A gas pipeline caught fire in the Russian city of Kerch in Crimea. A power transmission line was partially damaged as a result of the blaze, according to the city’s authorities, and efforts are underway to repair it as quickly as possible. No more details about the cause of the …
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Delegations from many foreign countries are expected to take part in the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) that kicks off on Sunday in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok. India, China, Laos, Mongolia and Myanmar will have the largest contingents at the event, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev, …
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The Ukrainian crisis is giving rise to new strategic shifts. Alongside the shift away from a US-dominated world order, the conflict shows the emergence of a new balance of power in Europe that eludes the comprehension of Western analysts. At the heart of the new strategic situation in Europe is …
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“Give back the Northern Territories! You’re illegally occupying our land!” Every year, on February 7, slogans like this blare out through loudspeakers opposite the Russian embassy in Japan. This is the day when Japan celebrates the so-called Northern Territories Day.” This refers to what Russia calls the Southern Kurils — Iturup, …
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President Vladimir Putin delivered a lengthy speech at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far East. Among other things, he commented on the unfolding crisis in the global economy, which he attributed to the shortsightedness of Western elites. According to Putin, they are trying to cling to global …
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A new campaign by Google’s behavioral tech incubator Jigsaw aims to “pre-bunk” harmful claims about Ukrainian refugees, targeting audiences in Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic with video clips designed to educate them about the types of psychological manipulation the spreaders of disinformation might deploy against them. Taking its cue …
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Poland is participating in two large-scale multinational drills and is the host nation for one of them, the country’s Defense Ministry revealed on Sunday amid Russian allegations that Warsaw is preparing to occupy the western part of Ukraine. The Defender Europe 2022 (DE22) and Swift Response 2022 (SR22) will be …
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Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister, has spoken in favor of US nuclear weapons being deployed in eastern Europe, citing Russia’s military offensive against Ukraine. In an interview with Germany’s Die Welt news outlet published on Sunday, Kaczynski said that “fundamentally, it makes sense to expand nuclear sharing to the …
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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said thousands of troops will soon be deployed to four countries in Eastern Europe, calling for the alliance to be bolstered “in all domains,” as it oversees around 140,000 soldiers on the continent. Speaking ahead of a NATO summit set for later this week, Stoltenberg …
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President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine has talked with his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, he tweeted on Friday morning. Poland and other members of the Bucharest Nine group of nations could help Ukraine by providing “defense aid, sanctions, [and] pressure on the aggressor,” he said, referring to Russia. “Together we have …
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