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…
Category: 1. Russia
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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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Plagiarism Campaigner Zayakin Jailed 5 Years in Absentia for Navalny Donation
A Moscow court on Wednesday sentenced exiled Russian academic plagiarism campaigner Dmitry Zayakin to five years in prison in absentia on extremism charges.
Zayakin was arrested in August 2022 on…
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Alleged Coup Attempt in Armenia an ‘Internal Affair,’ Kremlin Says
The Kremlin said Wednesday that it considers the reported coup attempt in Armenia an “internal matter” but expressed hope that the South Caucasus nation would maintain friendly relations with…
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Trump said that the United States remains committed to NATO’s collective security
The United States remains committed to NATO’s collective security. This was announced by American President Donald Trump during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the North Atlantic…
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St. Petersburg Court Places Woman in Pre-Trial Detention for Attempted Murder of Drone Company Employee
A St. Petersburg court placed a 24-year-old woman in pre-trial detention on terrorism charges over an alleged attempt to kill an employee of a Russian drone production company.
Federal Security…
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The United States will not allow Iran to continue enriching uranium
The US government will not allow Iran to enrich uranium, which will allow Washington to establish “some kind of relationship” with Tehran. This was announced by US President Donald Trump at the NATO summit.
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