A man rammed his car into a fence protecting the Russian Embassy in Bucharest, on Wednesday morning, before dousing himself in gasoline and setting himself on fire, Romanian media has reported. He was reportedly found dead inside the charred vehicle when emergency services arrived. Digi24 quoted investigative sources as saying that …
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The Ukrainian authorities requested that Slovenian diplomats in Kiev remove their national flag from the front of the embassy, claiming it is too similar to the Russian flag, it was revealed on Wednesday. “When we arrived in Kiev, it was quite windy, and when we proudly raised the Slovenian and …
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US tech giants are helping the FBI’s recruitment drive against Russian diplomats stationed in the US capital, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Ads on Twitter, Facebook and Google are geolocated to the Russian embassy and encourage recipients to divulge information to the US security agency. The campaign, which an …
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Parcels containing a “suspicious” white powder were sent to the Russian Embassy in Australia’s capital of Canberra, according to police and diplomatic staffers, prompting a hazmat team to respond to the scene. Two mysterious packages containing an “unknown white powder” were discovered outside the embassy early Thursday morning, the diplomatic mission told …
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The US State Department is again evacuating its Ukraine embassy staff, this time moving them across the border to Poland on concerns that Russia will launch an attack on Kiev, Bloomberg News reported. The latest move comes one week after Washington relocated its embassy operations to Lviv from Kiev, citing …
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The safety of the American Embassy in Moscow is severely threatened by restrictions imposed on diplomats by the Russian authorities, the US ambassador claimed on Sunday. Speaking to Politico, John Sullivan complained that the diplomatic mission has serious maintenance problems due to a lack of personnel. “If the expulsions by …
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The US State Department announced on Monday that it will temporarily move embassy operations in Ukraine from Kiev to Lviv, citing concerns over the alleged buildup of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border and the “safety” of US personnel. Lviv is a large city in the West of the country, …
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Citing “deteriorating security situation” amid an alleged build-up of the Russian troops at the Ukraine border, Australia has ordered a temporary shutdown of its embassy in Kiev, saying that it would be relocating its operations to an office in Lviv in western Ukraine. Announcing the move in a statement on …
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The US is partially evacuating its embassy in Kiev amid heightened tensions between NATO and Russia over Ukraine. The Department of State has “ordered non-emergency US employees at the embassy to depart due to continued reports of a Russian military build-up on the border with Ukraine, indicating potential for significant …
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The United States is planning to open its first embassy on the Solomon Islands in 29 years following violent riots on the island and the nation’s increase in relations with China, media reported on Saturday, citing officials. AP obtained a US State Department memo to Congress, which indicated that Secretary …
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