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Russian MP who opposed Crimea annexation booted from parliament
Russia’s lower house of parliament Friday voted to dismiss the only lawmaker who opposed Moscow’s annexation of Crimea over his extended absence from the legislative body. …read more Source: The Daily...
Thousands protest OSCE presence in rebel-held Ukraine
More than 5,000 people rallied Friday in Donetsk, the main base of pro-Russian insurgents in east Ukraine, to protest the presence of OSCE monitors in the war-ravaged region …read more Source: The Daily...
Merkel says Russia sanctions no end in themselves, but implementing peace deal is key
NNA – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday that sanctions imposed against Russia over the Ukraine crisis were not an end in themselves and that implementation of the Minsk peace agreement wa …read more Source: National News...
Russia: We will respond to entry of U.S. naval vessel into Black Sea
The Russian Foreign ministry said Moscow would respond to a U.S. naval ship’s entry into the Black Sea with unspecified measures, saying it and other deployments were designed to ratchet up tensions ahead of a NATO summit, the RIA news agency reported. Russian state media reported that the USS Porter, a U.S. naval destroyer, entered the...
Mother of the World, against the world and outside of it
Mohamed NaeemI have long known that the contemporary Egypt in which I was raised could easily produce a figure like General Ibrahim Abd al-Ati and his ill-famed sham device for vanquishing AIDS and hepatitis C. I knew that Egypt’s security doctrine could enable the killing of a young man like Giulio Regeni under torture, without the...
US may turn to Canada for help with new NATO force in east Europe
The United States could turn to Canada to help it establish a new NATO force in eastern Europe as a deterrent against Russia because it is struggling to win support from its European allies, diplomats say.Despite its show of force with a military exercise across eastern Europe this month that involved more than 20 NATO and partner countries, the...
Cemeteries program has preserved 70 European Jewish graveyards
German-funded pilot program has restored cemeteries in Ukraine, Poland, the Czech Republic, Belarus, Serbia and Moldova. …read more Source: Arutz...
US to pivot away from Europe, co-opt Russia: expert
John Mearsheimer says US military action to defend Georgia, Ukraine ‘not going to happen’ …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine, Georgia seek NATO membership
Ahead of major summit, officials say entry to alliance will protect them from Russia, improve ties… …read more Source:...
French Senate backs resolution to lift EU sanctions on Russia
The French Senate has voted for a resolution aimed at lifting EU sanctions that were imposed on Russia over the crisis in eastern Ukraine and reunification with Crimea back in 2014. An influential senator says the future of the French Republic is “inconceivable without dialogue with Russia.” …read more Source: Iran...
