Ukraine can’t be trusted with Tomahawks – Lavrov

Kiev should not be expected to use American long-range cruise missiles responsibly, Russia’s top diplomat has said Ukraine cannot be trusted to handle US-made Tomahawk cruise missiles responsibly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov warned on Tuesday. During a press conference at the Valdai Discussion Club, Lavrov said Washington has not…

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The pro-Western party remained in power only by abusing administrative resources, the Russian foreign minister has said Moldova’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, in which the pro-EU PAS party narrowly secured a majority, were marred by blatant “fraud” and manipulations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The PAS party, led…

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More sanctions under US leadership could change Moscow’s course, Kiev’s top diplomat has claimed Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrey Sibiga has claimed that stronger Western pressure on Russia could bring the conflict to an end this year.  Speaking at the Warsaw Security Forum in Poland on Monday, Sibiga said that “Ukrainian…

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The country’s population is “gradually returning to old linguistic practices,” Elena Ivanovskaya has said The use of Russian is regaining ground in daily life in Ukraine, especially among younger generations, despite government measures to restrict its use, Kiev’s language ombudsman has said. In an interview published on Monday by RBK-Ukraine,…

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The president has said the move was made to defend people living on ‘ancestral Russian land’ Moscow is proud to have accepted four former Ukrainian regions into Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said. The Donbass republics of Donetsk and Lugansk, as well as the regions of Kherson and Zaporozhye, voted…

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Russia is not interested in “sending drones to swarm us,” Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said Russian President Vladimir Putin is not interested in igniting a global conflict, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Sunday, replying to claims that Moscow could send drones against the EU nation. Just a…

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The veteran politician and his wife were briefly held at Gatwick Airport under the Terrorism Act Politician George Galloway has accused UK counter-terrorism officers of interrogating him and his wife about their political views and trying to obtain confidential information. The pair were detained at Gatwick Airport on Saturday after…

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