Russia Says With Sanctions Eased, Joint Anti-Terror Operations Can Begin
Russia Says With Sanctions Eased, Joint Anti-Terror Operations Can Begin.
Russia Says With Sanctions Eased, Joint Anti-Terror Operations Can Begin.
Russia has experience an economic contraction over the past few years as Western sanctions imposed after the annexation of Crimea and the collapse in the price of crude oil have taken its toll. The Russian federal budget has also suffered due to the impact of these external shocks. Although the…
Russian manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in six years as factory output, new orders, and employment surged. The seasonally adjusted Purchasing Managers’ Index, or PMI, climbed to a 70-month high of 54.7 in January from 53.7 in December. Strong demand pushed production higher and factories added workers to keep…
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Russia Hails Trump Syrian Safe Zone Initiative.
The leader of the former Soviet republic of Belarus (White Russia), President Alexander Lukashenko, sometimes known as Europe’s last dictator, said recently that fellow Slavic nation Ukraine is fighting for its independence, reports the BELTA News Agency. “We got our independence cheaply; all the nations fought,” Lukashenko said while speaking…
Poland, the former Eastern Block state behind the Iron Curtain, is leading the charge to reform the European Union. Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo will attempt to enlist German Chancellor Angela Merkel in this effort during Merkel’s visit to Poland next month. The Law and Justice Part of Poland which…
The Balkan nation of Montenegro has introduced a law to make the practice of female genital mutilation a crime punishable by up to eight years in prison. The law being prepared by the Justice Ministry also criminalizes the forced sterilization of women. The practice is not widespread in the country…
Ukraine is worried about Russia taking more territory in the east. The Ukrainian government is also worried about the new American policy towards the Ukrainian conflict by the new American president, Donald Trump. Trump has made comments in the past that would lead one to believe he will relieve the…