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    US sanctions over Nord Stream 2 pipeline strongly opposed by GOP
    Feb20

    US sanctions over Nord Stream 2 pipeline strongly opposed by GOP

    Saturday, February 20 , 2021 - 10:02 (EET) Section: The Frontier Post (Pakistan)

    Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday added a layer of sanctions to a Russian vessel and the shipowner for their work on a new gas pipeline from Russia that is strongly opposed in the U.S. and eastern Europe. But the move was immediately criticized as inadequate by senior Republican lawmakers who noted the...

    Biden administration designates Russian ship as helping to build Nord Stream 2 pipeline
    Feb20

    Biden administration designates Russian ship as helping to build Nord Stream 2 pipeline

    Saturday, February 20 , 2021 - 9:02 (EET) Section: The Frontier Post (Pakistan)

    Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday identified a Russian ship and a company it believes are helping to build the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, but the entities had already been sanctioned by the Trump administration and the project’s opponents in Congress said the move would do little to halt work on it. The...

    Ukraine imposes sanctions on pro-Russia politician Viktor Medvedchuk
    Feb20

    Ukraine imposes sanctions on pro-Russia politician Viktor Medvedchuk

    Saturday, February 20 , 2021 - 0:02 (EET) Section: South China Morning Post (China)

    Ukraine on Friday imposed sanctions against powerful pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk, citing an investigation into the “financing of terrorism”.Ukraine has been fighting separatists backed by Russia in the eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions since 2014, following Moscow’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula.Kiev accuses Moscow of...

    Ukraine prosecutor says there are no plans to revisit Burisma probes
    Feb20

    Ukraine prosecutor says there are no plans to revisit Burisma probes

    Saturday, February 20 , 2021 - 0:02 (EET) Section: The Star (Malaysia)

    LONDON (Reuters) – Ukraine’s top prosecutor said on Friday investigations into Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings Ltd, a matter closely tied to a scandal that led to former U.S. President Donald Trump’s first impeachment, have been closed with no plans to reopen them. Read full story …read more Source:: The...

    Ukraine sanctions Kremlin ally Medvedchuk, says will take back fuel pipeline
    Feb19

    Ukraine sanctions Kremlin ally Medvedchuk, says will take back fuel pipeline

    Friday, February 19 , 2021 - 23:02 (EET) Section: The Star (Malaysia)

    KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine on Friday announced sanctions on Viktor Medvedchuk, a prominent opposition party leader with ties to the Kremlin, and also said it was taking back into state hands a pipeline that transports Russian oil products to Europe. Read full story …read more Source:: The...

    Ukraine sanctions Kremlin ally Medvedchuk, says will take back fuel pipeline
    Feb19

    Ukraine sanctions Kremlin ally Medvedchuk, says will take back fuel pipeline

    Friday, February 19 , 2021 - 23:02 (EET) Section: Today (Singapore)

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    Kazakhstan Increases Flights with UAE and Turkey
    Feb19

    Kazakhstan Increases Flights with UAE and Turkey

    Friday, February 19 , 2021 - 15:02 (EET) Section: The Astana Times (Kazakhstan)

    The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. NUR-SULTAN – Kazakhstan’s SCAT airlines has made the decision to increase flights to the Ras Al Khaimah International Airport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) starting Feb. 15, while Turkish air carriers will add more flights between Almaty and Antalya,...

    Kyrgyzstan: Following protests, authorities re-arrest powerbroker Matraimov
    Feb19

    Kyrgyzstan: Following protests, authorities re-arrest powerbroker Matraimov

    Friday, February 19 , 2021 - 8:01 (EET) Section: The Times of Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan)

    BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan’s State Committee for National Security (SCNS) has rearrested Raimbek Matraimov, the controversial former deputy chief of the Customs Service, days after demonstrators in Bishkek protested against what they saw as a lenient sentence handed to him on corruption charges, RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz Service reported. SCNS...

    EU to sanction Putin’s allies over Navalny by March summit
    Feb18

    EU to sanction Putin’s allies over Navalny by March summit

    Thursday, February 18 , 2021 - 18:02 (EET) Section: Free Malaysia Today (Malaysia)

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the EU an ‘unreliable partner’. (Reuters pic)BRUSSELS: The European Union is set to impose travel bans and asset freezes on allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin in March, possibly in the run-up to an EU summit, after a meeting of envoys gave approval for punitive measures, diplomats said....

    Russia and Europe: the Current Impasse and the Way Out
    Feb18

    Russia and Europe: the Current Impasse and the Way Out

    Thursday, February 18 , 2021 - 17:02 (EET) Section: The Frontier Post (Pakistan)

    Dmitri Trenin Russia and the European Union need to imagine a more realistic goal for their relationship: a model of neighborliness, in which the inevitable disagreements will be managed in order to prevent disruptive conflicts and damaging collisions. Ever since the start of the U.S.-Russian confrontation in 2014, Moscow’s relations with...