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Ukraine contributed to Assad’s overthrow, says US newspaper

According to sources to The Washington Post, Ukrainian intelligence agents sent about 150 drones and 20 drone operators to the headquarters of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), the rebel group that…

EU agrees on 15th raft of sanctions against Russia

On Wednesday, the EU agreed on ‘sanctions package number 15’ against Russia, due to their war in Ukraine. They agreed to blacklist around 50 oil tankers from Russia’s “cloud fleet”…

Ukraine has attacked Russian airport, according to Russia

The Russian military claims that the airport in Taganrog in southern Russia was attacked with American medium-range missiles from Ukraine on Tuesday evening. Six ATACMS ballistic missiles were reportedly launched.…

Russia dismantles three fraudulent local “call centers”

Russian law enforcement has dismantled three fraudulent local “call center” offices and detained several managers and employees, Russia’s Federal Security Service said in a statement Wednesday. The centers were part…

Abdelattay reaffirms Egypt’s support for Syria’s sovereignty

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty received a call from the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Tuesday night on the recent developments in Syria, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in…

EU: 170 million euros to prevent refugee flows from Russia and Belarus

EU countries with external borders with Russia and Belarus will receive 170 million euros for additional measures to prevent refugees from crossing the border. Russia and Belarus are using refugees…

Russia’s relations with the United States on the verge of disintegration

The Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that relations with the United States are so strained that Russian citizens should not travel to the United States, Canada or any European Union…

Kremlin: Important to secure military bases in Syria

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a statement on Wednesday that Moscow is contact with Syria’s new rulers and hope the situation in the country will stabilize. Peskov also condemned…

Al-Assad not to be extradited, says Russian diplomat

Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad, who has been granted asylum, is now safe in Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Tuesday. “In such a situation it would…

Russia says it has arrested a German citizen

The state-run Russian news agency Ria reports that Russian authorities have arrested a German citizen. Authorities claim that the person planned to carry out sabotage on a railway in the…

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