U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague on Wednesday.
The conversation, which took place after the two-day summit’s official planned events, lasted about 40…
Category: 1. Russia
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Sanctions-Busting Kyrgyz Cryptocurrency Moves $9 Bln – FT
A cryptocurrency token launched in Kyrgyzstan to help Russia facilitate cross-border payments and bypass international sanctions has moved $9.3 billion in transactions in just four months, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.
The…
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Putin to Skip BRICS Summit in Brazil Over ICC Arrest Warrant
President Vladimir Putin will not attend next month’s BRICS summit in Brazil due to an outstanding International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant, the Kremlin said Wednesday.
The Hague-based court…
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Slovakia will not support a new package of anti-Russian sanctions – Fico
Slovakia will not support the EU’s upcoming sanctions package against Russia, according to Prime Minister Robert Fico.
“The Slovak Republic will not support the upcoming 18th package of sanctions against the…
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U.S. ‘Not Ready’ to Fully Restore Work of Embassies, Putin Adviser Says
The United States does not appear ready to fully normalize diplomatic relations with Russia, Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov said Wednesday, citing stalled efforts to resolve…
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‘We’ll teach them what a real sense of humor is’ Russian senator and ex-space chief Dmitry Rogozin threatens to send comedians to war over TV joke
Russian senator and former space agency head Dmitry Rogozin was the butt of a recent joke on the televised comedy competition KVN — and responded by threatening to send the comedians responsible to war. He later claimed not to have been…
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Orbán has stated that he does not consider Russia to be a threat to NATO
Russian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said before the NATO summit that Russia is not a threat to the North Atlantic Alliance.
“The real threat is the loss of our competitiveness in global trade,” Viktor Orbán…
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NATO Declares Russia ‘Long-Term Threat’ to Its Security
The NATO military alliance on Wednesday declared Russia a “long-term threat” to its collective security in a joint summit statement that pledged increased defense spending and reaffirmed…
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NATO countries agree to raise defense spending target to five percent of GDP amid ‘long-term threat posed by Russia’ — Meduza
NATO countries have agreed to raise the alliance’s defense spending benchmark to five percent of GDP, according to the final declaration from its summit taking place this week in The Hague.
Member states committed to reaching the new percent…
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Russia Permits Army Commanders to Detain Soldiers Without Court Approval
President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree giving military commanders in combat zones the authority to arrest soldiers for infractions without a court ruling.
The decree, which amends the Armed…
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