Malign Activities in the OSCE Region
As delivered by Chargé d’Affaires, a.i. Katherine Brucker
to the Permanent Council, Vienna
May 16, 2024The United States is deeply concerned about Russia’s recent destabilizing activities in the OSCE region, including those resulting in…
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Biden-Harris Administration Enacts Law Banning Importation of Russian Uranium
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, President Joseph R. Biden signed into law H.R.1042, the Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act. The passage and signing of this law will ensure the U.S. will no longer be reliant on imported uranium fuel from the…
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12 Travel Scams to Watch Out for in Europe
10. Phony tickets. Thieves may try to sell you fake or invalid tickets for bus and metro systems. If you’re in Paris for the Olympics, purchase transit tickets only from official ticket booths or automatic vending machines, the…
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US views of Russia and Putin
Here are key takeaways of how Americans see Russia and its president:
- Negative ratings for Russian President Vladimir Putin remain very high: 67% of Americans have no confidence at all in the Russian leader to do the right thing in world…
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Should Russia Survive Putin? – CEPA
No one has done more to undermine Russia’s territorial integrity — indeed, its viability as a state— than the man who clearly intends to rule it until the end of his natural life.
It is bad enough that Vladimir Putin, who swore…
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