Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina did not attempt to resign over Ukraine only to have her resignation personally rejected by President Vladimir Putin, the regulator said on Wednesday. It reiterated that “the information provided by the Bloomberg agency is not true.” Earlier, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov suggested those curious …
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Moscow’s Ministry of Defense has released a statement denying reports that a Russian warplane was downed in Ukraine, insisting that it has taken out all the Eastern European nation’s air defenses, after the Kremlin ordered a “special military operation” across the border. In an official announcement on Thursday, the ministry …
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Incorrect predictions that Russia was planning to invade Ukraine on February 16 did not come from Washington, and America stands by its assessment that the Kremlin may launch an all-out offensive at any moment, the US State Department has said. The denial follows multiple reports in Western media outlets claiming …
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Ukraine’s ambassador to the UK was “taken out of context” when he suggested that Kiev may officially end its goal to join NATO as a means of averting war with Russia, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has said. In a statement on Monday, ministry spokesperson Oleg Nikolenko attempted to cover for …
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President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has dismissed as “nonsense” claims that Covid has turned Germany into a dictatorship, accusing those peddling such messages of disrespecting national “democratic institutions and the rule of law.” Speaking on Wednesday at a discussion panel devoted to the pros and cons of mandatory Covid vaccination, Steinmeier said …
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President Joe Biden’s spokeswoman has denied that the US government is behind the violent protests that have rocked Kazakhstan this week, claiming that unnamed “Russians” have falsely accused Washington of triggering the tumult. The White House is monitoring the protests in Kazakhstan and supports “calls for calm, for protesters to …
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Author JK Rowling, a controversial figure for her outspoken views on gender issues, has again attempted to explain her thoughts on the subject, insisting there is a clear difference between biology and personal identity. Responding to an article published earlier this week entitled “Poll: Most Americans Agree With JK Rowling, …
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Elon Musk has rejected complaints that SpaceX Starlink satellites are taking up too much room in Earth’s orbit. Separately, Musk is under fire from Beijing for two near-misses between these satellites and China’s space station. “Space is just extremely enormous, and satellites are very tiny,” Musk told the Financial Times …
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During an arraignment in a Vermont court on Wednesday, Griffin pleaded not guilty to three child sex trafficking charges while attorney Michael Drescher warned that the 44-year-old posed too much of a danger to be released. Drescher said Griffin had “dishonestly tried to talk his way out of being held …
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A rare statement was issued by a representative of the Duke of Sussex in response to a report by the Sunday Times, shedding light on Prince Harry’s role in the dealings with the billionaire, Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz. According to the report, the Prince agreed to meet Mahfouz in …
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