A few years ago, it would have looked like mission impossible for even the most capable Russian spy. Divide the United States from its allies? Check. Discredit its normative power (human rights, the rule of law, democracy,…
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European countries should ‘absolutely’ introduce conscription, Latvian president says
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European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said Sunday,…
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Russia uses gas pipeline to strike at Ukrainian troops from the rear
LONDON (AP) — Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers reported, as Moscow claimed…
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Two-thirds of arms imports to Nato countries in Europe come from US
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Almost two-thirds of the arms imported by European members of Nato over the past five years were produced by the US,…
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Russian officials criticised for giving meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine | Russia
Local officials from Russia’s ruling party have caused controversy by presenting mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine with gifts of meat grinders, an appliance widely used to describe Russia’s brutal tactics on the frontline.
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How Trump is driving US towards Russia – a timeline of the president’s moves | Donald Trump
In just seven weeks since returning to the White House for a second term, Donald Trump has upended the US approach to the invasion of Ukraine and treated Russia increasingly not as an adversary, but an ally.
After tossing aside decades of…
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Russia imposes fees to stem flood of low-cost Chinese cars
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Russia is trying to curb a flood of Chinese vehicle imports in a blow to Chinese manufacturers and traders that have…
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‘Utterly devastating’: Global health groups left reeling as European countries slash foreign aid
Some of Europe’s biggest global health funders are slashing their aid budgets, which health groups fear could spell catastrophe for countries reliant on foreign cash to combat malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, andemerging threats.
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Russian Arms Exports Are Another Casualty of Its War in Ukraine
It has been three years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and the conflict has had a profound effect on the Russian weapons industry, causing its arms exports to plummet.
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Trump’s Embrace of Russia Leaves Europe in Emotional Shock
For decades a core objective of the Soviet Union was to “decouple” the United States from Europe. Decoupling, as it was called, would break the Western alliance that kept Soviet tanks from rolling across the Prussian plains.
Now, in weeks,…
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