Category: 1. Russia
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FSB Agents Search Home of Exiled Navalny Ally’s Elderly Father
Leonid Volkov, a close ally of late opposition activist Alexei Navalny, said Federal Security Service (FSB) agents searched the home of his elderly father in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg…
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Russia’s Real Wages Up 6.5% in January as Growth Slows
Real wages in Russia grew by a solid 6.5% year-on-year in January, according to preliminary Rosstat data, just as the economy begins to cool and inflation starts to decline.
Rosstat reported that the…
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EU discusses use of NATO structures to deploy mission to Ukraine
The European Union is discussing the possibility of using NATO structures to deploy a peacekeeping contingent in Ukraine, the Financial Times has quoted five officials as saying.
According to the newspaper, this…
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Trump has imposed a state of emergency in the US
The President of the United States Donald Trump has introduced a state of emergency in the country due to the economic situation and trade deficit. This was reported in the press service of the White House.
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Russia spared from tariffs due to lack of trade
U.S. President Donald Trump has opted not to impose new tariffs on Russian goods, citing the fact that existing American sanctions have already eliminated any “meaningful trade” with Russia, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told…
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US will not take over Greenland
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that Greenland belongs to its citizens and the United States will not be able to seize the island. This was reported by Danmarks Radio.
“Greenland belongs to the…
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Will Russia Come Out a Winner in Trump’s Trade Wars?
U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs notably do not include Russia or its neighbor Belarus.
In the short term, Russia may be able to capitalize on the escalating trade war by replacing…
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Russian authorities raid home of exiled Navalny ally Leonid Volkov’s father — Meduza
Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers raided the home of Mikhail Volkov, the father of exiled opposition figure and top Navalny associate Leonid Volkov, on Thursday morning.
Initial media reports suggested that Mikhail Volkov had been…
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Top Kremlin negotiator in Washington for talks with Trump envoy — The Washington Post — Meduza
Kirill Dmitriev, the head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund who has played a key role in Moscow’s talks with the Trump administration, has traveled to Washington for a meeting with President Donald Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East,…
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