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Moscow Closes Polish Consulate in Kaliningrad Amid Escalating Diplomatic Spat

This is Beirut, 11/07 16:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Russia said Friday it would close Poland's consulate in Kaliningrad, a Moscow exclave near Poland and Lithuania, after Warsaw decided to shut the Russian consulate in Krakow. Diplomatic ties between Moscow and Warsaw have been historically strained and frayed further over Russia's offensive in Ukraine, which Poland is supporting politically and ...

Russia’s Population Plummets as War, Alcoholism, and Low Birth Rates Collide

This is Beirut, 30/06 10:15 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Freshly married to a policeman, office manager Angelina Alexeyeva has been motivated by President Vladimir Putin's plea for Russians to have more children, part of the Kremlin's ultra-patriotic drive as its Ukraine offensive drags on. Russia's dwindling birth rate has been one of Putin's main worries during his 25-year rule. And with Moscow ...

Ukraine-Russia: Ceasefire Shattered as Drones Keep Falling

Soumia Benmerzoug, 07/05 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Beyond the rhetoric of victory, the war has now reached Moscow’s skies. In a dramatic escalation, Ukraine launched a massive drone strike overnight, from Monday to Tuesday, targeting Russian territory. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, 105 drones were intercepted or neutralized by air defense systems, with 19 aimed directly at the ...

Russia Probes Car Blast Reportedly Targeting Military Figure

This is Beirut, 25/04 13:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Russia's Investigative Committee said Friday it had opened a criminal probe after an explosion set fire to a car in the Moscow region, with unconfirmed reports that a senior military figure was targeted. The Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said it had opened a criminal case over "an explosion in a car in the town of ...

EU Announces 'New Era' in Relations With Central Asia

This is Beirut, 04/04 13:05 - Reading : 6 minute(s)

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The EU announced a "new era" in ties with Central Asia on Friday at a major summit in Uzbekistan, as Brussels presses its influence in the region in the face of Russian and Chinese competition. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has accelerated the region's drift from Moscow's orbit, with major powers to both the West and East sensing an opening. The ...

Ukraine Claims Killing of Russian Military Official in Moscow

This is Beirut, 2024-12-17 09:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The killing of a senior Russian military official, Igor Kirillov, in Moscow on Tuesday was a "special operation" by Ukraine's SBU security service, a source inside the agency told AFP. Kirillov is the most senior Russian army official to be targeted on Russian territory, killed with his assistant when an explosive device attached to ...

Record Drone Strikes on Moscow as Trump Speaks to Poutine

This is Beirut, 2024-11-10 14:45 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to Russian leader Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine, The Washington Post reported Sunday. Trump held the call from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday, just days after his stunning election victory over Democratic rival Kamala Harris, the report said. Steven ...

The Media Glossary: ISIS-K

Lyne Sammouri, 2024-03-27 16:00 - Reading : less than a minute

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The group claiming responsibility for the attacks on Moscow on March 22, 2024. What is ISIS-K? Where did the group originate from? How did the group emerge? [readmore url="https://thisisbeirut.com.lb/world/238995"]

Russia Steps Up Attacks on Ukraine as US Unveils New Sanctions

This Is Beirut, 2024-02-23 10:28 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ukraine remained under Russian missile and drone attacks on Friday February 23, while Washington announced new sanctions against Moscow. The United States plans to impose sanctions on Friday on more than 500 targets involved in Russia's war in Ukraine, as Moscow claims fresh battlefield advances two years after its invasion. Ukraine, grappling ...

Kremlin Critic Navalny Moved to Arctic Penal Colony

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-25 23:02 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, currently incarcerated, has been transferred to a penal colony in the Arctic, according to his allies on Monday. This development follows a period of over two weeks during which his location remained undisclosed. Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been moved to a penal colony in the ...

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