Source link The country is stepping up controls on illegal immigration in the wake of last month’s terrorist attack near Moscow The Russian region of Crimea has banned foreigners from working in certain industries due to an influx of illegal immigrants, the press service of local Governor Sergey Aksyonov has announced. According to a decree […]
Source link Four countries recently joined the economic bloc, and the door has been left open for further additions Vietnam is actively working on a bid to join the BRICS economic group, the Izvestia newspaper has reported, citing Hanoi’s embassy in Russia. BRICS members Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa were joined by four […]
Source link The bloc’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, recently said that helping Ukraine is in the interests of Washington as a global player The EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, has essentially acknowledged that the West is involved in the Ukraine conflict to help the US maintain its global hegemony, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria […]
Source link A military presence in Niger is vital for combating extremist violence and threats to US interests in the Sahel, the Pentagon says Washington has not received a formal notice from Niger’s military government for the withdrawal of US military personnel and civilian contractors from the Sahel nation, Pentagon official Celeste Wallander has said. […]
Source link It took a long time for key personnel to reach the office after an IT meltdown led to a widespread grounding of flights last August, a watchdog has revealed An air traffic control meltdown in Britain last August that saw flights grounded during a busy travel period was exacerbated by the fact that […]
Source link One American fighter has made that revelation to Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus American spies and special forces operatives are in Ukraine helping its military in the conflict with Russia, according to one US fighter who thought he was speaking with former Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko. Instead, he was speaking with Russian pranksters […]
Source link The current five-year contract between Moscow and Kiev is due to expire at the end of this year The European Commission is working hard to abandon Russian gas supplies that it receives through Ukraine, the commission’s spokesperson, Tim McPhie, has said. The EU’s gas transit contract with Moscow expires at the end of […]
Source link Multiple European leaders have denied any official plans to send troops into Ukraine to fight against Russia The unofficial presence of Western special forces in Ukraine is a matter of common knowledge, the Financial Times wrote on Tuesday, citing a senior European defense official, speaking anonymously. The comment came in response to French […]
Source link Munich Security Conference participants acted like “football fans” instead of looking for solutions, Aleksandar Vucic has argued The international community is no longer interested in ending conflicts, and instead views peace as an “unwanted” ideal, President Aleksandar Vucic has claimed in an interview with TASS published on Tuesday. His comments follow last week’s […]
Source link EU sanctions on Moscow have failed to cause any significant damage to the Russian economy and have instead put member states in a difficult position, Slovenian Foreign Minister Tanja Fajon told the German RND news outlet on Wednesday. Тhere are currently no signs that the Ukraine conflict will be resolved with a “just […]
Source link The EU country has been providing generous aid package to those fleeing the conflict The German government’s drive to get more Ukrainian refugees into the workforce has been failing in light of the substantial financial support provided to those seeking shelter in the country, the tabloid Bild reported on Monday. According to the […]
Source link The Pentagon has no “specific date” for when Lloyd Austin will be discharged after mysterious surgery complications Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder has admitted that the US Secretary of Defense was still in hospital nearly a week after his secret “elective medical procedure” went awry, but insisted that Lloyd Austin is […]
Source link A lack of spare parts has left Kiev’s Leopard 2A6 tanks stuck in a repair shop, Green Party politician Sebastian Schafer said Very few of the Leopard 2A6 battle tanks given to Ukraine by Germany remain in service, Green Party lawmaker Sebastian Schafer has stated. Many of these tanks are battle damaged and […]
Source link The journalists covering the Russia-Ukraine conflict for the New York Times have been recruited by Russian secret services, Kiev’s information warfare agency has said on Monday. The state-run Center for Countering Disinformation (CCD) made its statement while blasting the Times for its recent article about the prospects of peace negotiations between Moscow and […]
Source link Charles McGonigal pleaded guilty in August to conspiring with Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska to violate US sanctions A US judge sentenced former FBI counterintelligence bureau chief for New York Charles McGonigal to 50 months in prison on Thursday, citing the serious national security consequences of his work with sanctioned Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska. […]