Exiled Belarus leader: revolution is being planned
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has said the dictatorial president Alexander Lukashenko will face an uprising if he commits…
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G7 price cap on Russian oil designed to choke war funds
The G7 countries have pledged to cap the price of Russian oil to target Vladimir Putin’s ability to fund his…
Yale study says Russian economy hammered by war sanctions
Despite rising incomes from oil and gas, the Russian economy appears to be floundering amid tightening sanctions because of its…
Russia faces debt default as sanctions block international payments
Russia is heading for its first default since 1998 as its deadline for a US$100-million debt payment is today (Sunday)…
Lithuania rail checks focus attention on isolated Russian enclave of Kaliningrad
Lithuania is threatening to effectively cut off rail links to Russia’s Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad and isolate it from the…
Hungary bows to Russian gas demands as EU looks to cut funding
Hungary says it was ready to pay in roubles for Russia’s gas, defying the rest of the European Union, which…
Kazakhstan distances itself from Putin’s war on Ukraine
Kazakhstan’s foreign minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi has said his government will not recognise the independence of Russian-controlled Luhansk and Donetsk, in…
Europe defies Trump on Iran sanctions
The leaders of Germany, France and Britain have backed the 2015 Iran nuclear pact, defying an order from Donald Trump…
Turkey rages after US bill recognises Armenian genocide
Turkey has summoned the US ambassador after Congress voted to recognise the First World War mass killings of Armenians as…
Merkel repeats refusal to sell arms to Saudi Arabia
French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, have edged towards easing bilateral tension over arms exports, principally to…
Russian lawyer wins rights battle 10 years after his death
The European Court of Human Rights has condemned “multiple” Russian violations against Sergei Magnitsky (pictured), an anti-fraud lawyer who died…
US hits Russia with Skripal sanctions
The US has imposed further sanctions on Russia over the 2018 poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal in the English city…
US eyes sanctions on Turkish defence sector
The US says it is looking at imposing sanctions on Turkish defence manufacturers, beyond those that build parts for the…
Russia talks tough on fresh western sanctions
The Russian Foreign Ministry says Moscow will respond to fresh sanctions by the European Union, United States and Canada, imposed…
EU’s Iran deal aims to break dollar grip
The financial payments channel set up by France, Germany and Britain, and due to receive the endorsement of the rest…
Russia beefs up sanctions on Ukraine
Russia has banned chocolate, beer, nappies, wheat, sunflower oil, bread, jam wheat, vegetables, fruit, beer, tractors, paper, turbines, furniture and…
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