Source link Dozens of people sought to get into Finland as the Nordic nation was planning to close border crossings with Russia Finland’s border guards had to resort to “gassing” people at the nation’s border with Russia as the situation became heated ahead of the planned closure of crossing points, broadcaster Yle reported on Friday. […]
Source link Estonia has rolled out anti-tank obstacles at its border with Russia due to an apparent uptick in illegal migration Tallinn is prepared to reinforce – or even fully close – its border crossings with Moscow, multiple senior officials have said. Early on Friday, Estonian authorities brought apparent “dragon teeth”-style anti-tank obstacles to the […]
Source link Dozens of real estate objects belonging to the Russian government have been sealed off in the Czech Republic, the Czech News Agency (CTK) reported on Friday, citing the country’s cadastral register. Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky said the measure targets roughly 70 properties, located mainly in Prague, Central Bohemia and Karlovy Vary. The step […]
Source link El Salvador pledged last November to buy one token a day to add to the national treasury The price of bitcoin has more than doubled in the twelve months since El Salvador announced its ambitious plan to add the world’s most popular cryptocurrency to its national treasury. On November 17, 2022, Salvadoran President […]
Source link The economy has largely recovered from last year’s sanctions-induced slump, according to VEB The Russian economy could expand beyond previous projections this year, Andrey Klepach, chief economist at the Russian state development corporation VEB.RF, predicted on Thursday. According to Klepach, gross domestic product (GDP) growth by the end of the year could reach […]
Source link Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged PM Benjamin Netanyahu to reveal whether Israel has nuclear weapons Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a “goner,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, branding Israel a “terror state” that is committing “genocide” in Gaza. He also challenged Netanyahu to reveal whether the country possesses […]
Source link The top Russian diplomat discussed the root of the violence in the Middle East and other pressing issues in an exclusive interview The thorny issue of Israeli-Palestinian violence needs to be resolved within the UN-backed framework of a two-state solution, and a badly-needed ceasefire in Gaza has to be followed by a genuine […]
Source link Deliveries through Slovakia have diminished by more than 70% since the onset of the Ukraine conflict Slovakia has lost more than two-thirds of the income it used to generate on the transit of Russian natural gas, according to a financial results report published this month by the country’s gas transmission network operator Eustream. […]
Source link Moldova must do better than just 78% compliance with Brussels, the bloc’s envoy has said The European Union expects Moldova to fully implement sanctions against Russia in order to demonstrate “European values,” the bloc’s ambassador in the former Soviet republic said on Tuesday. If Chisinau truly wants to join the EU some day, […]
Source link The measure could affect “journalists, civil organizations, and political parties,” according to a Hungarian lawmaker Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party is set to introduce a bill to the nation’s parliament which will create a special office to monitor activities that “threaten the sovereignty of the country.” The new department would be tasked with overseeing the inflow of […]
Source link Top German and French lenders are investing in oil companies whose revenues are used to fund atrocities in South Sudan, Global Witness has claimed Sixty major EU banks and investors have been accused of fueling violence in South Sudan, where the UN has repeatedly denounced widespread killings, systematic rape, and forced displacement of […]
Source link Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen claims Helsinki wants to prevent a repeat of the 2015 migrant crisis Finland could soon close border checkpoints with Russia for security reasons, Interior Minister Mari Rantanen announced on Tuesday, citing concerns about illegal immigrants from third countries. Helsinki recently tightened border measures by banning people crossing by […]
Source link Kiev has hoodwinked the rest of the world into believing it has addressed the concerns of Transcarpathian Hungarians, the FM says Ukraine has no intention of resolving concerns about its treatment of minorities living in its western provinces, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto told reporters in a meeting broadcast on his Facebook page […]
Source link People in the Czech Republic could face up to three years in jail for justifying Moscow’s conflict with Kiev, the authorities warn Czech law enforcement is dealing with a growing number of cases linked to the public approval of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, iRozhlas media outlet reported on Saturday, citing police data. […]