Hungarian PM says countries canโt count on NATO to protect them
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Viktor Orban gave an interview on relations with the EU and sanctions against Russia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday morning that he felt he couldnโt count on the Western bloc when it comes to real action concerning the countryโs security.
โNATO will protect us when we are ready to defend ourselves. Anyone who thinks NATO will protect us is wrong,โ he said in an interview for Kossuth state radio.
Orban praised the fact that Hungary had managed to reorg...
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Viktor Orban gave an interview on relations with the EU and sanctions against Russia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday morning that he felt he couldnโt count on the Western bloc when it comes to real action concerning the countryโs security.
โNATO will protect us when we are ready to defend ourselves. Anyone who thinks NATO will protect us is wrong,โ he said in an interview for Kossuth state radio.
Orban praised the fact that Hungary had managed to reorg...
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RT broadcast restored in Serbia
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The Balkan nationโs public broadcaster readmitted Russian channels to its cable network
Serbian public broadcaster Telekom Srbija has restored RT and RTD, the Russian news and documentaries channels, to its cable package, RT announced on Friday. However, privately-owned SBB has kept the Russian channels blocked there, โdespite having the technical capabilityโ to resume their broadcast, Sasha Savicevic, an RT officer for distribution in Europe and Africa said.
Russian channels went down in Serbia when the EU blocked its signal as part of a package of sanctions against Moscow in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine. Serbian officia...
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The Balkan nationโs public broadcaster readmitted Russian channels to its cable network
Serbian public broadcaster Telekom Srbija has restored RT and RTD, the Russian news and documentaries channels, to its cable package, RT announced on Friday. However, privately-owned SBB has kept the Russian channels blocked there, โdespite having the technical capabilityโ to resume their broadcast, Sasha Savicevic, an RT officer for distribution in Europe and Africa said.
Russian channels went down in Serbia when the EU blocked its signal as part of a package of sanctions against Moscow in retaliation for its invasion of Ukraine. Serbian officia...
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Taiwan should be recognized as a โfree and sovereign country โ former top US diplomat
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Mike Pompeo declared that diplomatic recognition of Taipei โcan no longer be ignoredโ
Speaking during a visit to the island on Wednesday, former United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that America should diplomatically recognize Taiwan as a โfree and sovereign country.โ
โIt is my view that the United States government should immediately take necessary and long-overdue steps to do the right and obvious thing, that is to offer the Republic of China (Taiwan) Americaโs diplomatic recognition as a free and sovereign country,โ Pompe...
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Mike Pompeo declared that diplomatic recognition of Taipei โcan no longer be ignoredโ
Speaking during a visit to the island on Wednesday, former United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that America should diplomatically recognize Taiwan as a โfree and sovereign country.โ
โIt is my view that the United States government should immediately take necessary and long-overdue steps to do the right and obvious thing, that is to offer the Republic of China (Taiwan) Americaโs diplomatic recognition as a free and sovereign country,โ Pompe...
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Leading experts warned NATO expansion would lead to conflict. Why did no one listen?
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From Kennan to Kissinger, Western foreign-policy thinkers saw NATOโs eastward march was a dangerous game
Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine has provoked serious backlash around the world, particularly in the Western world โ an understandable reaction against a war of aggression in violation of international law. However, itโs also true that this outcome had been predicted by the worldโs foremost foreign-policy experts for decades.
Specifically, experts have consistently warned that NATOโs eastward expansion would provoke conflict with Russia. So, this begs the question, how did we ge...
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From Kennan to Kissinger, Western foreign-policy thinkers saw NATOโs eastward march was a dangerous game
Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine has provoked serious backlash around the world, particularly in the Western world โ an understandable reaction against a war of aggression in violation of international law. However, itโs also true that this outcome had been predicted by the worldโs foremost foreign-policy experts for decades.
Specifically, experts have consistently warned that NATOโs eastward expansion would provoke conflict with Russia. So, this begs the question, how did we ge...
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US recalls official memo that hammered nations for being โin Russia's campโ
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The release of a strongly-worded instruction was an โerror,โ according to the State Department
The US has recalled a diplomatic cable that instructed its envoys to tell their Indian and UAE counterparts that their countries were โin Russia's campโ due to their neutral stance on the Ukrainian conflict.
The US State Department had on Monday forwarded the cable โ labeled โsensitive, but unclassifiedโ โ to American embassies in almost 50 countries represented at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), according to an Axios website report.
The directive was distributed after last week's vote o...
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The release of a strongly-worded instruction was an โerror,โ according to the State Department
The US has recalled a diplomatic cable that instructed its envoys to tell their Indian and UAE counterparts that their countries were โin Russia's campโ due to their neutral stance on the Ukrainian conflict.
The US State Department had on Monday forwarded the cable โ labeled โsensitive, but unclassifiedโ โ to American embassies in almost 50 countries represented at the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), according to an Axios website report.
The directive was distributed after last week's vote o...
