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Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko called on Germany to accept migrants trying to enter the European Union through the Belarusian-Polish border. “Most people here are those who want to reunite with their families. Take those people in. This is a small burden for Germany,” said Lukashenko during a visit to the logistics center near the Bruzgi border crossing on the border with
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U.S. Navy’s guided missile destroyer Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) is heading for the Black Sea, according to the Twitter account of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet. “USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) began its northbound transit to the Black Sea to operate with our NATO Allies & partners in the region!” the tweet said. USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) is
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The Kremlin’s propaganda campaign at home is getting people ready for a ‘reluctant’ move into Ukraine. Domestic propagandists and state TV pundits are promoting the idea of an inevitable confrontation with the West as Russia’s military posture grows increasingly hostile, causing major concern for its nearest neighbors and NATO. Ukraine remains the crown jewel for the Kremlin and the Russian
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The Kremlin said Wednesday it opposes U.S. President Joe Biden’s “divisive” democracy summit after Russia did not appear on the list of invitees. Around 110 countries have been invited to the virtual summit, including the United States’ major Western allies, and snubbing Russia and China. The long-advertised meeting will take place online on Dec. 9 and 10 ahead of an
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday that the country needed to further develop its armed forces in the face of “increased NATO activity” on its borders. “The difficult military and political situation in the world and the increased activity of NATO countries near the Russian borders require further quality development of the armed forces,” Shoigu told officials in
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We have reached a point where the long-standing controversy over NATO enlargement must somehow be resolved. Russia’s relations with the West have come to a head. NATO expansion, which Putin brought up again in a recent speech, is a well-known issue for Russia. What is not often mentioned is that this is also an issue for the bloc. When decisions
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By Daniel Fried, John E. Herbst, Alexander Vershbow War drums are beating in Europe. For the second time this year, Moscow is assembling up to 100,000 troops and military hardware on its border with Ukraine. The Biden administration judges that there is a real possibility that Russian President Vladimir Putin may decide to launch a new invasion of Ukraine in
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The United States is “escalating” the tense situation between Kiev and Moscow by sending weapons and military advisers to Ukraine, the Kremlin said Tuesday. The comments come after CNN reported, citing unnamed sources familiar with the deliberations, that the Biden administration is considering sending Javelin anti-tank missiles, stinger air defense missiles and military advisers to Ukraine amid Western concerns of
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At the same time, Minsk wants no border conflicts Leader of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko decided to warn Poles not to close the border with Belarus. According to him, in such case Poland will need to think of an alternative route of connection with the Russian Federation – the one via the occupied areas of Donbas. He said so during the
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If a conflict is unleashed on the territory of Belarus, NATO and Russia will be drawn into it, said self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in an interview with the BBC, part of which was published by Belarusian state agency BelTA . According to Lukashenko, the West has not yet paid the Belarusian people for the losses that they suffered
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The Finnish authorities are discussing a possibility of building a fence on the border with Russia. The length of this border stretch is more than a thousand kilometers. According to the newspaper Yle, the issue was brought up by the former Minister of the Interior and an MP from the opposition Coalition Party Kai Mykkänen who spoke in favor of
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This week, EU member states were presented with the Strategic Compass for Security and Defense, a plan that outlines actions to ensure the bloc’s internal security. The corresponding document was at the disposal of CNN . It provides a mechanism that explains how the efforts of the EU member states can be coordinated in the event of a joint military force being used. The key
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Article by: Alya Shandra The Wagnergate affair in Ukraine gains steam as intelligence chief who was in charge of the ambitious operation to detain Russian mercenaries suspected of war crimes in Donbas admits it was postponed based on orders from President Zelenskyy. This confirms the allegations of a recent Bellingcat report dismissed by the President’s Office. The intelligence chief also says
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Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) has introduced an amendment that would trigger a cascade of sanctions against top Russian officials, the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, major financial institutions, sovereign debt transactions and more in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine. Why it matters: U.S. officials have been sounding the alarm about Russia’s massive military buildup
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Russia’s relations with NATO countries have become “distressing”, the possibilities of cooperation with the European Union are “narrowing”, interaction with the United States is “in an unsatisfactory state” after the expulsion of Russian diplomats, which made it impossible for Russian embassies to function normally, said Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking at the board of the Foreign Ministry. Not so long
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The ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine because of the statement of the Bulgarian president During a debate with his main opponent in the presidential election, Anastas Gerdzhikov, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev said he considered annexed Crimea to be Russian territory and that sanctions against Russia were ineffective, Svobodna Evropa reports. “[Crimea] is Russian now.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time called on the self-proclaimed president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko to start a dialogue with the Belarusian opposition. “Yes, we know that the situation in Belarus. Although it has calmed down inside the country, but, nevertheless, there are problems, and we are well aware of this and, of course, call for a dialogue
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The Kremlin slammed Friday a proposal by the U.S. Congress not to recognize Vladimir Putin’s presidency beyond 2024. Congressmen Steve Cohen and Joe Wilson introduced a resolution Thursday to end the recognition of Putin as Russian president “if the autocrat remains in power” after his current term. Constitutional amendments passed last year grant Putin the ability to stay in power until 2036
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An unsavory compromise may be everyone’s best hope. Samuel Charap (@scharap) is a senior political scientist at the nonprofit, nonpartisan RAND Corporation. He has previously served as a senior advisor to the undersecretary of state for arms control and international security and is the coauthor, with Timothy Colton, of Everyone Loses: The Ukraine Crisis and the Ruinous Contest for Post-Soviet
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A makeshift migrant camp on Belarus’ border with Poland has been cleared, Minsk said Thursday, as hundreds of Iraqis who failed to make the crossing to enter the European Union returned home. Hope for de-escalating the crisis, which has seen thousands camping in desperate conditions on the border for weeks, had been mounting in recent days, after German Chancellor Angela
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A Russian diaspora group in the United States said Thursday it has suspended activities over what it called FBI harassment of its members as part of an undisclosed probe into “foreign agent” law violations. The Russian Community Council of the U.S.A., which organizes events to popularize the Russian language and cultural heritage within the U.S., said 300 of its members have been
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Chuck Schumer reupped his calls for Republicans to agree to hasten the process so that the National Defense Authorization Act can be finished ahead of Thanksgiving. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is urging senators to speed up debate on the annual defense policy bill so that amendment votes can kick off as early as Thursday. On the floor, the New
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said the West is “escalating” the Ukraine conflict by holding drills in the Black Sea and flying bombers near its borders. His comments come as the U.S. accuses Moscow of a troop build-up near Ukraine. Western countries have for days raised alarm over Russian military activity near Ukraine, with Washington warning Moscow against making
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A deal struck between the UK and Ukraine will see warships and missiles sold to the country amid rising tensions with Russia. Defence secretary Ben Wallace signed a treaty with Ukraine last week, under which the country’s government can access financing for contracts with UK suppliers to help beef up its naval capabilities. It is expected to help deliver two
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The United States on Monday added Russia to a blacklist of countries singled out for “egregious violations of religious freedom,” a move that comes as ties dip to their lowest ebb since the Cold War. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was designating Russia, as well as China and eight other states, as countries of concern “for having
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