In an interview with Russian media weeks after he took office in April, Serbian Prime Minister Djuro Macut vowed to strengthen ties between Belgrade and Moscow, declaring Serbs and Russians “brotherly nations whom no one can…
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In an interview with Russian media weeks after he took office in April, Serbian Prime Minister Djuro Macut vowed to strengthen ties between Belgrade and Moscow, declaring Serbs and Russians “brotherly nations whom no one can…

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WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – In the latest development involving a Kansas connection to an international conspiracy, a Latvian national pleaded guilty to illegally shipping U.S. avionics to Russia.
Specifically, the U.S. Department of Justice explained…

In her 2025 state of the union speech last month, Ursula von der Leyen didn’t mince her words. Europe, the president of the European Commission declared, is engaged in a “fight for a continent that is whole and at peace”. Her analysis of…


Taiwan has become the world’s biggest importer of Russian naphtha, a petroleum derivative used to make chemicals needed for the semiconductor industry, despite the fact that it has joined other sanctions against Russia and considers itself an…

Estonia’s prime minister, Kristen Michal, has warned that Russia’s recent air incursions were an attempt to distract Europe from helping Ukraine, ahead of a summit with EU leaders. “Putin wants to have us talking about ourselves, not…

“We meet at a time when Russia have intensified their attacks in Ukraine, where we have seen Russian airspace violations and unwanted drone activity in several European countries,” Frederiksen told a news conference after the talks had concluded.
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The battlefield in Ukraine has moved from the ground to the skies, with Russia launching near daily aerial attacks across the…