Trump says final Nippon Steel deal not yet approved, addresses Russia sanctions and foreign policy
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that the Nippon Steel acquisition is not finalized and requires his approval, while also commenting on sanctions legislation against Russia and the prospects…
Greece bails Bulgarian accused by U.S. of shipping computer chips to Russia
ATHENS/SOFIA (Reuters) – A 49-year-old Bulgarian arrested by police in northern Greece in December following a U.S. warrant has been released on bail pending a court ruling on his extradition for sending…
EU on track to adopt new Russia sanctions for war anniversary – sources
By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries were “on good track” to adopt new sanctions against Moscow in time for the Feb.24 one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according…
Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff: ‘Russia has lost strategically, operationally and tactically’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Russia has lost strategically, operationally and tactically in its war in Ukraine, U.S. Joint Chiefs Chair Army General Mark Milley told reporters on Tuesday, after a meeting with NATO…
Russia values Serbia’s ‘balanced foreign policy’, avoiding sanctions, Putin tells Vucic
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Russia highly appreciates Serbia’s “balanced foreign policy” and backs its efforts to protect its territorial integrity in its stand-off with Kosovo, President Vladimir Putin said in a letter to…
Wagner boss Prigozhin says Russia could take two years to capture east Ukraine regions
(Language that readers may find offensive in paragraph 13) By Mark Trevelyan LONDON (Reuters) – The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group has said in a rare interview that it could take…
Frustration at UN ahead of likely row with Russia on Syria aid
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council will next week discuss if it will allow the UN to deliver aid to rebel-held northwest Syria through more than…
German authorities raid firms suspected of Russia sanctions violations
By Matthias Inverardi and Steve Stecklow (Reuters) – German authorities searched the premises of three companies early Thursday as part of an ongoing probe into the possible violation of European Union sanctions…
Musk’s Space Company Restricts Ukraine From Using Its Satellites To Fight Russia
Musk’s Space Company Restricts Ukraine From Using Its Satellites To Fight Russia Nino Cambria on February 9, 2023 Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, announced Wednesday it will be restricting Ukrainian military use of…
Russia raps U.S. over lack of U.N. visas for its diplomats, seeks arbitration
(Reuters) – Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of failing to issue visas to its delegates at the United Nations and restricting the movement of its diplomats, calling for arbitration over…
Russia sanctions 77 Americans in tit-for-tat move
(Reuters) – Russia hit dozens of U.S. politicians and officials with sanctions on Wednesday in what it said was a retaliatory move for Washington’s support for Kyiv and a response to the…
Netherlands will continue to hold Russia to account over MH17, Dutch PM says
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands will continue to hold Russia to account for the downing of passenger flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine in 2014, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday.…
Russia: U.S. demands to resume nuclear arms inspections ‘cynical’
(Reuters) -Russia’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday that demands from the United States to resume inspections under the New START nuclear arms control treaty were “cynical” given Washington’s support for Ukraine. The…
Russia: NATO involvement in Ukraine threatens ‘unpredictable’ escalation
(Reuters) – Russia’s defence minister said on Tuesday that Western arms supplies to Ukraine were effectively dragging NATO into the conflict, warning this could lead to an “unpredictable” escalation. “The U.S. and…
US Oil Giant Turns Attention To Africa Amid Biden Crackdown On Russia
US Oil Giant Turns Attention To Africa Amid Biden Crackdown On Russia John Hugh DeMastri on February 6, 2023 U.S. oil giant Chevron has restarted talks with the Algerian government to close…
Russia central bank to adopt hawkish tone, keep rate at 7.5% this week: Reuters poll
By Elena Fabrichnaya and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian central bank is expected to hold its key interest rate at 7.5% on Friday but may give a more hawkish signal…
Russia says Ukraine planning to blow up buildings in false flag operation
(Reuters) – Russia’s defence ministry accused Ukraine of preparing to blow up buildings in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk and then accuse Moscow of carrying out war crimes and targeting civilians…
Ukraine, Russia swap prisoners; bodies of British volunteers returned
(Reuters) -Ukraine and Russia traded almost 200 prisoners of war in a swap announced separately by both sides on Saturday, with the bodies of two British volunteers also being sent back to…
WHO report on Ukraine health emergency sparks U.S., Russia row
(Reuters) – The United States and Russia faced off on Saturday over a World Health Organization report on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine, with Moscow saying it was politically motivated and Washington…
Latvia says traders use Turkey, Kazakhstan, Armenia to dodge Russia sanctions
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Traders are using Turkey, Kazakhstan and Armenia to evade European Union sanctions on Russia in a tactic that breaches these countries’ compliance with the bloc’s embargo,…
Russia rejects reports that U.S. offered Moscow secret Ukraine peace plan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Friday rejected as a “hoax” media reports that U.S. CIA Director William Burns had travelled to Moscow with a secret peace proposal that involved Ukraine ceding…
US Accuses Russia Of Violating Major Nuclear Treaty Amid Tension Over Ukraine
US Accuses Russia Of Violating Major Nuclear Treaty Amid Tension Over Ukraine Lorenzo Prieto on February 1, 2023 The U.S. on Tuesday accused Russia of not observing the New Strategic Arms Reduction…
U.S. woman detained in Russia after walking calf on Red Square
(Reuters) – A U.S. woman was detained and fined by a Russian court on Wednesday for walking a calf on Moscow’s Red Square that she said she had bought to save from…
Russia says it wants to keep New START nuclear treaty, despite U.S. friction
(Reuters) – Russia said on Wednesday it wanted to preserve its last remaining nuclear treaty with the United States despite what it called a destructive U.S. approach to arms control. The United…
Russia to hold rates in Feb, economy seen contracting again in 2023- Reuters poll
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – The Bank of Russia will keep interest rates on hold at 7.5% next week as inflation remains above target, pushing the country’s economy to a second year…
Russia recommends investors convert FX bonds amid asset freeze
By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s central bank recommended on Tuesday that retail investors convert their foreign currency Eurobonds into local “replacement bonds” as 5.7 trillion roubles ($81 billion) of investor…
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