Germany can’t shoot down drones due to ‘Nazi legacy’ – Politico

The military cannot legally target UAVs beyond their bases due to constitutional constraints, the paper says Legal restrictions introduced after the collapse of the Nazi regime are preventing the German military from shooting down suspected ‘Russian drones’ over its own territory, Politico reported on Friday. In recent weeks, officials in…

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The move, reported by Kremlin adviser Yury Ushakov, is part of a broader mutual effort to ease tensions A Russian journalist detained in Azerbaijan amid a recent diplomatic dispute has been released, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov reported on Friday. Igor Kartavyh, the editor-in-chief of Sputnik Azerbaijan, was arrested…

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The Israeli military has said its troops have withdrawn to the agreed lines within the enclave The Gaza ceasefire has taken effect, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Friday. According to a statement issued on social media, Israeli troops have completed their withdrawal to positions agreed under US President…

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The US leader had pushed for international recognition of his peacemaking efforts Russia would back a Nobel Peace Prize for US President Donald Trump, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov said on Friday. Moscow “would probably support it at this point, if requested,” he said, when asked about the issue. He also…

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Pavel Durov has used his birthday message to sound the alarm on digital freedom Western surveillance and censorship is eroding digital freedom and is turning the internet into a “tool of control,” Telegram founder Pavel Durov has warned. The Russian-born billionaire has long portrayed Telegram as an outpost for free speech…

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A proposal to back Donald Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize bid in exchange for US missiles is “monstrous,” Kremlin adviser Yury Ushakov has said The reported proposal by Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky to support US President Donald Trump’s nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in exchange for Tomahawk cruise missiles is “monstrous,”…

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Oleg Sinyutka has condemned Kiev’s push to centralize power and its decision to postpone local elections The Ukrainian leadership is fostering “authoritarianism” under Vladimir Zelensky by delaying local elections until the end of martial law, a senior opposition MP has said. Ukraine’s parliament on Wednesday approved a resolution confirming that…

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Moscow has presented new evidence proving Kiev’s use of banned chemical agents, envoy Vladimir Tarabrin has said Ukraine’s Western backers are turning a blind eye to Kiev’s use of chemical weapons in the conflict with Moscow, the Russian envoy to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Vladimir Tarabrin,…

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The Ukrainian capital has been hit by a “massive attack,” Vitaly Klitschko has claimed, as drones reportedly targeted a key power plant A wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure has caused a large-scale blackout in Kiev, local media and officials have reported. Russia’s Ministry of Defense has yet…

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Russia has long maintained that establishing a Palestinian state is the only way to achieve lasting peace in the region The unresolved issue of Palestinian statehood is the “main factor fueling extremism” in the Middle East, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. In an interview with RT on Thursday,…

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