Ukraine has long identified membership of NATO and the European Union as its twin geopolitical objectives as it looks to…
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Europe’s economic apocalypse is now – POLITICO
Dirty secret
That’s where Germany comes in. The dirty little secret of European R&D spending is that half of it comes from Germany. And most of that investment flows into one sector: automotive.
While that might seem obvious given the…
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“Russia makes nations slaves”: a Georgian activist explains her country’s revolt
Editor’s note: Georgia is in turmoil: the country has been up in protests for 21 consecutive days following the pro-Russian government announcing it is suspending talks on EU accession a month after being accused of stealing an election.
Protesters defy police violence and the cold weather…
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World Athletics condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but says no plans to move World Indoors or Race Walking Champs just yet
World Athletics condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but says no plans to move World Indoors or Race Walking Champs just yet
World Athletics has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine but said, for…
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Ukraine’s Serhii Bohachuk stars on Usyk vs. Fury 2 card with war on his mind, hope in his heart
Serhii Bohachuk represents his native Ukraine for his co-feature bout against Ishmael Davis on the Usyk-Fury 2 card. (Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy/Getty Images)
(Cris Esqueda/Golden Boy via Getty Images)
Serhii Bohachuk’s mind was made up in February…
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Ukraine’s Hardest Winter – The Atlantic
Updated at 11:44 a.m. ET on December 19, 2024
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The soldier, a lanky, dark-haired sergeant named Vitalii Ovcharenko, met me at a gas-station café on an…
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what chemical weapons is Russia accused of using and why?
An arrest has reportedly been made after the killing of Igor Kirillov, a Russian general, in Moscow on December 17. Kirillov was the commander of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Forces, and is thought to be the most…
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The purpose of sanctions: Why Europe and America should begin lifting measures on Syria
How times have changed. On 25 November, the European Union added three Syrian ministers from the Assad regime to its sanctions listings. A matter of days later, Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad was fleeing…
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The German Government Collapse and a Trend of Discontent | Best Countries
German lawmakers voted this week to dissolve the government. French President Emmanuel Macron recently named the country’s fourth prime minister in a year’s span.
What on earth is happening with European leadership?
But the issues extend beyond…
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Israel’s Role in Shaping Post-Assad Syria — Russia in Global Affairs
It appears that the escalation of the situation in Syria, following the ousting of Bashar al-Assad’s regime on December 8, is accelerating at an alarming pace. Hardly an hour passes without news that could lead to significant changes in the regional geopolitical…
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