French influence in Africa has long been taken for granted to such an extent that the French media has a name for the relationship: “Françafrique”. The implication is that Paris still has historical and linguistic ties to its resource-rich former colonies on the continent, which should automatically translate to military, …
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Russian troops could soon wrest the remainder of the Donbass region from Ukraine’s forces, Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, the BND, has warned, according to a report by Der Spiegel magazine. The report cited recent classified BND briefings as saying that the agency “fears that Ukrainian resistance could even be broken …
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A new round of EU sanctions against Russia over Ukraine is already being developed, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Pawel Jablonski said on Saturday. Asked by the Polish Press Agency if the next round of sanctions was in the works, Jablonski replied: “Of course.” Jablonski added that the EU should confiscate …
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Russia’s sanctions against Gazprom’s former German subsidiary may cost Germany around €5 billion ($5.36 billion) in additional expenses per year, the newspaper Welt am Sonntag reported on Sunday, citing sources within the industry. On March 31, Russia’s state energy giant and major gas exporter Gazprom exited Gazprom Germania in response …
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Russian airstrikes have destroyed foreign-supplied tanks in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, Moscow said on Sunday. Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said during a regular briefing that Russian forces carried out airstrikes “on the outskirts of Kiev, destroying the T-72 tanks and other armored vehicles that were supplied by …
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Russian energy giant Gazprom said this week that gas exports to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline have continued to grow. The deliveries are part of “a bilateral long-term contract between Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC),” the company said on its official Telegram channel. The 3,000km (1,864 …
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Dozens of Polish employees took to the streets on Friday to protest the government’s decision to suspend the activities of Sulzer Turbo Services due to its ties with Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg. According to Polish media, around 160 people lost their source of income overnight due to sanctions imposed on …
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The volume of German exports to Russia decreased to €800 million ($859 million) in April, down by 10% compared with March, the German Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, said on Friday, citing sanctions and other restrictions. The figure, however, is much better than in March, when exports collapsed by more than …
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The Russian Defense Ministry released on Friday what it claimed to be staged combat scenes filmed on behalf of the Ukrainian government and paid for by the British government. The two short clips appear to be raw footage of what looks like a war movie. The filming of the videos …
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The multinational hotel chain Marriott is suspending all operations in Russia due to Ukraine-related sanctions, the company said in a press-release published on its website on Friday. “We have come to the view that newly announced US, UK, and EU restrictions will make it impossible for Marriott to continue to …
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