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On Ukraine, Bidenโs State of the Union address was just โgood vs. evilโ
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The US president talked of a feel-good struggle against an โautocratic oppressorโ while, in truth, he abandoned it to its fate
Bidenโs simplistic โgood versus evilโ pronouncements on the Russian-Ukraine conflict did little to prepare America for the consequences of declaring economic warfare against the Russian state.
It wasnโt surprising that Russiaโs ongoing military incursion into Ukraine topped the list of issues addressed by US President Joe Biden in his first State of the Union (...
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The US president talked of a feel-good struggle against an โautocratic oppressorโ while, in truth, he abandoned it to its fate
Bidenโs simplistic โgood versus evilโ pronouncements on the Russian-Ukraine conflict did little to prepare America for the consequences of declaring economic warfare against the Russian state.
It wasnโt surprising that Russiaโs ongoing military incursion into Ukraine topped the list of issues addressed by US President Joe Biden in his first State of the Union (...
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Capital city overhauls police board over โFreedom Convoyโ
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Three individuals resigned after one appointee was accused of attending the โFreedom Convoyโ protest
Three Ottawa police board appointees are being replaced by the provincial government in Canada after one of them was accused of attending an anti-Covid vaccine mandate โFreedom Convoyโ protest in the capital city.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Ontarioโs Solicitor General Sylvia Jones stated that the province will announce three new appointees to the police board after the resignations of the individuals were received.
The departure of the three members of the police board came after...
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Three individuals resigned after one appointee was accused of attending the โFreedom Convoyโ protest
Three Ottawa police board appointees are being replaced by the provincial government in Canada after one of them was accused of attending an anti-Covid vaccine mandate โFreedom Convoyโ protest in the capital city.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Ontarioโs Solicitor General Sylvia Jones stated that the province will announce three new appointees to the police board after the resignations of the individuals were received.
The departure of the three members of the police board came after...
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Major EU nation ditches Covid-19 passports, face masks
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France to scrap health-certificate and face-mask requirement for attending public venues from March 14
Starting March 14, people in France will no longer need to present a Covid-19 passport to attend indoor public venues, French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday in an interview with TF1.
The head of the French cabinet said the situation with the pandemic was improving โthanks to our collective efforts,โ allowing the country to lift some restrictions.
Face masks will no longer be mandatory in less than two weeks in France, except for passengers on public transport, the official s...
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France to scrap health-certificate and face-mask requirement for attending public venues from March 14
Starting March 14, people in France will no longer need to present a Covid-19 passport to attend indoor public venues, French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday in an interview with TF1.
The head of the French cabinet said the situation with the pandemic was improving โthanks to our collective efforts,โ allowing the country to lift some restrictions.
Face masks will no longer be mandatory in less than two weeks in France, except for passengers on public transport, the official s...
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China responds to claim it asked Russia to delay Ukraine offensive
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Beijing says the US provoked Moscow by not ruling out NATO membership for Kiev
Chinaโs Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin has condemned the โfakeโ and โvery despicableโ suggestion that Beijing asked Russia to delay its invasion of Ukraine until after the 2022 Winter Olympics had finished.
Speaking at a daily briefing on Thursday, Wang told reporters that the allegation in the New York Times newspaper โis purely fake news, and such behaviors of diverting attention and shifting blame are very despicable.โ He reiterated the countryโs claim that the US...
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Beijing says the US provoked Moscow by not ruling out NATO membership for Kiev
Chinaโs Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin has condemned the โfakeโ and โvery despicableโ suggestion that Beijing asked Russia to delay its invasion of Ukraine until after the 2022 Winter Olympics had finished.
Speaking at a daily briefing on Thursday, Wang told reporters that the allegation in the New York Times newspaper โis purely fake news, and such behaviors of diverting attention and shifting blame are very despicable.โ He reiterated the countryโs claim that the US...
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EU launches Ukraine civil protection hub in Romania
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The European Commission will send Kiev โฌ500 million in humanitarian assistance
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday with Romaniaโs president, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen redeclared the European Unionโs support for Ukraineโs membership application.
โThere is no doubt that these brave people who defend our values with their lives belong in the European family,โ von der Leyen told reporters, outlining the support the EU will provide Kiev amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Declaring that it is โour duty as Europeansโ to provide support...
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The European Commission will send Kiev โฌ500 million in humanitarian assistance
Speaking at a press conference on Thursday with Romaniaโs president, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen redeclared the European Unionโs support for Ukraineโs membership application.
โThere is no doubt that these brave people who defend our values with their lives belong in the European family,โ von der Leyen told reporters, outlining the support the EU will provide Kiev amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
Declaring that it is โour duty as Europeansโ to provide support...
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Macron confirms run for second term
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The French president has said he seeks to protect the country from โworld's disordersโ
French president Emmanuel Macron confirmed his re-run for presidency on Thursday. If he wins the April elections, he would become the first French leader in two decades to run the country for two terms in a row.
"We have not achieved everything we set out to do. There are choices that, with the experience I have gained from you, I would probably make differently,โ Macron said in a letter published by several regional newspapers.
The French leader listed multiple crises he had to deal with over his presidency, including...
