Tag: Russia
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EU approves 17th package of sanctions against Russia
The European Union (EU) on Tuesday approved its 17th package of sanctions against Russia, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced.
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Russia prepared to provide military assistance to Nigeria – DHQ
The Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, Andrey Belousov, has expressed the preparedness of Russia to provide the necessary military assistance to the Armed Forces of Nigeria. Belousov gave the assurance when the Chief of Defence Staff of
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Russia willing to share counter-terrorism strategies with Nigeria
The Russian Government has expressed its willingness to share with Nigeria the new strategies it has developed to support the country’s fight against terrorism. This is contained in a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, on Monday
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Raising the red flag for peace with thousand-day Ukrainian ruination – By Owei Lakemfa
THE first one thousand days of the Russo-Ukrainian War was on Tuesday, November 19, marked in Europe like an anniversary rather than a day of reflection.
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UK slams Russia with heavy sanction over war in Ukraine
The British government said on Thursday it had imposed its biggest sanctions package against Russia for 18 months, targeting people involved in the Ukraine war, African mercenary groups, and a nerve agent attack on British soil.
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US Election: Russia’s spokesman reacts over Trump’s victory
Dmitry Peskov, Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin has reacted following the victory of Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in the 2024 US presidential election.
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U.S. Election: Authorities raise alarm of Russian interference
Just days before the U.S. presidential election, intelligence agencies in Washington are warning of targeted disinformation from Russia.
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Russia’s Wagner recovers bodies of mercenaries killed in Mali
Russia’s Wagner mercenary group said that its fighters had recovered the bodies of its mercenaries killed in a July battle with Tuareg rebels and Islamists during a desert sandstorm in Mali. Mali, where military authorities seized power in coups in 2020 and 2021, is battling a years-long Islamist insurgency.
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Russia reserves right to use nuclear weapons if attacked – Putin
Russia reserves the right to use nuclear weapons in the event of aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. Such conditions include “if the enemy, using conventional weapons, poses a critical threat” to Russia’s sovereignty
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Just in: Helicopter conveying 22 tourists vanishes in Russia
A search-and-rescue operation has been launched in Russia’s far-east following the disappearance of a helicopter with 22 people on board, most of them tourists. The Mi-8T helicopter took off from a base near the Vachkazhets volcano in the Kamchatka peninsula, the emergencies ministry said on Saturday. That area of the peninsula is a popular tourist…