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A top Polish leader has called for the US to dramatically expand its troop presence in Europe, to deploy more forces along Russia’s borders and possibly to station nuclear weapons in Poland. “Poland would be pleased if the Americans increased their presence in Europe from the current 100,000 soldiers up …

Moscow has recognized the Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk in the borders they had as regions of Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters at a press conference at the Kremlin on Monday. “We have recognized them, which means that we recognize their basic documents, including their constitutions. Those constitutions …

Russia will acknowledge the borders of the two breakaway republics of Donetsk and Lugansk in line with where local leaders exercise authority and jurisdiction, the Kremlin has announced, after Moscow formally recognized the two regions as independent states. At present, Ukrainian forces control large swaths of the territory to which the separatist …

Russian officials have openly disagreed over the new borders of Ukraine as the debate over the recognition of the Donetsk (DPR) and Lugansk (LPR) People’s Republics turns to discussion over how much territory the two breakaway states should control. On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree recognizing the …

The Australian government has officially allowed people with proof they have been fully vaccinated with the Sputnik V Covid vaccine to enter the country, starting Monday. Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) said it reviewed data provided by Moscow which shows that the vaccine “provides protection and potentially reduces the likelihood …

F-15E Strike Eagles from the 336th Fighter Squadron landed at the Campia Turzii airfield in central Romania on Wednesday. They will patrol the skies, taking off from an air base near the country’s Black Sea coast along with Romanian warplanes and Italian Eurofighter Typhoons, NATO said. The arrival of American …

Last month, President Volodymyr Zelensky used a press conference to announce a coup against him was afoot, and that billionaire rival Rinat Akhmetov was playing a leading role in it. Zelensky’s tale was rambling and muddled: it was unclear what exactly he was accusing the oligarch of, and the president’s sources …

Speaking on Monday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced the imminent closure of the border to non-Japanese nationals from Tuesday. “This is a preventive, emergency measure to avoid a worst-case scenario,” Kishida told reporters at the Prime Minister’s office.   The measures apply to all foreign nationals with the exception of those …

Avoiding shutting down borders, the WHO said, will prevent a “heavy burden on lives and livelihoods.”  If restrictions are put in place, the organization warned, they should not be “unnecessarily invasive or intrusive.” “Covid-19 constantly exploits our divisions. We will only get the better of the virus if we work …

Starting from November 1, fully vaccinated Australian citizens have been greenlighted to travel abroad freely without a special permit or the need to quarantine on arrival. The move comes as much of Australia switches from the so-called Covid-zero pandemic-management strategy to living with the virus amid a large-scale vaccination drive. …