Source link The Russian president has spoken at length on international politics and Moscow’s place on the global stage Russian President Vladimir Putin has given an extensive interview to domestic media, expanding upon his keynote speech to the Federation Council earlier this month. Among the topics, the Russian leader discussed nuclear weapons and the conditions […]
Source link President Joe Biden’s speeches alone would be enough to negatively portray the US to audiences in the region, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has said Moscow hardly needs to expend time or effort to make Washington look bad in Latin America, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday. Zakharova was responding […]
Source link The US Defense Department has delivered weapons to Kiev expecting future appropriations to cover replacements, a senior official has said The Pentagon wants the US Congress to allocate $10 billion to compensate for weapons it has delivered to Ukraine and to replenish its own stocks, American media reported on Monday citing senior officials. […]
Source link The presentation of the Oscar for Best Documentary to Ukrainian film ‘20 Days in Mariupol’ has been cut from the international TV version of Sunday’s ceremony, local broadcaster Hromadske has reported, expressing “deep discontent” over the step. The documentary was shot by Mstislav Chernov and colleagues from the Associated Press in the port […]
Source link The man’s decision to fight for Kiev was prompted by ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss, an inquest has heard Harry Gregg – a 25-year-old man from Norfolk, UK who was inspired by former Prime Minister Liz Truss to go and fight in Ukraine – committed suicide by hanging himself after returning from the embattled […]
Source link The court also sentenced the elderly woman, who left the country years ago, to four years in prison A court in the Ukrainian city of Vinnytsa has mandated the confiscation of the apartment of an 80-year-old woman for posting pro-Russia comments on social media, the Ukrainian news daily TSN reported on Saturday. Alla […]
Source link Washington has reportedly warned Austria’s banking giant Raiffeisen over its operations in Russia Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International, the biggest foreign lender in Russia, risks “being cut off from the US financial system” if it is found to have helped fund Russia’s military, according to the US Treasury Department, as cited by Reuters. “As […]
Source link “Hundreds” of fraudulent call centers have been established in Ukraine and Eastern Europe to run investment scams, CBC has reported Canada has become a major target for scammers operating from Ukraine and Eastern Europe, CBC/Radio Canada reported this week, adding that the nation has been seen as “easy prey” by the criminals due […]
Source link Dmitry Kuleba may soon lose his job, as Kiev grows unhappy about the diplomatic service Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky is thinking about dismissing Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, the outlet Strana reported on Friday, citing a source in the presidential office. Kuleba, 42, has been foreign minister since March 2020. Prior to that, he […]
Source link German emergency services and police have conducted raids on several premises connected to a gang that is said to have smuggled luxury cars into Russia, media outlet RBB24 has reported. On Tuesday, seven private and company addresses in Berlin and the state of Brandenburg were searched on behalf of the Frankfurt (Oder) public […]
Source link Ireland’s current level of support is “not sustainable,” Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has reportedly warned Ukrainian refugees living in subsidized housing in Ireland may soon see their welfare benefits slashed, Social Protection Minister Heather Humphreys has indicated, according to local media. She called the current arrangement “not sustainable in the long run.” […]
Source link Five soldiers from the elite UK special forces reportedly used excessive force against a suspected militant two years ago A group of UK special forces operators are under investigation for allegedly committing war crimes while on duty in Syria, British media reported on Tuesday. The five unnamed Special Air Service (SAS) soldiers allegedly […]
Source link US officials reportedly tweaked prepared remarks by Kamala Harris out of concern she might be too “harsh” on Israel White House national security officials reportedly watered down a recent speech written for US Vice President Kamala Harris over fears that her prepared remarks about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza were overly critical of […]
Source link Moscow has told Berlin it will face a reciprocal response if it expels Russian journalists German authorities should think twice about expelling Russian journalists as such actions would result in its own correspondents being kicked out of Russia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned. Speaking on the Soloviev LIVE TV social media […]
Source link Over 100 Inuit claim they were forcibly fitted with contraceptive devices, local media have reported A group of indigenous women in Greenland have sued Denmark over an involuntary contraception campaign aimed at limiting the birth rate in the Arctic territory in the 1960s and 1970s, Danish broadcaster DR reported on Monday. The 143 […]