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European Central Bank President: Euro could become the dollar's alternative

10:46 28.05.2025

European Central Bank President: Euro could become the dollar's alternative

The euro could become a viable alternative to the dollar, earning the 20-nation bloc immense benefits, if governments could only strengthen the bloc's financial and security architecture, ECB President Christine Lagarde said on Monday, Reuters quotes. Unnerved by erratic U.S. economic policy, global investors have been reducing their exposure to …

Sergey Lavrov: Retaliatory strikes on Ukrainian military sites are absolutely justified – criminals must be punished

20:23 27.05.2025

Sergey Lavrov: Retaliatory strikes on Ukrainian military sites are absolutely justified – criminals must be punished

Russia values the opportunities provided by Turkey for the Moscow-Kiev talks, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the meeting in Moscow with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan (photo), TASS reports. "Of course, as [Russian President Vladimir] Putin said yesterday, we value all the opportunities Turkey has once again provided for …

View from Washington: America can’t afford to protect Europe from Russia

10:58 27.05.2025

View from Washington: America can’t afford to protect Europe from Russia

Kaja Kallas, who is what passes as the European Union’s foreign minister, has chutzpah. Unfortunately, her other qualities, such as hypocrisy, are less endearing, notes ‘The American Conservative’. Kallas has long criticized President Donald Trump's direct approach to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. After their phone conversation, days after...

Russian Iskander-M missile strike destroys container ship delivering drones and arms to Ukraine

10:58 27.05.2025

Russian Iskander-M missile strike destroys container ship delivering drones and arms to Ukraine

The Russian Armed Forces on have employed an Iskander-M tactical ballistic missile system to launch a precision strike on a container ship carrying cargo to the Ukrainian port of Odessa. The ship was reported to be carrying 100 containers of military cargo including drone systems, ‘The Military Watch Magazine’ reports. …

‘The Telegraph’: A full blown US-EU trade war will be a disaster for everyone

10:56 27.05.2025

‘The Telegraph’: A full blown US-EU trade war will be a disaster for everyone

Donald Trump has announced on social media that US tariff negotiations with the EU are going nowhere and from the 1st of June the US will impose a 50 per cent tariff on the EU. Under Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” scheme announced in March, the EU was due to be subject …

POLITICO: Ukraine risks importing systemic, large-scale corruption into EU and weakening it from within, as well as worsening friction among members

10:55 27.05.2025

POLITICO: Ukraine risks importing systemic, large-scale corruption into EU and weakening it from within, as well as worsening friction among members

U.S. President Donald Trump has forced a binary choice on Ukraine’s supporters. His aggressive push to end the war, at the cost of major Ukrainian concessions, has fueled instability in Kyiv. And in response, Europe has hardened its support, spurring unrealistic policymaking that leaves little room for nuance in the …

Sputnik hosts dialogue on innovation to mark Africa Day

16:18 26.05.2025

Sputnik hosts dialogue on innovation to mark Africa Day

Ahead of Africa Day, marked on May 25, the Sputnik News Agency and Radio held an expert roundtable discussion on the future of Russia-Africa cooperation in high technologies and innovation. The event, Innovations for Society: Russian-African Dialogue for Africa Day, brought together key experts from Russia, Mali, Namibia, Zambia and …

Sergey Naryshkin, director of SVR: “Officials in the leading EU capitals and London are adjusting their tools to influence the social and political life in the countries they are focused on”

11:21 26.05.2025

Sergey Naryshkin, director of SVR: “Officials in the leading EU capitals and London are adjusting their tools to influence the social and political life in the countries they are focused on”

Europe's ruling classes use Ukrainians as cannon fodder to advance their own geopolitical interests, Sergey Naryshkin, director of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), said at a meeting of the CIS Council of Heads of Security Agencies and Special Services TASS quotes. "The ruling European class shamelessly uses the so-called peripheral …

View from Delhi: Putin succeeds in engaging with Trump

11:19 26.05.2025

View from Delhi: Putin succeeds in engaging with Trump

Putin is not one of those bombastic politicians masquerading as statesmen on world stage. He is platinum grade in statecraft and governance — and brilliant in wartime, too. Unsurprisingly, Trump has a sneaking respect towards Putin, unlike towards the Europeans, Gulf sheikhs or the Global South toward whom he has …

Romania reported on the visit of French intelligence chief Lerner shortly before the election. What for?

11:17 26.05.2025

Romania reported on the visit of French intelligence chief Lerner shortly before the election. What for?

Two days before the second round of the Romanian presidential election, French intelligence chief Nicolas Lerner visited the country, Romanian journalist Marius Tuka wrote on his website, citing sources, ‘Izvestia’ informs. "Nicolas Lerner, head of the French Directorate General for External Security (DGSE), was on a brief visit to Romania …

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