Eurasia

«Все это очень неприятно и тревожно»

Москва обещает адекватно ответить на решение Литвы ограничить грузовой транзит в Калининград. Ранее МИД страны заявил, что таким образом исполняет санкции ЕС. Россия в свою очередь требует немедленно восстановить статус-кво, называя это нарушением всех существующих норм и договоренностей. Политический обозреватель “Ъ FM” Дмитрий Дризе считает, что подобные ситуации будут только …

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Syrian plane lands in base after Damascus airport attack

A flight by private Syrian airline Cham Wings landed on Tuesday at an airport used by Russia’s military in the coastal province of Latakia in western Syria, the country’s state news agency reported. The flight from the city of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates was the first to land …

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Ukraine War Blows Up EU’s Superpower Delusion

As the war has dragged on, European unity has collapsed and efforts to transform the European Union into a European superstate — a United States of Europe — have been exposed for what they are: delusions of grandeur. The EU’s largest member states — France and Germany — have sought …

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Can Putin Survive?

The Lessons of the Soviet Collapse On May 9, 2022, a column of tanks and artillery thundered down Moscow’s Red Square. Over 10,000 soldiers marched through the city’s streets. It was Russia’s 27th annual Victory Day parade, in which the country commemorates the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany in …

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How Ukraine Will Win

Kyiv’s Theory of Victory As Russia’s all-out war of aggression in Ukraine drags on for a fourth consecutive month, calls for dangerous deals are getting louder. As fatigue grows and attention wanders, more and more Kremlin-leaning commentators are proposing to sell out Ukraine for the sake of peace and economic …

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St Petersburg International Economic Forum Plenary session

The President attended the plenary session of the 25th St Petersburg International Economic Forum. President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev also took part in the session. President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping and President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi addressed the …

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China’s Xi Signs Legal Order Allowing Expeditionary “Military Operations” Beyond Its Borders

Chinese President Xi Jinping has reportedly signed a legal order that operationalizes a trial of “military operations” beyond Chinese borders that took effect last June 15. Xi signed this order amid heightened tensions with Taiwan as it continues its coercive and aggressive territorial claims in the region. Previously, China claimed …

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US ends naval exercise with target practice as Chinese, Russians cruise off Japan

Chinese and Russian warships cruised off the coast of Japan last week, coinciding with the end of a major U.S. military exercise involving two aircraft carriers 2,000 miles away. Valiant Shield, a 12-day naval exercise in the eastern Philippine Sea near Guam, ended Friday with the sinking of a decommissioned …

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Airman arrested in connection with explosives attack on US base in Syria

An unidentified airman has been arrested in connection with an attack using explosives in April on a small U.S. military base in Syria that wounded four American service members, Air Force officials said Tuesday. “As part of an ongoing investigation, on June 16, an airman was taken into custody stateside …

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Russian anger at Lithuania puts spotlight back on US troops in NATO battlegroup near Suwalki Gap

Kremlin threats of retaliation against NATO ally Lithuania for instituting a transit ban over the weekend that affects Russia’s exclave of Kaliningrad could have serious implications for several hundred U.S. soldiers positioned in nearby northeastern Poland. For years, security analysts have feared that in the event of a crisis with …

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