White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has claimed that it was too early to make a call on what the results of Ukraine’s counteroffensive operations would be, insisting that despite losing a “significant” amount of forces, Kiev still has “substantial” reserves to throw into battle. When asked whether “the real …
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This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to Tehran for a summit of the guarantors of the so-called Astana process, which aims to find a political settlement in Syria. Apart from a joint session with the other two participants, Iran’s Ibrahim Raisi and Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Putin will hold …
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The events, of the 1990s, in Yugoslavia are often overlooked in discussions about today’s relations between Russia and the West. Many fail to grasp why public opinion in Russia, which had looked favorably on the US and Western Europe after the Soviet collapse, suddenly shifted to a position of increased …
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Germany has reportedly declared 40 Russian diplomats “undesirable persons.” They have five days to leave the country. The federal government has decided to “declare a significant number of members of the Russian embassy unwanted persons who have worked here in Germany every day against our freedom, against the cohesion of …
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Speaking during the Aspen Security Forum on Wednesday, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, said the Pentagon had noticed a “significant amount of military movement on the Russian side of the Ukrainian border.” The US has observed “nothing overtly aggressive” on Russia’s part, Milley added. …
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The full bench of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia ruled 8-7 on Thursday in favor of Leaders of A Beautiful Struggle and against the Baltimore, Maryland police department, declaring the Aerial Investigation Research (AIR) program unconstitutional. The ruling is the “most significant 4th Amendment victory in …
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The Great Western Railway (GWR), the London North Eastern Railway (LNER), Hull Trains, and the TransPennine Express (TPE) suspended some services out of London on Saturday morning. This means that train services are limited between Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, York, and London, according to the BBC. GWR warned of “significant …
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Starting from Monday, British nationals arriving from 33 high-risk countries will have to quarantine for 10 days at home or in a government-approved hotel. However, Heathrow Airport warned on Saturday that the hotel quarantine plan is not yet ready for launch. “We have been working hard with the government to …
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Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh did not publicly release detailed figures but said crude oil exports have risen “significantly,” even though the US ramped up sanctions on the Middle Eastern country under the Trump administration. Speaking to the SHANA, the Iranian oil ministry’s news agency, Zanganeh declared that “We …
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The misdemeanor accusations brought against a number of suspects already were intended as placeholder counts, and they may well face “significant” charges, Sherwin pointed out during a briefing on Tuesday. Hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building last Wednesday as Congress met inside to certify the presidential election results in favor …
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