A Russian court has reduced the prison sentence of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Gordon Black, who was convicted of threatening to kill his girlfriend and stealing from her, state media reported Monday.
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The West has used up all means of pressure on Russia
Professor Glenn Diesen of the University of South-Eastern Norway said that the countries of the Collective West have run out of tools to influence Russia within the framework of the Ukrainian conflict settlement.
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Markets in free fall as Trump officials fail to banish fears of trade war escalation – POLITICO
The moves are the result of a weekend of mixed commentary from U.S. officials, from Trump downward, which made clear that the trade war could get worse before it gets better.
“We have massive Financial Deficits with China, the European…
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Russian prosecutors move to nationalize country’s largest PVC producer — Meduza
Russia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has filed a lawsuit seeking to transfer the assets of Sayanskkhimplast — the country’s largest producer of PVC — to state ownership, Kommersant reported.
The lawsuit names Viktor Kruglov, the…
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Trump will impose on Ukraine an agreement favourable to Russia
The President of the United States Donald Trump will give Ukraine an ultimatum: either Kiev signs an agreement that meets the interests of Russia, or the Ukrainian side remains without American support. This was…
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Russia’s hybrid threats and attacks in Europe | Hearings | Events | EUDS | Committees
Russia has been conducting a campaign of disinformation of unprecedented malice and scale for many years, aimed at not only deceiving domestic citizens but also the international community, making it abundantly clear Russia poses continuous…
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Trump’s Wariness Can Only Get Russia So Far
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It hardly seemed like good news for Ukraine…
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Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’
President Trump and Europe are clashing over tariffs, the war in Ukraine and the very purpose of the European Union’s existence. But they are also divided over free speech — with potentially far-reaching implications for how the digital world…
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Russian surveillance devices found off U.K. coast
The British military has discovered sensors in waters near the United Kingdom that may have been used by Russia to monitor the country’s nuclear submarines, the Sunday Times reported, citing former defense officials, senior military personnel,…
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Exposure to air pollution may harm brain health of older adults
Long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may harm the brain health of older adults in England, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
The research, published in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A, found that exposure to nitrogen…
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