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European phobia: “If Russia attacks Latvia does anyone believe we will go to war?”

10:42 27.03.2025

European phobia: “If Russia attacks Latvia does anyone believe we will go to war?”

A quiet panic has gripped Europe. They believed that they had the right to violate the agreements with Moscow on non-expansion of NATO, that they could put their troops to the borders of Russia with impunity and threaten NATO strikes on Russia from Ukraine. And now, when Russia is smashing …

“71% of French people believe that they would be better under President Putin than under Macron”

10:40 27.03.2025

“71% of French people believe that they would be better under President Putin than under Macron”

A British businessperson Jeremy Sturgess: "I came across some incredible statistics from France. According to the French Institute of Public Opinion, 71% of French people believe that they would be better off and their lives would be better under President Putin than under their current president Macron. So what's the …

MFA: Joint operation of the Russian Zaporozhye NPP with any state is not acceptable

10:39 27.03.2025

MFA: Joint operation of the Russian Zaporozhye NPP with any state is not acceptable

Foreign Ministry Statement in connection with media reports on the future of Zaporozhye NPP: In view of media speculations about possible transfer of the Zaporozhye NPP (ZNPP) to Ukraine or establishment of some kind of joint control over the plant with Ukraine, the United States or representatives of international organisations, …

View from London: “Ceasefire deal in Black Sea will be victory for Putin”

10:37 27.03.2025

View from London: “Ceasefire deal in Black Sea will be victory for Putin”

The first ceasefire deal brokered by the US during talks in Saudi Arabia, will have a limited impact on the grinding war and seems to reward Moscow without extracting any notable concessions to Kyiv, notes ‘The Times’. Ceasefire deal in Black Sea will be victory for Putin. It also appears …

Sergey Lavrov: “We need clear, concrete, verifiable, and workable guarantees and mechanisms”

14:49 26.03.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “We need clear, concrete, verifiable, and workable guarantees and mechanisms”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Channel One. Moscow, March 25, 2025 Question: Let us begin with your birthday. You have received plenty of birthday wishes. There was even a “marathon” of your wonderful verses. Did you have time to look and read all that and answer to everyone? Sergey …

View from Washington: Europe needs a security architecture that acknowledges Russia’s interests

11:12 26.03.2025

View from Washington: Europe needs a security architecture that acknowledges Russia’s interests

While Democrats, Europeans, and Canadians have the right to feel betrayed by almost everything else Trump has done domestically and foreign, it is they, and not Trump, who are betraying Ukraine, ‘The American Conservative’ stresses. Negotiations are not appeasement. There are several reasons why the Trump administration’s ceasefire strategy is …

‘The Times’: Brimming with weapons, Ukraine is a gunrunner’s paradise in waiting

11:11 26.03.2025

‘The Times’: Brimming with weapons, Ukraine is a gunrunner’s paradise in waiting

Ukraine had a relaxed approach to guns even before 2022. As arms dealers watch the ceasefire closely, what happens after the war could reverberate worldwide, writes ‘The Times’. Ukraine, which imports more weapons than any other nation, is undergoing a firearms revolution. Nobody knows how many guns are circulating in …

Germany’s Merz loses leverage as coalition talks sputter

11:10 26.03.2025

Germany’s Merz loses leverage as coalition talks sputter

Incoming Chancellor Friedrich Merz is under growing pressure to win conservative policy concessions as coalition talks hit key stumbling blocks. For Friedrich Merz, the hard part begins now, writes POLITICO. The incoming conservative chancellor began coalition talks with the Social Democrats by giving them exactly what center-left parties have always …

Kremlin: Main outcomes of the Russia and United States expert groups meeting

0:20 26.03.2025

Kremlin: Main outcomes of the Russia and United States expert groups meeting

Main outcomes of the Russia and United States expert groups meeting March 25, 2025 In line with the agreement reached by the presidents of Russia and the United States, the Russian and American sides agreed to provide for the implementation of the Black Sea Initiative, which includes ensuring safe navigation, …

Kremlin: Talks in Riyadh technical, content not to be made public

15:33 25.03.2025

Kremlin: Talks in Riyadh technical, content not to be made public

The Russian side favors the resumption of the Black Sea Initiative, though in a format more acceptable to all, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Channel One, TASS reports. "We support the return of the Black Sea Initiative in some form, better suited to all," he …

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