Tag: Russia
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Who is the Russian oligarch who paid for Donald Trump Jr’s wedding party?
The investigative press outlet ProPubblika revealed that the Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev paid for the wedding festivities of Donald Trump Jr. His newly wed wife, Bettina (Anderson) Trump, confirmed that Umar Kremlev paid for a wedding party in the Bahamas after the wedding was held in Florida. Bettina Trump said, “Our dear friend Umar very…
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President of the General Workers’ Union echoes President Trump’s words and blames Ukraine for high oil prices
Very recently, when speaking to press reporters on Air Force One, US President Donald Trump blamed Ukraine for high oil prices and urged Ukraine to stop striking at Russia’s oil facilities. The new President of the General Workers’ Union, Jason Deguara has echoed President Trump’s argument with a very nonsensical article published in the GWU’s…
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France wants sanctions on Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov lifted in exchange for French prisoners
France is pushing the European Union to remove sanctions against Russian-Uzbek oligarch Alisher Usmanov as part of negotiations aimed at securing the release of French nationals imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The French intervention, which has been described as “astonishing” by European diplomats, has contributed to delaying the renewal of EU sanctions against nearly 3,000 Russian-linked individuals and…
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Russia hits Warsaw bound-train in Ukraine in continued wave of attacks during the weekend
Russia continued striking civilian and critical infrastructure across Ukraine on Sunday after bombing multiple cities throughout the weekend, causing further casualties and bringing Russian attacks increasingly close to NATO territory. A Russian drone struck the locomotive of a Kyiv-Warsaw passenger train at Yahodyn in the Volyn region, just two kilometres from the Polish border. The…
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Russia strikes Ukraine with drones and missiles throughout the weekend
Russia has continued striking Ukraine with drones, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles throughout the weekend, targeting Odessa among other cities through the weekend, with explosions being reported in the city as of earlier this morning. Earlier on Saturday, a 25-storey residential building in Odesa was struck and caught fire on its upper floors, while at…
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Russian naval flotillas return to the Mediterranean: Ukraine strikes Russian military cargo ship east of Malta
Ukraine struck the Russian military cargo ship Lady Mariia (IMO 9220641) with multiple drones last Sunday, 6 September, after the vessel had passed east of Malta through the central Mediterranean. The Russian-flagged Ro-Ro vessel had departed Oran, Algeria, on 1 September and was tracked around 50 nautical miles east of Malta before continuing eastwards. The…
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EU leaders condemn Serbia’s celebrations of Ratko Mladić
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has condemned Serbia’s official and state celebrations of Ratko Mladić, including the funeral held after his death. She said the images from the ceremony in Belgrade were shocking, and that official support and the presence of senior Serbian officials were deeply regrettable. Those scenes, she said, show a…
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Russia bombs and kills civilians Zaporizhzhia and Kherson in Ukraine
Yesterday, Russia paused its strikes on Kyiv as Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with President Volodymyr Zelensky in the Ukrainian capital to deliver him Putin’s wish-list. However, Russia continued its daily airstrikes and bombings of Ukrainian civilians and cities elsewhere. 5 civilians died during the weekend by Russian airstrikes, two in Kyiv and three…
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Germany to close Russian Consulate in Bonn in response to Leipzig attack
Following an investigation, Germany has concluded that Russia was behind the attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport on 4 August, describing it as part of Moscow’s ongoing campaign of “hybrid warfare” against European countries supporting Ukraine. The attack involved drones operating inside the airport’s security area, with one drone carrying explosives and a detonator discovered…
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Europe scrambles for missiles interceptors for Ukraine and boards another Shadow Fleet vessel
Today, at an informal meeting of EU defence ministers in Wicklow, Ireland, European governments are scrambling to find additional missile interceptors for Ukraine as the country faces a critical shortage of air-defence ammunition ahead of winter. The meeting is taking place under the Foreign Affairs Council defence format, although no formal decisions are expected to…
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Russia strikes merchant vessel in Romania’s Exclusive Economic Zone
On Thursday night, August 27th, the Dominican Republic-flagged merchant vessel Progress IV (IMO: 8358130) was struck and subsequently sank in Romania’s exclusive economic zone in the Black Sea. The vessel issued a distress signal at around 17:55 while approximately 15 nautical miles off Sfântu Gheorghe, near the Danube Delta. Romanian maritime authorities immediately deployed the…
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First foreign trip by new British Prime is to Ukraine as relations with Russia continue to sour
The new British Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, is visiting Ukraine today on his first foreign trip since taking office, in what appears to be a clear signal that he intends to continue his predecessors’ policy of strong British support for Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had already visited the United Kingdom on July 27, becoming…