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US sanctions over Nord Stream 2 pipeline strongly opposed by GOP
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
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
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
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
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
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Kazakhstan Increases Flights with UAE and Turkey
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
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
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
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...
