Serbia will not join anti-Russian sanctions at this point, President Aleksandar Vucic said on Wednesday. In spite of the pressure from EU countries, Serbia is pursuing its own independent policy and intends to continue doing so, Vucic told the state broadcaster RTS in an interview at the World Economic Forum …
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CIA Director William Burns told a Financial Times conference on Saturday that the US’ intelligence agencies haven’t seen any “practical evidence” that Russian President Vladimir Putin will use tactical nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously claimed that Putin could use such weapons. “We don’t see, as …
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The United States will take “every step” to ensure that China will never invade Taiwan, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Thursday. Speaking at the Economic Club conference in Washington, Sullivan suggested that Beijing is “carefully looking” now at the events in Ukraine following the launch of …
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The possibility of Turkey joining anti-Russia sanctions is “unrealistic,” Turkey’s Foreign Ministry chief, Mevlut Cavusoglu, said in an interview with local news channel NTV on Thursday. He noted however, that Ankara would be forced to follow sanctions if they’re approved by the United Nations. “Turkey abides by international law, we …
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As the world is becoming more unstable, the “potential for significant international conflict is increasing, not decreasing”, the top US military officer told lawmakers on Tuesday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and General US chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley defended the record-setting $773 billion budget the US …
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President Vladimir Putin on Saturday denied rumors Russia was going to declare a state of emergency or martial law due to the ongoing military operation in Ukraine and Western sanctions against Moscow. “Martial law is declared in a country… in case of a foreign aggression, including in particular places where …
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Washington has nixed nascent plans for a meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin because of Russia’s recognition of Ukraine’s breakaway republics, White House press secretary Jen Psaki has said. She added that the Biden administration still hopes for a diplomatic solution to the crisis. “We’re never going to …
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UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who has just returned from a trip to Moscow, said that he believes it’s “highly likely” that Russia moves to invade Ukraine, even if the former has categorically denied any such plans. Speaking to the Sunday Times, Wallace cited the alleged build-up of the Russian …
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Russian soldiers could be sent to Nicaragua under laws already in place in the Central American nation, Moscow’s ambassador in Managua has argued amid a new standoff with Washington over the prospect of the Kremlin stepping up its military presence in the region. Speaking to RIA Novosti on Friday, Alexander Khokholikov, who also …
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Speaking to foreign reporters during a major press conference on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the “slightly imbalanced” coverage of the situation surrounding his country exhibited by some Western politicians and media. “Today we are not seeing any greater escalation than it was before. Yes, the number of servicemen …
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