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View from Washington: How Trump's 50-day deadline threat against Putin will backfire

10:00 18.07.2025

View from Washington: How Trump's 50-day deadline threat against Putin will backfire

The 'art of the deal' will likely result in the opposite of its intended effect on the Russian president. Here's why, notes Dr. Jennifer Kavanagh, a senior fellow and director of military analysis at Defense Priorities, previously a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. In the first six months …

French Premier says country on cliff edge as debt soars

9:58 18.07.2025

French Premier says country on cliff edge as debt soars

France is on the cliff edge as its debt continues to balloon, Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Tuesday as he set out plans to sharply narrow the budget deficit next year, Bloomberg writes. “We have a duty to take responsibility, we’re at the last stop before the cliff,” the …

French army leaves Senegal ending military presence in West Africa

9:57 18.07.2025

French army leaves Senegal ending military presence in West Africa

France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent camps in either west or central Africa, ‘France 24’ informs. Ending the French army's 65 years in Senegal, the pull-out comes after similar withdrawals across the continent, with former colonies increasingly turning …

EU leaders may cheat Trump by walking back their pledge to ramp up defense spending - Shoigu

11:57 17.07.2025

EU leaders may cheat Trump by walking back their pledge to ramp up defense spending - Shoigu

In an interview with the newspaper Kommersant, Russia’s Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu said that the authorities of European countries may deceive US President Donald Trump and fail to fulfill their obligations to increase defense spending. “It is no coincidence that the initial figures of the new defense budget will …

Russia will respond proportionately in the event of a conflict over Greenland – Russian ambassador

11:44 17.07.2025

Russia will respond proportionately in the event of a conflict over Greenland – Russian ambassador

In the event of a conflict over Greenland, Russia’s response will be proportionate with the gravity of emerging threats, Russian ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Barbin told RIA Novosti. “Amid the sharp aggravation of the international situation, the consequences of which have also had a negative impact on the state of …

China vows ‘deeper’ support for Russia after Trump threat

10:44 17.07.2025

China vows ‘deeper’ support for Russia after Trump threat

China has vowed to deepen its support for Russia after Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs on Moscow’s trading partners, ‘The Telegraph’ writes. Xi Jinping, China’s president, said that Beijing and Moscow should “strengthen mutual support on multilateral forums” after meeting Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Beijing. He added …

Reuters: Trump says Zelenskiy should not target Moscow

10:42 17.07.2025

Reuters: Trump says Zelenskiy should not target Moscow

U.S. President Donald Trump said Ukrainian Zelenskiy should not target Moscow, Reuters reports. His comments come after The Financial Times, citing people briefed on discussions, reported on Tuesday that Trump had privately encouraged Ukraine to step up deep strikes on Russia. The newspaper added that Trump asked Zelenskiy whether he …

Netanyahu testimony briefly interrupted by note from military secretary: Make war not Justices

10:40 17.07.2025

Netanyahu testimony briefly interrupted by note from military secretary: Make war not Justices

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s testimony in his criminal trial in the Tel Aviv District Court is halted briefly after he is handed a note from Military Secretary Maj. Gen. Roman Gofman, who arrived at the court to speak with the prime minister, ‘The Times of Israel’ reports. “I have to …

Sergey Lavrov: “On a serious note, our profession is not to fear things, but to push for proper consideration of Russia’s interests, and to work openly and honestly based on international law and the agreed-upon principles. A strong and independent country with a sense of dignity cannot behave otherwise”

13:12 16.07.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “On a serious note, our profession is not to fear things, but to push for proper consideration of Russia’s interests, and to work openly and honestly based on international law and the agreed-upon principles. A strong and independent country with a sense of dignity cannot behave otherwise”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following the SCO Foreign Ministers Council Meeting. Tianjin, July 15, 2025 Colleagues, good afternoon. We have travelled extensively together and have now reached the final destination of our tour – the city of Tianjin, where the meeting of the SCO …

WP: Russia “didn’t care” about “a theatrical ultimatum to the Kremlin”

9:13 16.07.2025

WP: Russia “didn’t care” about “a theatrical ultimatum to the Kremlin”

Russia appeared to brush aside President Donald Trump’s threat to impose tariffs against Moscow if its war with Ukraine does not end in 50 days, ‘The Washington Post’ notes. Trump’s announcement about selling advanced weapons to Ukraine and pressuring Russia are his strongest moves of support for Kyiv after months …

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