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February 20, 2023 No Responses

Joe Biden’s historic visit to Ukraine

President Biden has made an unannounced visit to Ukraine, the first since the war started. The surprise visit came as support ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion, on 24 February. “Joseph Biden, welcome to Kyiv! Your visit is...

February 5, 2023 No Responses

EU bans Russian diesel starting today

As of today, the European Union is imposing a ban on Russian refined oil products like diesel fuel, following previous sanctions imposed on the import of coal and on crude oil coming from Russia. “We expect to ensure sufficient alternative...

January 18, 2023 No Responses

Russian and Belarusian flags banned at Australian Open

The first major of the year, Australian Open is taking place at Melbourne Park, from 16–29 January 2023. Yesterday, Tennis Australia confirmed a policy change whereby Russian and Belarusian flags have been banned until the end of the Grand Slam...

January 17, 2023 No Responses

Temperatures in the coldest city in the world have exceeded -50

In Yakutsk, the capital of the Yakutia region of Russia, known as the coldest place on Earth, the temperature dropped below -50°C this week. The average temperature in January, the coldest month, is around -40°C (-40°F), with temperatures dropping as...

January 11, 2018 No Responses

Trump’s Answer to Russia Involves the Overuse of “No Collusion”

In a discussion with John Roberts, Fox News’ chief White House correspondend, “no collusion” were Donald Trump’s favorite words Donald Trump is not necessarily known for being great at words. He has a reputation for making his point by ...

May 15, 2017 No Responses

Russia blocks Chinese app

WeChat, a social media app developed by Tencent Holdings, has been blocked by Russian authorities, as it fails to comply with the country’s internet regulations Users’ access to the most popular social media platform in China had been restricted for...

April 22, 2016 No Responses

Russia accuses Europe for irresponsible policy

PM Dmitry Medvedev stated that Europe is fracturing due to irresponsible migrant crisis policy According to the Russian PM, the worsening situation of Europe regarding latest refugee crisis cannot pass unobserved by his country. The Russian official considers ...