Not long after he gave Russia 10 days to stop the war in Ukraine, US President Donald Trump said unequivocally on July 31 that the United States will “put sanctions” on Moscow over its lack of movement toward a cease-fire or peace deal with…
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Former political prisoner Kevin Lik, freed in prisoner swap one year ago, publicly tears up his Russian passport — Meduza
Former political prisoner Kevin Lik, who was freed from a Russian prison in the historic prisoner swap between Moscow and multiple Western countries one year ago, tore up his Russian passport at a press conference in Cologne, Germany,…
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Trump has imposed new tariffs on 68 countries and the EU, – CNN
The decree will take effect next Thursday, August 7, “to give the Customs and Border Protection Service enough time to make the necessary changes.”
The highest tariffs have been imposed on Syria, at 41%, as well as on Laos and Burma, at 40%….
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Russia Limits Access to Key Economic and Demographic Data Amid Downturn Concerns
Russian authorities are increasingly restricting access to core government statistics, including economic, demographic and crime data, as concerns grow over a potential economic slowdown, analysts at the state-owned Promsvyazbank (PSB)…
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Hackers Claim to Publish Aeroflot CEO’s Flight History After Cyberattack
Ukrainian and Belarusian hackers who claimed responsibility for a major cyberattack on Aeroflot said Friday that they published the flight history of the Russian airline’s CEO despite official…
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The Bundeswehr has launched an air bridge to Gaza, dropping 14 tons of humanitarian aid, – Bild
During the first two flights, the German Air Force dropped a total of 34 pallets containing nearly 14 tons of food and medical supplies.
In addition to Germany,…
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A city destroyed Russia says it controls Ukraine’s Chasiv Yar after 16 months of fighting. But the battle grinds on, and only ruins remain.
Like many cities in the Donetsk region, Chasiv Yar was built around a single factory: a refractory plant that processed clay from a deposit on the city’s northern outskirts into construction materials. The plant, located in the center…
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Four tankers carrying Russian oil are idling off the west coast of India,
It is noted that the tankers Achilles, Elyte, Destan, and Horae were loaded with Urals oil in the Russian ports of Primorsk and Ust-Luga back in June. Two of them are currently located near the port of Sikka, where the largest Indian oil…
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China, Russia Showcase Security Ties With New Pacific Drills
China and Russia have kicked off joint naval exercises near the coast of the Russian port city of Vladivostok as the two countries continue to deepen their ties through military cooperation.
The five-day exercises that began on August 1 have…
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Azerbaijan Threatens Russian State Media Over Use of Karabakh Capital’s Armenian Name
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry on Friday warned that it could take action against Russian state media for referring to the capital of the former breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh by its Armenian…
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