In Nod To Russia, U.S. Condemns Foreign Military Involvement In Libya
Russia has been helping Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA).
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U.S. To Move Troops From Germany, In Shift That Esper Says Will Strengthen NATO Against Russia
July 29, 2020 15:13 GMT – By RFE/RL WASHINGTON — The United States will move almost 12,000 troops out of Germany, relocating some of them to Belgium and Italy, in a strategic shift the Pentagon says will help deter Russia. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on July 29 that the repositioning will strengthen NATO, enhance deterrence against Russia, and improve U.S.
Read moreRussia’s European lobby: Italian provocations against Ukraine have been directed from the Kremlin
Article by: Natalia Tolub Promote Ukraine together with the International Center for Countering Russian Propaganda is finalizing a study on the Kremlin’s “mouthpieces” in Europe. Today we will consider Italy, which is one of the three largest economic partners of Ukraine in the EU and is one of the main trade partners of our country in the world. But we should
Read moreRussia asks Italy to “put pressure” on Brussels in cancellation of sanctions issue, – media
Russia wants Italy to pay for humanitarian aid in this way The Russian government is asking Italy to pay for the humanitarian aid sent, “pushing” Brussels to lift the sanctions. This was reported by Linkiesta, referring to a letter from the ambassador of the Russian Federation to Italy, Sergei Razov. “Finally, Moscow billed after aid (including military assistance) was sent
Read moreItalians offered EUR 200 for praising Putin’s help on camera – media
09:00, 14 April 2020 Videos are to be posted on social networks. Italians are being offered EUR 200 for starring in a video to be shot by “Russian media”, thanking Russia and its president, Vladimir Putin, for humanitarian assistance. Such proposals are being spun via WhatsApp messenger, Italy’s La Repubblica reports. “They need 15 Italians who will say something good
Read moreThink tank: La Stampa’s findings on intel-gathering nature of Russian “aid” mission in Italy confirmed
Russian aid sent to Italy is, in fact, useless, while among troops deployed there are not just military doctors, but also intelligence operatives, spec-ops officers, and military chemists, the report says. While Russia is threatening an Italian newspaper over the report revealing the true objective of the Russian military team deployed in Italy, the analysis of documentary material confirms the
Read moreTwenty Ukrainian doctors flew to aid of Italy, – Lyashko
They will be there for 14 days To help Italy in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic 20 Ukrainian doctors flew, they will be there for 14 days. The Deputy Minister of Health, Chief State Sanitary Doctor of Ukraine Viktor Lyashko announced this information due briefing. If there is a normal epidemic situation upon their return to Ukraine, they will
Read moreItaly and Russia Spar Over Alleged Coronavirus Spies
Italy was engaged in a war of words with Russia on Friday over allegations Moscow hid spies among doctors it had sent to the country’s coronavirus epicenter near Milan. The unusual exchange between the traditionally friendly nations followed the publication of an Italian newspaper story about the purportedly nefarious nature of the Russian mission. The Russians came last week to help disinfect
Read moreItaly may exit EU due to delay in assistance against coronavirus
Leader of Italian political party ‘League’, former vice-premier of Italy called EU ‘den of snakes and jackals’ The leader of the Italian political party League, former Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, announced the possible withdrawal of his country from the European Union due to the delay in helping to overcome the coronavirus epidemic, as Affar Italiani reports. “This is
Read morePsy-ops and disinformation campaign in Italy amid crisis
18:40, 27 March 2020 There’s every reason to believe the campaign is launched from beyond the country. A group of Russian military arrived in Italy exactly at the moment an active campaign was launched across social networks, calling for the country’s withdrawal from the EU. Such calls are being spun on Twitter with a relevant ITALEXIT hashtag by a swarm
Read moreLa Stampa: 80% of humanitarian aid from Russia for Italy was useless
About 80% of the humanitarian aid that Russia sent to Italy to fight the coronavirus turned out to be ” absolutely useless or of little use,” the La Stampa newspaper writes, citing sources. The publication notes that Russian assistance consisted of equipment for the disinfection of territories and other special equipment of this type, while, for example, China sent mainly medical masks and mechanical ventilation devices to
Read moreRussian Army sending hard-hit Italy coronavirus aid after Putin phone call
