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PARIS: French National Rally presidential candidate Marine Le Pen believes blocking Russia’s imports of oil and gas would mean hara-kiri for Europe, but would do no harm to Russia itself. "We cannot commit hara-kiri with the hope of hurting Russia," she...
BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was under growing pressure on Wednesday over his perceived lack of leadership over the war in Ukraine and his dogged refusal to send heavy weapons to the country. Almost two months after he responded to Russia's invasion...
WASHINGTON: countries will sustain and increase their pressure on Russia due to the situation in Ukraine, according to a statement released following a meeting of G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors in Washington on Wednesday. "We will sustain...
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the military on the successful launch of the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), noting that this unique weapon will force everyone who tries to make threats against Russia to think...
WASHINGTON: The United States is imposing visa restrictions on 635 Russian nationals for alleged activities that threaten Ukraine as well as on three Russian officials for purported involvement in human rights abuses in Donbas, the Treasury Department...
MOSCOW: Russia has warned Sweden and Finland about the consequences of joining NATO via bilateral diplomatic channels, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "We have issued all our warnings both publicly and through bilateral...
MOSCOW: A number of EU countries are proposing to stop imports of nuclear fuel from Russia, ban Russian news channels, suspend visas to Russians and impose new sanctions against individuals and companies allegedly "linked to the Kremlin", Reuters reports...
LONDON: Westminster Magistrates Court in London has issued an extradition order for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States, where he faces 175 years in prison. A judge in the UK has ordered the extradition of Julian Assange to the US, where...
WASHINGTON: The Biden administration is expected to announce in the coming days another package of military assistance for Ukraine that will follow an $800 million package announced last week. CNN and NBC News reported that the administration was putting...
OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed plans Tuesday to send heavy artillery to embattled Ukraine as Canada levied new sanctions against more than a dozen close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin, including his two daughters. Leslie...
MOSCOW: Russian servicemen continue to provide humanitarian assistance to civilians in the city of Kherson and the Kherson region, which is under the control of Russian servicemen. This time, food sets were delivered to one of the remote areas of the...
WASHINGTON: Russia launched its long-feared, full-scale offensive to take control of Ukraine’s east on Monday with Pentagon press secretary John Kirby saying that the Russians are continuing to set the conditions for what they think will bring them success...