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Euractiv: Some EU member states fear Ukraine crisis as it threatens Europe’s post-Cold War social model

10:29 23.03.2024

Euractiv: Some EU member states fear Ukraine crisis as it threatens Europe’s post-Cold War social model

European leaders as they are. Facing a new sense of urgency, EU leaders have met in Brussels to discuss making military support to Ukraine more sustainable while ramping up their own defences, writes Euractiv. Over the past weeks, EU member states have voiced increasing alarm over the state of the …

Russian Embassy in USA: “We urge the administration to stop treating Latin American and Caribbean states as its own "backyard"”

11:34 22.03.2024

Russian Embassy in USA: “We urge the administration to stop treating Latin American and Caribbean states as its own "backyard"”

Comment by the Russian Embassy in the United States: “We drew attention to the anti-Russian statements by the head of the U.S. Southern Command, General L.Richardson, regarding the activities of the Russian Federation in Latin America, made on March 19 on the sidelines of the NGO Atlantic Council. The Administration …

Bloomberg: Yemen’s Houthis tell China, Russia their ships won’t be targeted

11:32 22.03.2024

Bloomberg: Yemen’s Houthis tell China, Russia their ships won’t be targeted

The Yemen-based Houthis have told China and Russia their ships can sail through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden without being attacked, according to several people with knowledge of the militant group’s discussions, Bloomberg informs. China and Russia reached an understanding following talks between their diplomats in Oman and …

US to Ukraine: ‘Heed our words, not our actions’

11:31 22.03.2024

US to Ukraine: ‘Heed our words, not our actions’

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin didn’t have much to offer Kyiv during a meeting of allies organizing military aid for Ukraine, notes POLITICO. “I need ammunition, not a ride,” was what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reportedly said when the U.S. offered to evacuate him at the start of Russia's invasion more …

AUKUS accelerates expansion plans

11:30 22.03.2024

AUKUS accelerates expansion plans

The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom are rushing to expand the trilateral AUKUS defence partnership to include more allied countries ahead of elections likely to be held in all three countries in the next 14 months. A senior diplomat involved in the talks told POLITICO that Japan and …

Bloomberg: Dollar’s superpower status at risk from turmoil at home and abroad

12:15 21.03.2024

Bloomberg: Dollar’s superpower status at risk from turmoil at home and abroad

From US sanctions on Russia to tariffs on Chinese imports to America’s ballooning debt load, policies that touch the Treasury Department are becoming fraught with politics. All of these pose risks to the national asset the agency is supposed to protect at all costs: the US dollar. “The unchecked rise …

“Russia’s economy is better than expected”

11:51 21.03.2024

“Russia’s economy is better than expected”

How effective are sanctions in dealing with recalcitrant nations? This issue is being discussed once again amid reports that Russia’s economy is faring better than expected two years after the U.S. and European Union imposed sweeping sanctions on it. The measures included freezing Russia’s holdings of foreign exchange and gold …

A non-partisan, technocratic government for Palestinian Authority

11:50 21.03.2024

A non-partisan, technocratic government for Palestinian Authority

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has appointed his longtime economic adviser Mohammed Mustafa (photo) to be the next prime minister despite the US pressure to reform the Palestinian Authority as part of Washington’s post-war vision for Gaza. The former prime minister resigned on February 26. Mohammad Mustafa (70 years old) obtained …

Grant Shapps abandons Odessa trip due to Russian missile threat

11:49 21.03.2024

Grant Shapps abandons Odessa trip due to Russian missile threat

Grant Shapps, British defence minister, was forced to abandon a trip to Ukraine’s southern city of Odessa because of a Russian missile threat. The defence secretary aborted the visit after he was warned by British intelligence that the Russians had become aware of his travel plans, reveals ‘The Guardian’. As …

The Russian groups of forces continue to push the enemy out of the occupied positions and prevent it from gaining a foothold on new lines

21:16 20.03.2024

The Russian groups of forces continue to push the enemy out of the occupied positions and prevent it from gaining a foothold on new lines

Russian Defence Ministry Board session takes place in Moscow. Today, the National Centre for State Defence Control has hosted the Defence Ministry Extended Board session chaired by Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu (photo). Before the board session, Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu introduced …

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