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      How a tiny Baltic nation became a top destination for US officials
      Jul29

      How a tiny Baltic nation became a top destination for US officials

      Estonia, a tiny Baltic nation dwarfed by neighboring Russia, isn’t a premier American tourist destination. But when Vice President Mike Pence arrives there on Sunday he’ll be just the latest in a parade of senior Washington officials to visit in recent months. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) led a congressional delegation...

      Kaboom! Russian drone with thermite grenade blows up a Billion Dollars of Ukrainian ammo! (AMAZING VIDEO)
      Jul29

      Kaboom! Russian drone with thermite grenade blows up a Billion Dollars of Ukrainian ammo! (AMAZING VIDEO)

      A drone carrying just a single grenade infiltrated an ammunition dump in Ukraine, setting off an explosion that caused an astounding billion dollars worth of damage! The incident points to the growing use of drones in wartime, particularly off the shelf civilian products harnessed to conduct sabotage and other attacks. Ukraine’s domestic...

      Trump to Sign Russia Sanctions, Moscow Retaliates
      Jul29

      Trump to Sign Russia Sanctions, Moscow Retaliates

      U.S. President Donald Trump will sign legislation that imposes sanctions on Russia, the White House said on Friday, after Moscow ordered the United States to cut hundreds of diplomatic staff in retaliation for the measures and said it was seizing two U.S. diplomatic properties, Reuters reports.Moscow’s decision, which had echoes of the Cold...

      “Thanks for Kosovo – and we back Ukraine’s integrity”
      Jul28

      “Thanks for Kosovo – and we back Ukraine’s integrity”

      PM Ana Brnabic and Ukrainian Ambassador Oleksandr Aleksandrovych on Friday “confirmed the readiness of the two countries to improve bilateral cooperation.” According to a government statement cited by Tanjug, they also assessed that there were “great opportunities to strengthening economic ties between Serbia and Ukraine, especially when it comes...

      ‘You snakes’ — Russia’s deputy PM to Romanian authorities
      Jul28

      ‘You snakes’ — Russia’s deputy PM to Romanian authorities

      Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin called Romanian authorities “snakes” after they refused to allow a plane on which he was a passenger to enter Romanian airspace as it flew to Moldova. “Romanian authorities endangered the lives of the passengers on board the S7 airline flight — women and children,” Rogozin tweeted...

      Russia seizes 2 U.S. properties and orders Embassy to cut staff
      Jul28

      Russia seizes 2 U.S. properties and orders Embassy to cut staff

      Russia took its first steps on Friday to retaliate against proposed American sanctions for Moscow’s suspected meddling in the 2016 election, seizing two American diplomatic properties and ordering the United States Embassy to reduce staff by September. The moves, which Russia had been threatening for weeks, came a day after the United...

      “Thanks for Kosovo – and we back Ukraine’s integrity”
      Jul28

      “Thanks for Kosovo – and we back Ukraine’s integrity”

      PM Ana Brnabic and Ukrainian Ambassador Oleksandr Aleksandrovych on Friday “confirmed the readiness of the two countries to improve bilateral cooperation.”According to a government statement cited by Tanjug, they also assessed that there were “great opportunities to strengthening economic ties between Serbia and Ukraine,...

      Georgia ex-leader Saakashvili plans defiant return to Ukraine
      Jul28

      Georgia ex-leader Saakashvili plans defiant return to Ukraine

      Georgia’s ex-president vows to return to Ukraine despite being stripped of Ukrainian citizenship. …read more Source:...

      Number of Trips of Bulgarian Residents Abroad Increased by 9.5% in July Compared to June 2017
      Jul28

      Number of Trips of Bulgarian Residents Abroad Increased by 9.5% in July Compared to June 2017

      In June 2017, the number of the trips of Bulgarian residents abroad was 618.9 thousand or by 9.5% above the registered in June 2016. In comparison with the same month of the previous year an increase was observed in the total number of the trips of Bulgarians to: Italy – by 30.2%, Spain – by 19.4%, Austria – by 15.3%, Czech...

      Russia punches back at sanctions, tells US to cut diplomats
      Jul28

      Russia punches back at sanctions, tells US to cut diplomats

      The Kremlin swiftly retaliated Friday against new sanctions approved by the U.S. Congress, ordering a cut in the number of American diplomats in Russia and suspending use by U.S. diplomats of a beach house and storage facilities in Moscow, according to a statement by the Foreign Ministry In hitting back so quickly, Russia did not even wait to see...