Category: 1. Russia
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Europe’s White Book is a roadmap to total militarisation
19 March 2025. The European Commission presented a report entitled “A Joint White Paper on European Defence Preparedness – 2030”.
This White Book lays out a clear roadmap for increased defence spending and a…
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no point in lifting sanctions against Russia without peace
The cancellation of sanctions against Russia at this stage of the conflict with Ukraine will be a mistake. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said this.
His words were quoted by The Guardian newspaper.
“It makes no…
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6 Russian Tourists Killed in Egyptian Submarine Accident
Six Russian nationals were killed Thursday when a tourist submarine sank off the coast of Hurghada, a resort city on Egypt’s Red Sea, according to Egyptian state media and Russia’s embassy in…
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Ukraine derails US-Russia agreements – Russian Defence Ministry
Ukraine continues to attack energy facilities of the Russian Federation despite Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s statement on accepting the Russian-US agreements on stopping the strikes. This was reported by the Russian…
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Russian Billionaire Vadim Moshkovich Placed in Pre-Trial Detention on Fraud Charges
A Moscow court on Thursday placed sanctioned billionaire Vadim Moshkovich in pre-trial detention for up to two months on fraud charges.
Moshkovich, founder of Russia’s largest agricultural…
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At Least 4 Dead After Tourist Submarine Carrying Russians Sinks In Egypt
Ukraine reported multiple Russian drone strikes overnight, including the largest such strike on the city of Kriviy Rih since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion, while Russia claimed it downed two Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and…
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Kadyrov–Putin relations reportedly sour over unsanctioned talks with Middle Eastern countries
Relations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chechnya Governor Ramzan Kadyrov have soured in recent months, the independent outlet iStories reported on Thursday, citing current and former Federal Security Service (FSB) officers, a…
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Finland has floated the idea of extending the refugee expulsion law
The Finnish authorities have proposed to extend the law on the expulsion of refugees at the border with Russia. This was reported in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic.
“The government proposes to…
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In Russia’s Universities, Anti-War Voices Are Silenced. But Resistance Remains.
On Feb. 24, 2022, a message scrawled on a flip chart in the dining room of Moscow’s prestigious Higher School of Economics (HSE) read: “No war. No sacrifice is justifiable. Peace for our…
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