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Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, accused the US on Tuesday of prolonging Moscow’s war against Ukraine by a year through its withdrawal from what he described as the “Anchorage agreements”, agreed upon between American President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, notes Kiev Independent. The Kremlin has repeatedly referred to alleged agreements resulting from the meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska, although American officials have denied the existence of such agreements. Lavrov maintained that Washington’s withdrawal from these alleged agreements, which were supposedly made under Europe’s pressure, hindered the end of the war. “If the Americans had not…
About eight months after her arrest, the federal prosecutor general has indicted Ilona W., a 57-year-old businesswoman from Berlin. According to information from SPIEGEL magazine, the 74-page indictment accuses the German-Ukrainian woman of “espionage activities” in favor of Russia. However, the initial suspicion of espionage in a “particularly serious case” does not seem to have been confirmed, the source cited writes. On January 21, officials from the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) arrested Ilona W. in Berlin. According to research by SPIEGEL magazine, at the same time, searches took place at the homes of two former employees of the Federal…
The recent attacks of Russian drones on the Rivne, Volyn, and Lviv regions in western Ukraine were facilitated by relay stations in Belarus, according to Ukrainian Colonel Andrii Demcenko, spokesperson for the State Border Guard Service, as quoted by Ukrainska Pravda. “We can see that Belarus has not ceased to support the terrorist country, as even these air strikes on the Rivne, Volyn and Lviv regions were effectively allowed from Belarusian territory,” stated Andrii Demcenko. The airborne means launched by Russia were guided by signals transmitted through stations on the territory of Belarus. Demcenko added that Ukrainian border guards, just…
The pro-war Russian media claims that Lieutenant General Sergei Milhakov, commander of the 51st Army of the Southern Military District, died in a missile attack on the army headquarters, reports NEXTA. Milhakov participated in the planning and organization of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, from February 24, 2022. The available information suggests that Milhakov was killed in a missile attack carried out on August 26 against the main and reserve command posts of the Russian forces in Donetsk, according to 24tv.ua. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that, on August 26 and on the night of August…
The case of the annulled presidential elections in Romania in 2024 reaches the plenary of the European Parliament. A report to be voted on Tuesday in Strasbourg asks the Commission to finalize the analysis regarding the role of TikTok and possible interferences in the electoral process. The document analyzes how social networks are used in electoral campaigns in Europe and explicitly mentions the case of Romania. The report analyzes the situation of elections in Europe and how social networking platforms are used during election periods, including for the promotion of politicians and campaign messages. One of the paragraphs of the…
The Prime Minister of Latvia, Andris Kulbergs, asserts that European leaders have finally begun to take seriously the warnings of the Baltic states regarding the threat of Russia. “I was right. I told everyone that this would happen”, he declared for Euronews. “We know the bear inside out, we know what it thinks, how it operates” His statements come just a few days after a Russian drone struck a passenger train on Sunday, just two kilometers from the Polish border, and a few weeks after Germany attributed to Moscow an attempted drone attack on Leipzig/Halle airport. EU officials reacted swiftly,…
The European Commission has prepared new rules to block minors’ access to social networks and video content sharing platforms before the age of 15, reports Politico on Monday. The publication cites preparatory documents, which it has consulted, and a source familiar with the subject. The EU executive will present on Thursday the new law “EU KIDS Act”, which sets age restrictions, along with new rules that require targeted applications – such as social networks and artificial intelligence (AI) based virtual assistants – to be safe from the design phase. The law also aims to create a tiered system for access…
From religious slogans shouted at anti-immigration protests, to far-right leaders publicly displaying their Christian “conversion”, religion has increasingly become a visible tool for moral legitimization for nationalist movements in the UK and other countries, writes The Telegraph. From Tommy Robinson to the Dover protesters, several radical leaders invoke religion to justify their ideas, fueling a new wave of Christian nationalism. Last year, in the UK, there were approximately 50,000 Christmas carol services. Largely, these were similar to each other – either improvised or sophisticated, ticketed or open to the general public – all having, in broad terms, the same ingredients:…
Slovakia wants the EU to remove two Russian businessmen from the sanctions list. France supports a compromise, writes Politico, while other states refuse to accept Bratislava’s request. EU states failed on Monday to extend one of the sanction regimes against Russia, five EU diplomats told Politico. Three of them stated that EU ambassadors will meet again later on Monday for additional discussions. The ambassadors gathered in Brussels must reach a unanimous agreement, as the regime – which regulates the freezing of assets of approximately 3,000 individuals and companies – expires on Tuesday. However, there is a problem. Slovakia’s Opposition Slovakia…
The wedding of Donald Trump Jr., the son of American President Donald Trump, in the Bahamas would have benefited from funding of hundreds of thousands of dollars from Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman considered close to Vladimir Putin, according to an investigation published by ProPublica. Kremlev would have also paid for the rental of one of the private islands where the guests were hosted, as well as the fireworks. The event unfolded over the course of three days, in May, in the Bahamas. According to ProPublica, two private islands were rented, and the costs for one of them were borne…