Traffic has been suspended on the long bridge, which connects Crimea with mainland Russia, due to an unspecified “emergency,” Crimean Governor Sergey Aksyonov said in the early hours of Monday. The bridge was targeted by Ukraine in the past. Writing on his Telegram channel, Aksyonov asked people to avoid the bridge, …
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Russian energy giant Gazprom announced on Friday the suspension of natural gas supplies to the EU via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, for an indefinite period, due to technical malfunctions. The pipeline was supposed to restart on September 3 following repairs to its sole operating turbine. According to the company, …
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Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared on Tuesday that had Russian President Vladimir Putin not “taken the initiative” in Ukraine, the NATO alliance would have launched a war with Russia over Crimea, which Kiev claims as its own land. Speaking alongside Putin in Tehran, Khamenei stated that “as regards …
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Ukraine’s ‘International Legion’ no longer wants foreign recruits to fight Russia, a spokesman told Canada’s National Post on Friday. Despite Kiev once welcoming Western recruits with open arms, he has now revealed that supplies are low, and inexperienced volunteers aren’t ready for combat. Volunteers who’ve already made the journey have …
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A hot topic in US politics right now is whether members of Congress should be able to trade stocks while in office. Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff plans to introduce a bill that would bar members and their immediate family members from trading individual stocks in the stock market, which comes …
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While the US currently opposes controls on orbital arms, the shifting balance of power means that it would likely do well to reconsider. The test in question, confirmed by Moscow on Tuesday, destroyed an old, inoperable Soviet reconnaissance satellite, with Washington blasting the operation as “irresponsible” and “reckless” over the …
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Stepping in at short notice for the Triller Fight Club pay-per-view contest after original combatant Oscar De Le Hoya was ruled out with Covid, Holyfield had already set fans on edge when footage of his labored sparring and pad work was shared ahead of the bout. Holyfield last fought competitively …
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Buzova, formerly the wife of ex-Russian international Dmitri Tarasov, was invited onto the television network to discuss the Russian national team’s fortunes at the European Championships, and if fans can remain hopeful that Stanislav Cherchesov’s men can emerge from a tricky Group B after defeat in their opening game in St. Petersburg …
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“This terrorist state that tries to plunder a city like Jerusalem, which houses places that are holy for Muslims, Christians and Jews, has crossed all limits,” Erdogan said on Friday, referring to Israel. “It is imperative that UN Security Council takes steps to ensure peace in Jerusalem in line with …
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Except, of course, there is no alliance between the US and Ukraine. This week, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken effectively ended the notion that Ukraine has Western backers ready to step in at a moment’s notice if it finds itself under attack. Pressed on whether American forces could be …
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