Russia wants to “dictate its rules to the international community”, says top lawyer
By Martin Banks The war in Ukraine is a war between two systems, according to a leading human rights lawyer.
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September 11, 2023 Largest Diamond in a Decade Discovered in Russia
Alrosa, the world’s largest diamond-producing company, announced on Sunday that it has unearthed the largest gem-quality diamond in Russia in the past decade.
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WORLD
June 24, 2023 Russia In Major Military Crisis As Wagner Chief Prigozhin Rebels
Russia is in major domestic military crisis following the move of Wagner mercenary group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin to declare war on Moscow’s own defense ministry on Friday night, claiming that Kremlin officials were responsible for the loss of thousands of his soldiers in the war with Ukraine. In a video posted on Telegran, Prigozhin said that he has […]
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WORLD
June 10, 2023 Ukraine Launches Counter-offensive Against Russia
The highly anticipated counter-offensive by Ukraine seems to be underway after months of speculation. Fighting has reportedly intensified along the breadth of the frontline, which stretches from Kherson to the Black Sea over more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles).
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EUROPE
June 5, 2023 Belgium investigating whether its weapons were used inside Russia
Belgium will ask Ukraine for clarification on reports that rifles made in Belgium had been used by pro-Ukrainian forces to fight Russian troops inside Russia’s western border, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Monday (5 June).
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EUROPE
January 29, 2023 Borrell hopes South Africa can convince Russia to stop Ukraine war
The European Union’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Friday (27 January) he hoped South Africa would use its good relations with Russia to convince it end the conflict in Ukraine.
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GEOPOLITICS
December 25, 2022 Putin says Russia ready to negotiate over Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said Russia was ready to negotiate with all parties involved in the war in Ukraine but that Kyiv and its Western backers had refused to engage in talks.
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EUROPE
October 15, 2022 EU ministers to discuss Iran drones to Russia, future sanctions
European foreign ministers will on Monday (17 October) discuss the transfer of Iranian drones to Russia and could come to a political agreement on future sanctions related to such activity, two diplomats said on Friday.
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WORLD
September 3, 2022 Russia to bury Gorbachev, darling of the West, with a shrug
(Reuters) – Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader beloved of the West who lived long enough to see all the reforms he had championed in his homeland undone, will be buried on Saturday without state honours or the presence of the current Kremlin incumbent.
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UK NEWS
August 24, 2022 Britain imports no energy from Russia for first time on record
Britain is importing no energy from Russia for the first time on record after trade between the two countries collapsed after the Kremlin ordered invasion of Ukraine in February.
