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On November 23, the European Parliament voted in favor of a resolution declaring Russia a state sponsor of terrorism for its all-out war against Ukraine and war crimes committed in Ukraine over the past nine months. Voting took place around noon. On November 17, after four hours of discussions, the text of the resolution was […]
Russia’s spy network in Europe has been dealt the ‘most significant strategic blow’ in recent history after the coordinated expulsion of diplomats in connection with the invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, in Great Britain alone, 100 diplomatic visas have been refused in recent years, according to the head of the British Security Service, […]
The alliance is monitoring the situation and, if necessary, can strengthen air defense in Poland with the help of ground, air and sea systems, Secretary General Stoltenberg said. If necessary, NATO can transfer additional air defense forces (ADF) to the east, in particular to Poland. This was stated by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg during […]
The persons who supplied the Wagner Group with kamikaze drones, as well as those responsible for the development and production of UAVs, came under the restrictions of the US Treasury. The US Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on the Iranian company Shahed Aviation Industries, which is responsible for the development and production of Shahed-136 kamikaze […]
Only 14 countries of the world did not support the resolution of the UN General Assembly on the creation of an international mechanism to collect reparations from Russia, according to the voting results. Traditional allies of the Kremlin, including its henchmen Belarus and Iran, several African countries, as well as China, voted ‘against’. The UN […]
China blocked the communiqué of the G20 summit on the condemnation of Russian aggression: at a meeting behind closed doors, Chinese representatives supported Russia. This is reported by the Financial Times. “There will be no agreement on wording condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine,” said a high-ranking German representative of the G20. According to the FT, […]
Members of the Bundestag from Scholz’s Social Democratic Party, the Greens and the Free Democratic Party – the three parties in the ruling coalition – have called for the suspension of the EU’s 7.5 billion payment to Hungary if Budapest does not demonstrate a serious understanding of the rule of law. Rolitico writes about it […]
Russia paid Iran 140 million euros in cash and captured British and American weapons for the purchase of 166 drones in August. This is reported by Sky News. In particular, Iran received the anti-tank complex NLAW, Jawelin and portable anti-aircraft missile system Stinger. The country plans to study these samples and use them to develop […]
Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, announced the creation of a special board to make important moderation decisions in the company. In a tweet on Friday, Musk said the board would have ‘very diverse’ viewpoints and added that no major decisions about the content of tweets or account recovery would be made until it […]
Israel will provide US officials with evidence of the use of Iranian drones in the war against Ukraine. This was reported by The Times of Israel. Herzog’s office said Tuesday that the president will share photographic evidence showing Russia’s use of Iranian drones in its war against Ukraine. Israeli security services have identified the fragments […]