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The French president has said he seeks to protect the country from โworld's disordersโ
French president Emmanuel Macron confirmed his re-run for presidency on Thursday. If he wins the April elections, he would become the first French leader in two decades to run the country for two terms in a row.
"We have not achieved everything we set out to do. There are choices that, with the experience I have gained from you, I would probably make differently,โ Macron said in a letter published by several regional newspapers.
The French leader listed multiple crises he had to deal with over his presidency, including...
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US considering sanctions against India
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Washington wants New Delhi to denounce Moscow or face penalties for buying Russian weapons
Washington is looking at the possibility of sanctioning India over New Delhiโs purchases of Russian weapons, a senior State Department official has told Congress. The US is also pushing India to disavow Moscow over the current conflict in Ukraine.
President Joe Biden is โlooking very closelyโ at whether to implement or waive the sanctions on countries that buy Russian military hardware, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Donald Lu told the Senate.
India recently bought S-400 air defense systems...
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Washington wants New Delhi to denounce Moscow or face penalties for buying Russian weapons
Washington is looking at the possibility of sanctioning India over New Delhiโs purchases of Russian weapons, a senior State Department official has told Congress. The US is also pushing India to disavow Moscow over the current conflict in Ukraine.
President Joe Biden is โlooking very closelyโ at whether to implement or waive the sanctions on countries that buy Russian military hardware, Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs Donald Lu told the Senate.
India recently bought S-400 air defense systems...
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Refusing Ukraine was right call, NATO country says
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz says membership โwas not and is notโ on allianceโs agenda
Not admitting Ukraine and Georgia into NATO was the right decision, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told the TV channel ZDF on Thursday, commenting on the current conflict between Kiev and Russia.
Scholz was apparently referring to the June 2021 summit in Brussels, when NATO endorsed the two former Soviet republicsโ right to join in principle, but did not give a timeframe for accession and insisted on both undergoing โreformsโ before that could happen....
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Chancellor Olaf Scholz says membership โwas not and is notโ on allianceโs agenda
Not admitting Ukraine and Georgia into NATO was the right decision, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz told the TV channel ZDF on Thursday, commenting on the current conflict between Kiev and Russia.
Scholz was apparently referring to the June 2021 summit in Brussels, when NATO endorsed the two former Soviet republicsโ right to join in principle, but did not give a timeframe for accession and insisted on both undergoing โreformsโ before that could happen....
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Western leaders react to Ukraine nuclear plant incident
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The US and UK leaders have condemned the โRussian attackโ alleged by Kiev
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has informed the US and UK leaders of an incident at the countryโs largest nuclear facility, accusing Russian forces of shelling, causing a fire and triggering fears of a meltdown.
The White House confirmed that President Joe Biden had been in touch with his Ukrainian counterpart late on Thursday night, noting that he was updated on the situation at the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant following the fire incident. It added that...
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The US and UK leaders have condemned the โRussian attackโ alleged by Kiev
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has informed the US and UK leaders of an incident at the countryโs largest nuclear facility, accusing Russian forces of shelling, causing a fire and triggering fears of a meltdown.
The White House confirmed that President Joe Biden had been in touch with his Ukrainian counterpart late on Thursday night, noting that he was updated on the situation at the Zaporozhskaya Nuclear Power Plant following the fire incident. It added that...
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White House responds to calls to strip Russia of UN Security Council seat
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The US is eager to support Kiev during its conflict with Moscow, but through other means, Jen Psaki says
Russia is abusing its position on the UN Security Council, but removing the country as a permanent member is not on the cards, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that Moscow should be stripped of its position on the key UN body in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine last week.
โWe donโt see that happening,โ Psaki said when asked about Zelenskyโs idea during a briefing at the White House....
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The US is eager to support Kiev during its conflict with Moscow, but through other means, Jen Psaki says
Russia is abusing its position on the UN Security Council, but removing the country as a permanent member is not on the cards, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky suggested that Moscow should be stripped of its position on the key UN body in the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine last week.
โWe donโt see that happening,โ Psaki said when asked about Zelenskyโs idea during a briefing at the White House....
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Russia reacts to US senatorโs Putin assassination plea
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Senator Lindsey Grahamโs call for a plot to kill the Russian president is โunacceptable and outrageous,โ Russian ambassador to the US said
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham pleaded on Thursday for โsomebody in Russiaโ to โstep up to the plateโ and assassinate President Vladimir Putin, and who would thus do the country and the world โa great service.โ The Russian ambassador to Washington has rebuked the remarks, calling them โunacceptable and outrageous.โ
The South Carolina senator advocated assassinating Putin during an appearance on Fox News, and cited historic exa...
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Senator Lindsey Grahamโs call for a plot to kill the Russian president is โunacceptable and outrageous,โ Russian ambassador to the US said
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham pleaded on Thursday for โsomebody in Russiaโ to โstep up to the plateโ and assassinate President Vladimir Putin, and who would thus do the country and the world โa great service.โ The Russian ambassador to Washington has rebuked the remarks, calling them โunacceptable and outrageous.โ
The South Carolina senator advocated assassinating Putin during an appearance on Fox News, and cited historic exa...
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