He is already the seventh Russian citizen arrested in recent days on suspicion of illegal drone flights or taking photos in restricted areas. Ner His rulings came just hours after a drone was spotted near Bergen airport, causing a brief freeze on air traffic. The last Russian citizen detained in Norway is Andreis Yakunins, son … Read more
Concerned about Russia’s possible attack, Ukraine has initiated trilateral talks with US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the head of the Ukrainian president’s office, Volodymyr Zelensky, said on Friday. “President Zelensky suggested that President Biden (…) hold a tripartite meeting, possibly in a video conference between President Biden, President Zelenski and President … Read more
Russia is using bombing-trained operatives to fabricate an excuse to justify Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a U.S. official said on Friday, January 14th. Jake Salivan, the national security adviser to US President Joe Biden, said on Thursday that Russia was “laying the groundwork for a fabricated pretext for the invasion.” “We have information that Russia … Read more
Europe could run out of gas in the next two months due to frost and low gas supplies, Bloomberg reports. “The energy crisis hit a bloc member when security of supply was not on the agenda of EU policymakers,” said Maxim Machinili, head of energy and climate at FleishmanHillard EU, a consultant. He expects that … Read more
A European Council meeting will begin in Brussels on Thursday, 16 December, with “900 seconds” as one of the issues for possible action against Russia, including a possible attack on Ukraine. Yesterday, European leaders met with leaders of the Eastern Partnership countries from Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia and Moldova. Russia was also the subject of … Read more
Usually, Russia’s military activity is associated with the time when Christmas is celebrated in the Western Hemisphere – then the readiness is at the lowest level and therefore to test how the West can react to what the West will do in these circumstances, so one possibility is that the Russian invasion It could take … Read more
A Moscow city court on Wednesday declared extremist political organizations of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and banned them. The court upheld the Moscow prosecutor’s office’s call for extremism and a ban on the Anti-Corruption Fund (FBK), the Civil Rights Protection Fund (FZPG) and the Navalny Headquarters. This court decision liquidates the non-profit organizations FBK and … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a warning to Ukraine after the country’s court imposed house arrest on pro-Russian politician Viktor Medvedchuk. He is suspected of treason. Medvedchuk is considered Russia’s most influential political ally in Kiev, and Putin is Medvedchuk’s daughter’s godfather. “Sadly, Ukraine seems to be slowly but surely turning into a Russian … Read more
On April 23, the heads of the Foreign Affairs Committees of the Baltic parliaments met remotely to discuss operations against them, possibly against Russia, in connection with the false pretenses of an opposition to the Kremlin, TV3 News reports. Following this week’s revelations that Baltic parliamentarians have been “wrapped around a finger” in a meeting … Read more
The alarming situation on the Ukrainian border, which is increasing tensions between Russia, the United States and other NATO countries, reports TV3 News. On April 3, the Kremlin said that the development was frightening and that any increased presence of US and NATO forces in Ukraine “would require additional measures by Russia to ensure its … Read more