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Ukraine is drafting sanctions on transporters and buyers of Russian-stolen Ukrainian grain after a second vessel was allowed to reach Israel in two weeks, with President…
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Russia’s mercenaries left Malian city under escort by rebels they came to fight
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Russian mercenaries from Moscow’s Africa Corps abandoned their base in the northern Malian city of Kidal on 26 April, leaving under escort by the Tuareg-led rebels they had…
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NATO’s top military officer: Russia is trying to reclaim Soviet territory, and threat extends beyond Baltics
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Russia seeks to reclaim territories that once belonged to the Soviet Union, a strategy that creates a real risk of new wars, says NATO Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. Thus,…
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EU just held its first summit without Orbán, and discovered his obstruction was covering deeper divisions
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This week’s EU summit in Cyprus took place in a noticeably calmer atmosphere without Viktor Orbán, who is set to leave office after losing the election. For 16 years, he had…
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Kremlin builds “hotbed of tension” narrative against Lithuania — ISW warns of groundwork for Baltic aggression
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Russia is laying informational groundwork for potential military action against NATO’s Baltic members by accusing Lithuania and the alliance of threatening Kaliningrad Oblast,…
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Senate Democrats challenge Russian oil waiver—Moscow revenues hit two-year high
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Russia is sharing intelligence on US military positions with Iran and advising Tehran on drone tactics Moscow developed against Ukraine. An Iranian drone killed six US soldiers…
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Slovakia’s Fico will skip Moscow’s parade but still lay flowers in the Kremlin
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Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico told the independent Slovak outlet Denník N on 22 April that he will not attend Russia’s military parade in Moscow on 9 May, but he is not…
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“We will use all available methods” — Shoigu threatened Moldova over Transnistria. Available methods are limited: Ukraine is in the way
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Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu threatened Moldova with intervention over its measures against Transnistria — a Russian-occupied breakaway strip of Moldovan…
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A New Reserve Currency for the Global South — Russia in Global Affairs
Is it possible to create a new reserve currency as an alternative to the U.S. dollar? The topic is controversial. Some believe that it is not, others think that it is even undesirable. I am one of the few who believe that it is not only desirable and possible, but…
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Swedish Intelligence: Russia’s economy is worse than its official data says
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Russia is manipulating economic data to conceal the true economic state and to create the impression that sanctions are having little effect, according to Swedish intelligence.…
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