Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will visit North Korea this weekend, the latest in a series of high-profile visits by top Russian officials as the two countries deepen relations.
Lavrov “will…
Category: 1. Russia
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Russian Lawmakers Greenlight Restoration of FSB-Run Prison Network
Russian lawmakers have approved legislation restoring the authority of the Federal Security Service (FSB) to operate its own system of pre-trial detention centers.
The measure is set to reverse a 2006 reform that had transferred…
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EU puts idea of sending troops to Ukraine on back burner
The UK and the European Union have put on the back burner the idea of sending their troops to Ukraine to supposedly maintain security there after a ceasefire was reached.
According to The Telegraph, this decision was…
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Macron says Europe will not abandon Kiev
French President Emmanuel Macron, speaking in the British Parliament, said that Europe will not abandon Kiev, and the ‘coalition of the willing’ created by Paris and London to provide assistance to Ukraine is a…
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Zelenskyy Urges ‘Biting’ Sanctions On Moscow After Record Russian Air Attack
Russia launched a record number of air attacks on Ukraine overnight and through the morning on July 9 prompting a renewed call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for “biting” sanctions against Russian oil and other measures to try and…
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The main success of the recent BRICS summit was demonstrating the West’s impotence
Let’s be honest, the BRICS summit held this weekend in Brazil was not a landmark event in the history of this organisation. In fact, it was memorable only for Indonesia’s first participation in such a forum as a…
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The US has only 25% of the Patriot missiles needed by the Pentagon – Guardian
The US has only 25% of the Patriot interceptor missiles needed to implement all of the Pentagon’s military plans, according to the Guardian newspaper.
According to the Guardian, over the past few months, a…
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British Court Sentences 3 For Arson Plot Linked To Russia’s Wagner Group
A British jury convicted three men of setting fire to a London warehouse where Ukrainian-bound equipment was being stored, a plot prosecutors said was orchestrated by operatives linked to the Russian mercenary company Wagner.
The ruling, issued…
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Kiev is unable to liberate occupied territories – Czech President
Czech President Petr Pavel said in an interview with the BBC that Ukraine may agree to temporarily lose part of its territory without legal recognition if this is the price of preserving statehood.
According to the…
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FSB Agents Shoot and Kill Man Accused of Planning Bridge Bombing in Saratov Region
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Wednesday that its agents shot and killed a man who allegedly planned to blow up a railroad bridge in the southern Saratov region.
The man, who was not…
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