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Post by Admin on Jan 12, 2024 6:43:33 GMT
(CC BY 3.0) Moscow said Thursday it will seek retribution for Latvia’s confiscation of a building it owns in Riga.
Latvia’s parliament, the Saeima, voted earlier Thursday to seize the Moscow House, which has been funded by the Moscow Mayor’s Office since its opening in 2004 as a cultural and activities center for Russian nationals living in Latvia.
In its decision, the Saeima said Latvia’s security and intelligence agency concluded that the Kremlin used the Moscow House to “spread propaganda,” and therefore threatened Latvia’s national security.
“[The Moscow House] is an instrument of Russia's foreign policy, through which it deliberately spreads propaganda and pro-Kremlin interpretations of history to justify its aggressive actions,” the Saeima said in a statement.
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Post by Admin on Jan 18, 2024 17:37:01 GMT
On the 18th, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov stated at a press conference, which was also attended by foreign media, that military operations in Ukraine are having a "positive impact" on the March presidential election.
Foreign Minister Lavrov: ``The special military operation has united Russian society like never before. That's why it has had a very positive impact (on the presidential election).''
President Putin, who continues to invade Ukraine, is running in the Russian presidential election, and Foreign Minister Lavrov asserted that Western sanctions are also beneficial to Russia's industrial development.
Foreign Minister Lavrov also revealed that in December last year, Russia responded to a proposal from the United States regarding the New START (New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) regarding nuclear weapons between the United States and Russia, which is currently suspended.
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Post by Admin on Feb 6, 2024 21:58:12 GMT
As fears grow among European officials about a potential Russian assault on NATO, the commander of Lithuania's armed forces is keeping cool.
“This year, next year, the possibility or the probability of a war between Russia and NATO is very low, extremely low,” General Valdemaras Rupšys told Lithuanian radio Žinių Radijas on Thursday.
He agreed that conditions might change, but currently Russian forces of the country's western military district are fully engaged in Ukraine, posing no immediate threat.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, for his part, does think that the country should be prepared to defend itself.
"We do feel the war close to us. We understand that if Russia is not stopped in Ukraine, it could continue," Landsbergis said Monday, according to Baltic news outlet Delfi. "And then it’s the Baltic states who would be next."
“It is not mistrust. It is actually preparing for what could come next. And hopefully, this could send a message enough to our friends and partners in Europe, in NATO, that we have to take it seriously,” Landsbergis added.
Top officials from several European countries have sounded the alarm in recent weeks about the threat of wider aggression beyond Ukraine from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Rupšys said, “When we have to discuss military advice with those who are not really qualified to give military advice, there is some confusion,” and suggesting that politicians should focus on their specific roles.
“It would be good for everyone to do their job in the whole decision-making process,” the general stressed.
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Post by Admin on Feb 7, 2024 12:54:33 GMT
On the 6th, Tucker Carlson, a former leading host on the American conservative FOX TV network, interviewed President Putin in Moscow, Russia, where he was staying.
On the same day, Mr. Carlson announced in a video posted to his X (formerly Twitter) that he would ``do an interview.'' According to Russian News Agency, Presidential Spokesperson Peskov also confirmed this on the 7th.
The interview is unusual as the Putin administration has restricted media coverage from Western countries that have imposed sanctions on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine. There is information that it will be announced on the 8th.
Mr. Carlson is said to be friendly towards Russia and close to former President Trump, the leading Republican candidate in the US presidential election in November. It appears that the Putin administration is trying to convey information convenient for itself and messages to the United States.
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Post by Admin on Feb 7, 2024 14:13:00 GMT
Tucker Carlson interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin while in Moscow. The Kremlin (Presidential Palace) confirmed this on the 7th.
Kremlin spokesman Peskov did not specify when the interview would be aired.
In a video posted on Monday, Carlson said he wanted to focus on the war in Ukraine. He has also requested an interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
``Most Americans have no idea why Putin invaded Ukraine or what his current goals are,'' Carlson said, adding, ``We have never heard what Putin is thinking. It is wrong to say that there is no such thing."
Mr. Putin agreed to interview Mr. Karlsson because he believed that Mr. Karlsson's attitude was "different from others." Spokesman Peskov said this in a daily conference call with Russian media, Russian state-run TASS news agency reported.
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