Tallinn and Helsinki have discussed integration of coastal missile batteries that would enable the two NATO members to blockade the Russian Navy in the Gulf of Finland, Estonia’s defense minister announced on Friday. This would turn the Baltic Sea into a “NATO internal sea,” the official said, echoing comments made …
Read More »Kremlin reveals condition for ‘closing window’ with West
If Western countries continue to expel Russian diplomats, Moscow won’t rule out the possibility of severing diplomatic ties with them, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. He described the recent wave of expulsions as “closing the window” for continued diplomatic relations. “There is such a potential risk, since every …
Read More »Rittenhouse defense accuse prosecution of defaming teen in closing arguments
The defense and prosecution both made their final arguments before the jury on Monday, following eight days of testimony from dozens of witnesses and the screening of nearly 20 videos from the night of August 25, 2020 – when Rittenhouse, then 17, shot and killed two men and wounded a …
Read More »Macron announces French bases in Mali to begin closing in coming months amid restructuring of Sahel mission
Macron’s announcement was made on Friday during a summit with the G5 Sahel countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Chad and Mauritania), with the president saying that French bases in Mali’s Kidal, Tessalit and Timbuktu will close. The closures of the French bases in Mali are expected to commence in the …
Read More »Kiev accuses Russia of closing Black Sea strait to its warships, blocking Ukrainian navy from port while sailors carry out drills
In a statement issued on Thursday, Kiev’s diplomats said that Russia has “announced the closure of a part of the Black Sea in the direction of the Kerch Strait for warships and vessels of foreign governments from next week until October 2021.” The move, they say, comes “under the pretext …
Read More »Iranian FM warns Biden the ‘window for cooperation is closing rapidly,’ as Tehran threatens to deviate further from nuclear pact
“With the new government in Washington, there is an opportunity to try a new approach, but the current window is closing rapidly,” Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday. Zarif said the Iranian government was ready to take new retaliatory action and further deviate from the Joint Comprehensive Plan …
Read More »‘We need more public diplomacy, not less’: ex-Ambassador McFaul ‘saddened’ by US closing last two regional consulates in Russia
The US State Department has confirmed plans to shut down its mission in Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far East, and suspend work at a consulate in Ekaterinburg, a major city in the Ural Mountains. The move would make the embassy in Moscow the sole US diplomatic outpost in Russia, forcing the …
Read More »‘The Netherlands is closing down’: Dutch PM announces 5-week lockdown after spike in Covid infections
Under the new lockdown – the country’s second so far during the pandemic – all schools and shops will shut from Tuesday until January 18, while public spaces and facilities including daycare centers, hairdressers, gyms, and cinemas are to close until January 19. Pharmacies, grocery stores, and banks are allowed …
Read More »“Hospitals are closing, schools are cutting, and on TV say — all good”
As a small country, Yeltsin voted for the change of the Yeltsin Constitution. Report Znak.com Russia has replaced “Yeltsin” Constitution of 1993 on “Putin’s” 2020. Although the Foundation document is the same, it is a reason to say that the government is trying to finally turn the page and trim …
Read More »“Oschadbank” started to take their positions, closing more than a hundred offices
State Bank is going through hard time. In the period from April to June of 2017, Ukrainian banks have closed branches 167, 146 of which savings Bank branch. About it reports a press-service of the NBU. According to the financial regulator, some Ukrainian banks have closed offices for insolvency, others …
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