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Vladimir Putin’s man in the Balkans
MOSCOW — If appearances are to be believed, Vladimir Putin has a new point man in the Balkans. Nikolai Patrushev, a Kremlin hawk, career intelligence officer and close associate of the Russian president, is the head of Russia’s Security Council, known for his fiery nationalism, conspiratorial world view and extensive...
Russia’s pipeline power
WASHINGTON — For months, Washington has been fixated on Russia’s interference in our presidential election, as well as similar concerns in elections of our European allies like France and Germany. Moscow’s actions are a direct threat to the credibility of our presidential elections and it’s...
In Trump, top Democrat sees danger everywhere he looks
Ben Cardin thinks America is “absolutely†in danger of stumbling into war. Or wars. Syria, North Korea, the South China Sea, Ukraine — Cardin, the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sees problems that could get out of hand all over the planet. And he hasn’t seen any kind of a...
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[Ticker] EU expects to extend economic sanctions on Russia
The EU’s economic sanctions on Russia are likely to be extended by the end of July, EU foreign relations chief Federica Mogherini said in Luxembourg on Monday. “I imagine the decision will be taken in the sense of continuing the present state of sanctions”, she said, adding that the situation in Ukraine, which Russia invaded,...
EU extends sanctions over Russia’s Crimea annexation
European Union foreign ministers Monday extended economic sanctions intended to punish Russia for the 2014 annexation of Crimea. At a meeting in Luxembourg, the ministers agreed to prolong by a year measures that prohibit EU companies from doing business in Crimea and the city of Sevastopol. The sanctions target investments and tourism in...
[Ticker] EU extends Russia sanctions on Crimea
EU countries extended the duration of their business sanctions on Russian-occupied Crimea until June 2018 on Tuesday. The measures forbid imports and exports, investments, tourism, and provision of other services. The EU also said it would “fully implement its non-recognition policy” of Russia’s annexation of the Ukrainian...
[Interview] Ukraine visa-free regime unlikely to prompt EU crime wave
Visa-free travel, which began on 11 June, unlikely to prompt Ukrainian crime wave in EU, the EU police chief in the country has said, but Ukraine itself at risk of going back to lawlessness. …read more Source:...
Trump’s silence on Russian hacking hands Democrats new weapon
Democrats are uniting behind a simple message about Russian hacking during the 2016 election: Donald Trump doesn’t care. Even as the president lashes out at the series of Russia-related probes besieging his administration, Democrats say Trump has yet to express public concern about the underlying issue with striking implications for...
Joint Approach Of EU & US On Russian Sanctions Abandoned, Says German Minister
Germany threatened on Friday (June 16) to retaliate against the United States if new sanctions on Russia being proposed by the U.S. Senate end up penalising German firms. The Senate bill, approved on Thursday, foresees punitive measures against entities that provide material support to Russia in building energy export pipelines. Berlin fears that...
Dutch government talks may stretch over the summer
AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands may have no new government until September, as talks to form a coalition have repeatedly failed, the holiday period is approaching, and some politicians are in no hurry to clinch a deal. Three months since the election, a deal between Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s VVD and the three parties...
