FOCUS – In retaliation for the dismissal of its own agents in April, Moscow on Wednesday ordered 34 French diplomats to leave Russian territory within a fortnight. For the staff of the French Embassy in Moscow, the Kremlin’s decision came as no surprise. Following an audience with the French ambassador on May 18, Russia announced …
The war in Ukraine, provoked by Vladimir Putin, puts Russia in a difficult situation, dependent on its sales of hydrocarbons. Russia will have to reorganize its energy sector in the face of European sanctions, Vladimir Putin judged on Tuesday, but he estimated that the EU would be the first to suffer from its “economical book …
The flagship of the Russian Black Sea Fleet sank in April. The recording revealed by the Ukrainians but not authenticated would support kyiv’s thesis that the ship was hit by two missiles. “Tugboat, do you read me?“, shouts a Russian voice, barely covering the tumult of the sirens and crackling which pollute the communication, “semergency …
Guerre en Ukraine : un enregistrement audio du naufrage du croiseur Moskva révélé Read More »
The European Commissioner said he was “convinced” that the Member States should pool their energy supply, like what had been done for vaccines against Covid-19. In the event of a closure of Russian gas supplies, the European Union considers itself ready to cope. Questioned by France Inter, France Info and Le Monde, this Sunday, Thierry …
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The Russians would now use, for its military equipment, semiconductors recovered from dishwashers or refrigerators to circumvent the economic sanctions which prevent it from obtaining supplies. The losses of materials on the front, and the considerable consumption of ammunition begin to be felt hard in the war. And economic sanctions do not help Russia. Read …
Associated with NATO since 1994, within the framework of the Partnership for Peace (PPP), the outbreak of war in Ukraine on February 24 brought Helsinki and Stockholm, two non-NATO countries, even closer towards a “probable” candidacy. The Social Democratic Prime Minister of Finland said “there is no other way to have security guarantees than within …
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