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Every time Donald Trump has waved his plan to heavily tax imports in the United States, the world has reacted as if the threat will be delayed, mitigated, or withdrawn. On Wednesday, the American president will reveal in the Rose Garden at the White House how determined he is to start a trade war with the rest of the world and effectively put an end to decades of economic globalization, as reported by BBC in an analysis published on its website. It is possible for the Republican leader to launch the equivalent of a ballistic missile barrage in the global…
The Danish Minister of Industry has asked for a European response on Tuesday after US embassies in several EU member states sent a letter to local companies warning them that maintaining racial and gender diversity programs could affect their business relations with the US, reports AFP. “A response must be discussed with our European colleagues,” said Danish Minister Morten Bodskov to the French news agency, considering the US initiative “a new attempt at an American trade barrier,” after the trade barriers consisting of tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump or threatened to impose them. ”The Danish and European companies…
For the first time since World War II, Germany will station its troops abroad for a long-term mission. This refers to a mission within NATO, in Lithuania. The German army (Bundeswehr) has announced that the unit will become fully operational by 2027. This is a significant step in the current geopolitical tensions and a clear demonstration of Berlin’s commitment to the security of Eastern Europe. „We have a clear mission: to ensure the protection, freedom, and security of our Lithuanian allies on the eastern flank of NATO,” said Brigadier General Christoph Huber, commander of the German brigade in Lithuania. In…
Russian President Vladimir Putin received on Tuesday at the Kremlin the political leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Milorad Dodik, the Russian presidency announced, as reported by AFP. Milorad Dodik is wanted by the Bosnian justice in an investigation for an attack on the constitutional order. The Kremlin released a video of the two leaders shaking hands before sitting down around a table. “I am very glad to see you in Moscow,” Putin told Dodik. The Russian President’s foreign policy advisor, Yuri Ushakov, “also took part in the meeting,” the Kremlin said.Milorad Dodik announced on Monday that he had arrived in…
Revista americană Forbes he corrected the annual ranking of the world’s wealthiest people, indicating a different country of origin for three businesspeople who were previously included in the category of Russia. This change was brought to attention by the publication “Agenția”.Such changes usually take place at the direct request of entrepreneurs or their representatives, notes the source. According to the updated ranking, the founder of EuroChem and SUEK companies, Andrei Melnichenko (with a fortune of 17.4 billion dollars), is now listed as a billionaire from the United Arab Emirates.In the Forbes ranking in Russia, he held the seventh position last…
Vladimir Putin has signed a decree which will equalize the salaries of governors with those of deputy prime ministers. The document was published on the official portal of legal acts. ‘It is established that individuals in supreme leadership positions of the subjects of the Russian Federation will receive a compensation that includes a monthly salary, a monthly bonus, and a quarterly bonus, in the amount provided for deputy prime ministers of the Russian Federation,’ the decree states. The new provisions will come into effect starting in 2026. According to calculations by journalist Farida Rustamova, starting from that year, governors’ salaries…
The reports from TikTok and Meta regarding last year’s presidential elections in Romania have been released. TikTok representatives have managed to block over 4.5 million fake likes and 1.5 million fake follow requests. Additionally, 33,000 spam accounts from Romania and nearly 100,000 fake accounts were suspended. Moreover, the accounts of presidential candidates, as well as those of other politicians, officials, and political parties that may have conducted campaigns, have been banned from engaging in political advertising, placing ads on TikTok, or organizing monetization or fundraising activities, either in their own name or on behalf of other users, according to Antena…
Anyone working for the Russian state in the United Kingdom will now have to register in a monitoring system of “foreign influences”, which will come into effect on July 1, announced British security minister Dan Jarvis on Tuesday, according to Agerpres. “Every individual who engages in activities under an agreement with certain Russian state bodies will have to be included in the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), as well as individuals working on behalf of the Iranian state,” said Dan Jarvis in front of parliament members. The state will be added to the “enhanced level” of the future FIRS, a…
A democratic American senator monopolized the US Senate chamber on Monday, March 31, to protest against President Donald Trump’s “unconstitutional” policies. New Jersey Senator Cory Booker began speaking around 7 PM local time and was still addressing parliamentarians, standing, after 14 hours since he started his speech, according to Agerpres. “I rise with the intention of disrupting the normal activities of the US Senate for as long as I physically can. I rise tonight because I sincerely believe that our country is in crisis,” said the New Jersey senator on Monday. „ The internal rules of the upper house of…
Daily natural gas deliveries from Gazprom to Europe via the TurkStream pipeline have dropped by 19.4% this month compared to the previous month, according to Reuters calculations. Turkey is now the only transit route for Russian gas to Europe, after Ukraine decided not to extend its transit agreement with Moscow for five years when it expired on January 1st.These calculations, based on data provided by the European gas transmission system operators’ network (ENTSOG), show that Russian gas exports via TurkStream decreased this month to 45 million cubic meters per day, from 55.8 million cubic meters per day in February and…