‘We used to be friends with Greece,’ says Russian FM
‘We used to be friends with Greece,’ says Russian FM Russia “used to be friends with Greece” until Athens submitted to “American demands,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. “We noted the transformation of its leadership. It was forced or it agreed to submit to American demands. We drew our conclusions about those who […]
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Cyprus Mail Says Cyprus Must Now Decide: Russia or the West?
Cyprus Mail Says Cyprus Must Now Decide: Russia or the West? January 22, 2023 FILE – Russian’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali Friday, July 8, 2022. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP) Following biting media reports about Cyprus being influenced […]
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Russia Warns the US Against Assassination Attempt on Putin
Russia Warns the US Against Assassination Attempt on Putin Foreign Minister Lavrov warned against any attempt to assassinate Putin. Credit: Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Russia warned the US on Tuesday against ordering a “decapitation strike” on President Vladimir Putin. “Some ‘unnamed officials’ from the Pentagon actually threatened to deliver a ‘decapitation strike’ against the […]
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Putin Says Russia is Ready To Negotiate But Ukraine Refuses
Putin Says Russia is Ready To Negotiate But Ukraine Refuses Putin Claims Russia Ready To Negotiate Over Unkraine But Kyiv Refuses. Credit: Office of the Russian President Russia is ready to negotiate with all parties involved in the conflict in Ukraine but Kyiv and its Western backers had refused to engage in talks, Russian President […]
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Greek who allegedly spied for Russia was monitored
Greek who allegedly spied for Russia was monitored The 39-year-old Greek citizen of Russian origin Alexandros S., who according to the Austrian Ministry of Interior was working as a spy for Russia, had reportedly been under surveillance by the Austrian intelligence services. According to information revealed by Kathimerini, Austria’s police authorities had activated the discretionary […]
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No flights from Russia to occupied Cyprus
No flights from Russia to occupied Cyprus Moscow and Nicosia are growing further apart on travel between the two countries, prompting Russians living on both sides of the divided island to look for new routes through Turkey after rumors of direct flights in the north subsided due to the Cyprus problem. Local media picked up […]
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Russia Warns Greece Not to Send S-300 Missiles to Ukraine
Russia Warns Greece Not to Send S-300 Missiles to Ukraine Russia considers the transfer of the S-300 system to Ukraine “a very provocative move.” Credit: Vitaly V. Kuzmin, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia Russia on Monday warned Greece that a potential delivery of Greece’s S-300 missile defense system to Ukraine would be considered “a very provocative move.” […]
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Austria Investigates Greek National as Suspected Spy for Russia
Austria Investigates Greek National as Suspected Spy for Russia 39-year-old Greek national arrested in Austria for espionage. Publid Domain A Greek national is under investigation in Austria for allegedly spying for Russia for years, the Austrian government said Monday. The Interior Ministry said that the 39-year-old, who is not currently in detention, has Russian roots […]
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Austria says it suspects Greek of spying for Russia
Austria says it suspects Greek of spying for Russia Austria said on Monday it had identified a 39-year-old Greek citizen whom it suspects of spying for Russia, adding that he is himself the son of a former Russian spy who was once stationed in Germany and Austria as a diplomat. Austria’s Interior Ministry made the […]
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Like Russia, Turkey eyes new empire
Like Russia, Turkey eyes new empire In the timeless words of Milan Kundera, “the struggle of man against power is the struggle of memory against forgetting.” The Republic of Turkey was founded on the genocide of the Ottoman Empire’s Christian minorities. To this day, Turkey does not recognize the genocide it perpetrated against the indigenous Greek, […]
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EU approves new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war
EU approves new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine war The European Union said Thursday it approved a new package of sanctions aimed at ramping up pressure on Russia for its war in Ukraine. The package, whose details had not been revealed, was approved after days of deliberations during a meeting of the 27-nation bloc’s ambassadors […]
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EU members fail to reach agreement on new Russia sanctions
EU members fail to reach agreement on new Russia sanctions European Union member states failed to agree on a ninth package of Russia sanctions in talks late on Wednesday, diplomats said as EU leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for their last summit of the year. Countries moved closer to a deal in Wednesday’s negotiations […]
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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Blasts Russia Church’s ‘Pan-Slavism’
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Blasts Russia Church’s ‘Pan-Slavism’ Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew criticized the Russian Church at a conference in Abu Dhabi. Credit: Ecumenical Patriarchate Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew blasted what he called the “pan-Slavism” of the Russian Church under the leadership of Patriarch Kirill of Moscow in a wide-ranging speech last week in Abu Dhabi. Speaking at […]
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EU seeks firm words on Russia at first summit with ASEAN
EU seeks firm words on Russia at first summit with ASEAN The European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet for their first summit on Wednesday to deepen economic ties, with European leaders pressing for firm, shared language critical of Russia. The leaders of 27 EU countries and nine of 10 ASEAN […]
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Russia Frees Brittney Griner in Swap with Arms Dealer
Russia Frees Brittney Griner in Swap with Arms Dealer US basketball star Brittney Griner was exchanged with a notorious arms dealer. Credit: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikipedia The US and Russia have exchanged jailed US basketball star Brittney Griner for notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout, held in an American prison for 12 years. President Joe […]
