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Explosives Thrown at Russian Consulate in Marseille on Ukraine War anniversary

This is Beirut, 24/02 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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  Three improvised explosive devices were thrown at the Russian consulate in the southern French port city of Marseille on Monday but no one was injured, a police source said. Only two of the three devices exploded in the attack on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the source said. The consulate was sealed off ...

The European Union Overshadowed by 'Pax Americana'

Mario Chartouni, 16/02 16:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The announcement of direct talks between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine marks a major geopolitical shift. By deliberately sidestepping the European Union (EU), this move signals a strategy to weaken Europe’s influence, despite its long-standing role in the Ukrainian crisis. Here’s how ...

Navalny Supporters Risk Reprisals With Memorial Events a Year After his Death

This is Beirut, 16/02 12:25 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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A year after Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died behind bars, his supporters held memorial events on Sunday, with hundreds risking reprisals by visiting his grave in Moscow. Throughout the morning, people braved glacial temperatures to file past Navalny's grave in Moscow's Borisovskoye cemetery, defying warnings that authorities would ...

Russians Cautiously Upbeat after Putin-Trump Call

This is Beirut, 13/02 14:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russians were cautiously upbeat after Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump spoke by phone Wednesday, praising it as a "first step" towards repairing ruptured ties between the two nuclear-armed superpowers. In the first presidential contact between Moscow and Washington in three years, Trump said the pair agreed to "immediately" kick off talks on ...

Putin Hails Russia's Strong 2024 Economic Growth

This is Beirut, 07/02 14:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russia reported strong economic growth for 2024 on Friday, as record spending on the military offensive against Ukraine outweighed the impact of Western sanctions. Moscow's massive ramp-up in military spending on soldiers and weapons has helped it defy predictions of a deep recession following the launch of its military campaign in February ...

Putin Approves Goldman Sachs' Russia Exit

This is Beirut, 31/01 20:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday gave the green light to investment bank Goldman Sachs to offload its Russian subsidiary, a highly symbolic departure amid the Western corporate exodus. The US bank, which was hired by the Kremlin in the 1990s to help attract foreign investors, announced plans to leave Russia in March 2022, just days ...

Syria: Senior Russian Officials In Damascus For The First Time Since The Fall Of Assad

This is Beirut, 29/01 06:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Two senior Russian officials met new government leaders in Damascus on Tuesday, a first since the fall of the Kremlin's ally, ex-president Bashar al-Assad, in December. Moscow wants to keep its two major military bases in Syria. Quoted by the Russian press agencies, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that he and his delegation had ...

First Russian Delegation After Bashar al-Assad's Ouster Arrives in Syria

This is Beirut, 28/01 13:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The first Russian official delegation to visit Syria since the toppling of Moscow ally Bashar al-Assad has arrived in Damascus, Russian news agencies reported Tuesday. The delegation includes deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov, who is also President Vladimir Putin's special representative in the Middle East and Africa, as well as Alexander ...

Trump Tells Putin to Make Ukraine Deal 'Now' or Face Tariffs and Sanctions

This is Beirut, 22/01 18:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump told his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday to make a deal to end the grinding Ukraine war "now" or face tariff hikes and more sanctions. "If we don't make a 'deal,' and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by ...

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