A military truck loads onto a Il-76 cargo plane in Chkalovsky military airport outside Moscow in preparation to deliver aid to Italy. (Alexei Yereshko, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Read moreDocumentary on Markiv case to be screened in Italian Parliament
The Wrong Place (Не в тому місці) will be screened in the Italian Parliament on February 14. It highlights the case against Ukrainian National Guardsman Vitaliy Markiv and the killing of Italian journalist Andrea Rocchelli near then-occupied Sloviansk in May, 2014. Members of the press and media are invited to attend the screening, which will take place at 14:30 on February 14, 2020
Read moreItalian channel calls Ukraine ‘Little Russia,’ embassy demands correction
Ukraine’s Embassy in Italy has responded to a remark made by a TV host of Italy’s national public broadcasting company RAI, who called Ukraine “Little Russia.” The Ukrainian diplomatic mission reported this on its Facebook page. “In connection with an incorrect and even insulting remark made by the host of the Italian show L’Eredita on the RAI television channel (January
Read moreItalian court used Russian fake news in Markiv case – NYT
A large amount of “evidence” in the case of Vitaliy Markiv, a Ukrainian National Guard serviceman convicted in Italy, has been used from Russian propaganda sources. This is stated in an article titled “How Russian Propaganda Showed Up in an Italian Murder Trial,” which was published in The New York Times on December 17. As it turned out, among the
Read moreMarkiv case: Italian political party asks for European Commission observers at appeal hearings
Secretary of the Italian party Più Europa (+Europe), Benedetto Della Vedova, recently sent a letter about the Markiv case to the President of the newly created European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the European Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders. It concerns the trial of first instance in Pavia, Italy, which sentenced Ukrainian soldier Vitaliy Markiv (who also has Italian
Read moreU.S. Charges Russian Companies for Attempt to Evade Trade Sanctions
U.S. federal prosecutors have charged Russian, Italian and U.S. companies and several employees for allegedly trying to evade U.S. sanctions by providing a U.S.-manufactured power turbine to a Russian state-controlled business, the U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday. The unidentified Russian company was barred from acquiring the turbine under U.S. sanctions imposed after Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. But
Read moreIOM: Some 49,000 Ukrainians victims of human trafficking over past three years
22:40, 02 December 2019 UKRAINE About 94% of affected Ukrainians are those who suffered from labor exploitation. Over the last three years about 49,000 Ukrainians could have suffered from human trafficking, according to the International Organization for Migration. The vast majority (94%) of the victims suffered from labor exploitation. Over a half (65%) of the victims identified by the IOM
Read morePortnikov: Breathing lighter without Lega
Vitaly Portnikov Europeans can breathe easy for the first time in several years: Italy, one of the leading economies of the continent, will no longer be a nightmare of government officials and financiers, it will not provoke crises and strife and undermine European unity, which is already flimsy after the Brexit vote. Matteo Salvini is no longer in power. And
Read moreRussian, Italian charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from US aviation company
A Russian national and an Italian national were charged earlier this month with conspiring and attempting to steal trade secrets from American company GE Aviation, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Alexander Yuryevich Korshunov, 57, and Maurizio Paolo Bianchi, 59, were alleged to have hired consultants for jet engine accessory work between 2013 and 2018 who used trade secrets owned by
Read moreUkraine: Letter from soldier Vitaliy Markiv, sentenced to 24 years by an Italian court
2019/08/25 – 11:03 On August 24, 2019, Maryna But, a member of the Ukrainian community in Italy, received a letter from Vitaliy Markiv, written on August 9, 2019 from his place of detention in Pavia, Italy. Here is part of Vitaliy’s letter. We can only read, admire and support the spirit of this young Ukrainian fighter. “Happy Independence Day, Ukraine!
Read moreItaly Aide Linked to Russia Funding Accusations Frequented Moscow – BuzzFeed
An aide to Italy’s deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini, at the center of accusations the ruling League party sought millions of euros via a secret Russian oil deal, flew back-and-forth to Moscow last year, news website BuzzFeed said on Thursday. Flight records show Salvini’s former spokesman Gianluca Savoini went to Moscow on three separate occasions last year in the run-up
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