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Cyprus joins Greece, Malta in shipping register losses from embargo on Russia
Cyprus joins Greece, Malta in shipping register losses from embargo on Russia Cyprus has lost 20% of its oil tanker tonnage as a result of the European Union’s sanctions on Russia relating to crude oil, Cypriot Shipping Deputy Minister Vasilis Demetriades said on Tuesday. He told state-run CyBC radio that since the EU announced its […]
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Tanker delays across Turkish straits not due to Russia oil price cap, says official
Tanker delays across Turkish straits not due to Russia oil price cap, says official Disruptions in tanker traffic from Russia’s Black Sea ports to the Mediterranean are a result of a new Turkish insurance rule, not the price cap on Russian oil agreed by a coalition of G7 countries and Australia, an official with the […]
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2,500 Seals Found Dead in Russia
2,500 Seals Found Dead in Russia Environmental authorities have found at least 2,500 seal corpses washed up along the coastline of the Caspian Sea. Credit: RU-RTR Russian Television / via AP On Monday, a senior Russian environmental official said that 2,500 or more seals were washed up dead on the shores of Russia. According to […]
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Russia Says Will Not Accept Oil Price Cap
Russia Says Will Not Accept Oil Price Cap Russia has yet to issue a full response to the oil price cap but has said that it would not accept the measure. Credit: Администрация-Волгоградской области wikimedia commons CC BY-SA 3.0 The Russian government has said that it “will not accept” a price cap on its oil. […]
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For Putin’s opponents, exile from Russia proves a boon
For Putin’s opponents, exile from Russia proves a boon VILNIUS, Lithuania – Sitting before a large video monitor in his suburban Moscow office last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed local officials opening a turkey breeding center in distant Siberia. Before several dignitaries pushed a platter-size orange button in unison, Putin lauded homegrown turkeys as […]
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Russia Bans LGBTQ ‘Propaganda’ in ‘Answer to Blinken’ Bill
Russia Bans LGBTQ ‘Propaganda’ in ‘Answer to Blinken’ Bill LGBT demonstration Russia. Credit: InkBoB, CC-BY-SA-4.0, Wikimedia Commons Russia’s House of Parliament has voted for further restrictions and fines on members of the LGBTQ society in the country. One of the authors of the law was Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Rodin. He supports this, he says, in […]
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Blackout in Ukraine as Russia Strikes Ukrainian Energy Grid
Blackout in Ukraine as Russia Strikes Ukrainian Energy Grid Zaporizhzhia is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. It is currently occupied by Russian forces. Credit: Ralf1969, CC-BY SA-3.0 / Wikimedia Commons Satellite images captured on November 24 show vast tracts of Ukraine in almost complete darkness. The satellite imagery shows the impact of recent […]
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Nuclear options in Ukraine
Nuclear options in Ukraine Will Russia use a nuclear weapon in Ukraine? It’s a question Western intelligence services are working on around the clock and that Western leaders are carefully weighing. President Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia reserves the right. As a result, even when he appears to talk down the possibility, the risk […]
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Russia looks to private militia to secure a victory in eastern Ukraine
Russia looks to private militia to secure a victory in eastern Ukraine After weeks of unexpected battlefield setbacks for Russia, the war in Ukraine on Sunday delivered another surprise: the emergence of a former Russian convict and onetime hot-dog seller as perhaps the Kremlin’s best hope for a small, face-saving military victory. With occupying Russian […]
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Greeks More Hesitant About Sanctioning Russia Than Other Europeans
Greeks More Hesitant About Sanctioning Russia Than Other Europeans Greeks More Hesitant about Sanctioning Russia than Rest of Europe. Credit: Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, CC BY 4.0 / Wikimedia Commons Greeks, along with Hungarians and Italians, are less supportive of sanctioning Russia than other nationals of the EU member states and European countries, a […]
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Ukraine Power Cuts: Zelensky Accuses Russia of ”Energy Terrorism”
Ukraine Power Cuts: Zelensky Accuses Russia of ”Energy Terrorism” Zelensky claims that 4.5 million people were without power following Russian attacks on its energy network. Credit: Петро Порошенко / Twitter Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused the Kremlin of “energy terrorism” after 4.5 million people across Ukraine faced power cuts on Friday following Russian attacks on the […]
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Russia says it is still in contact with Turkey over grain deal
Russia says it is still in contact with Turkey over grain deal The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it was still in contact with Turkey over the Ukraine grain deal, but that for now Russia’s participation was suspended. Russia suspended its involvement in the deal over the weekend, saying it could not guarantee safety for […]
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Mitsotakis slams Turkey’s balancing act on Russia
Mitsotakis slams Turkey’s balancing act on Russia Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday criticized Turkey for sticking to a middle ground on Russia’s war in Ukraine. “[Ankara] deems that it does not need to pick sides, as if there is no right or wrong,” Mitsotakis said after meeting with his Lithuanian counterpart Ingrid Simonyte […]
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West’s trust with Russia ‘is broken’
West’s trust with Russia ‘is broken’ Following the Ukraine crisis, the West should be prepared for the presence of a constant threat to the east of its borders that will be tantamount to another cold war, warns former German vice chancellor and foreign minister Joschka Fischer. Speaking to Kathimerini on the sidelines of an Economist […]
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Erdogan says Turkey to continue grain deal efforts after Russia hesitates
Erdogan says Turkey to continue grain deal efforts after Russia hesitates Turkey will continue its efforts for the Black Sea grain export deal despite Russian hesitancy, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday after Russia suspended its participation in the initiative at the weekend. “Even if Russia behaves hesitantly because it didn’t receive the same benefits, […]
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