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In a bold new proposal, Russian President Vladimir Putin has expanded on his existing offer of a moratorium on the deployment of intermediate-range nuclear forces on European soil by suggesting that Russia and the US/NATO engage in so-called “verification measures” (a euphemism for on-site inspections) “regarding the Aegis Ashore systems …

Erdogan continued his war of words with Macron following the French president’s hardened comments on radical Islam in the wake of the beheading of teacher Samuel Paty in Paris. Speaking from the Presidential Palace in Ankara on Monday, Erdogan said that Macron was encouraging Islamophobia on an immense scale and …

Huawei has been locked in an intensifying trade and political spat between the US and China since last year, when it was added to the infamous Entity List that barred American businesses from dealing with the Chinese firm without getting a special license from the government. The pressure has intensified …

“Our leaders and their leaders have to discuss the limits beyond which they will not push threats, and how to define that,” said Kissinger, a top diplomat during the Nixon administration, who is credited with orchestrating US rapprochement with China. “You can say this is totally impossible, but if it …

The grim prognosis was made by the German official in an interview with the Handelsblatt daily. The pandemic has already triggered “one of the biggest” hunger and poverty crises across the world, Muller said – and further damage will be done thanks to the measures taken to battle it. The …

Cancel coronavirus restrictions are brought to “Gazprom” of relief. Russian gas supplies to the EU drop along with the prices, which forced Russian company to sell fuel at a loss. The average price of Gazprom’s exports gas by the end of the day fell to $82 per thousand cubic meters. …

While futures prices for oil hit record since March, keeping the levels between 42 and 44 per barrel Brent, the price of physical deliveries of “black gold” begins to decline as OPEC+ is preparing to increase production. Russian Urals crude oil began to fall in Europe on expectations that August …

USA this month has increased the supply of oil to Europe, displacing traditional local varieties of processors, including Russian Urals, records Reuters citing traders. According monitor traffic Refinitiv Eikon, shipment of oil from the U.S. to Europe in July grew for the first time since the inception of the agreement …

The petrodollar pipeline from the Soviet era provides the Russian economy hard currency, allowing you to change the simplest of mineral raw materials for technology and consumer lifestyle, living out their last years. The EU is the biggest consumer of Russian hydrocarbons – intends to completely abandon fossil fuels, such …

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Europe to prepare for world without US leadership. She spoke about it in an interview with The Guardian. According to her, the European countries must seriously reflect on the new reality in which Washington seeks to fulfill the role of a world leader, as before. …