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From Russian Spy Poisoning To Diplomatic Escalation
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with Qatar’s Emir at the Kremlin in Moscow, on March 26, 2018. SERGEI KARPUKHIN / POOL / AFP Following Monday’s mass expulsions of Russian diplomats by Britain’s allies, here are the main developments since the poisoning of a Russian former double agent in England....
Scores of Russian diplomats expelled from US, EU in wake of nerve attack
London/Washington – The United States said on Monday it would expel 60 Russian diplomats, joining governments across Europe in taking action against the Kremlin for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain that they have blamed on Moscow. It was the toughest action that U.S. President Donald Trump had taken against Russia...
LOOK: Orange snow blankets parts of Europe in Mars-like glow
Bucharest, Romania – Orange snow has fallen in parts of eastern Europe after a rare meeting of Siberia and the Sahara. Meteorologists say the snow from Siberia collided with dust-filled wind from the Sahara desert in Africa. The orange snow has been spotted on mountains in Russia’s Sochi region, farther east in Georgia’s...
Russia Kicks Against Expulsion Of Diplomats, Vows To Retaliate
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Alexey NIKOLSKY / SPUTNIK / AFP The Russian foreign ministry on Monday vowed to retaliate against the expulsions of its diplomats by the United States and Canada, as well as 14 European Union countries and Ukraine over the poisoning of a former spy in Britain. “We express a decisive protest over the...
Britain Hails ‘Extraordinary International Response’ To Spy Poison Case
British Prime Minister Theresa May (C), German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) give a press conference following a meeting on the sidelines of the European Union leaders summit in Brussels. Photo: Francois Lenoir / POOL / AFP Britain on Monday hailed the “extraordinary international response” to the poisoning...
US, Canada, EU expel Russian envoys over spy attack
The US, Canada, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, France and Denmark have all expelled Russian envoys over the poisoning of a former Russian spy …read more Source: Mail &...
Russia Is Aware of Thousands of Attempts to Meddle in President Vote – Lawmaker
“The Commission on State Sovereignty Protection has information about thousands of separate episodes of attempted meddling in the Russian presidential election. [I am speaking] about calls for boycotting the vote, DDoS-attacks on CEC [the Central Election Commission] information resources and information attacks,” the Commission on State...
Pres. Salva Kiir’s Gestapo Mentality is killing South Sudan
Tweet BY: Duop Chak Wuol, South Sudanese, MAR/24/2018, SSN; It was a common perception in Adolf Hitler’s Germany that working as an assassin for the notorious Nazi’s secret police, the Geheime Staatspolizei (Gestapo), was a noble career in the Deutschland. It is now clear that South Sudanese President Salva Kiir has adopted...
News24.com | Ukraine war hero faces life in prison over parliament attack plot
A Ukrainian lawmaker once hailed as a hero and a symbol of resistance against Russia could face up to life in prison for plotting a terrorist attack in Kiev, authorities said Friday. …read more Source:...
Detained Ukrainian Lawmaker Savchenko Goes on Hunger Strike
“I am going on a hunger strike starting from today,” Ukrainian lawmaker Nadezhda Savchenko said during the judicial hearing. Earlier in the day, a court in Kiev started proceedings on the case of Savchenko. The Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine has asked for two months in prison for Savchenko, accusing the lawmaker of the preparation...
