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Image by Christian Michelides Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto welcomed this week the election of anti-migration factions in Italy and Austria, declaring Hungary would work with like-minded parties in any country to save Europe from the Islamic invasion. He stated the platforms of these parties were similar to the Visegrad…
Image by Hanna Zelenko Belarus Says It Will Remain Close Strategic Allies With Moscow In late February, Tom Post, editorial advisor at the Finnish and Baltic edition of Forbes, and Arkady Shteimans, referred to as the publisher of Forbes in Latvia, Estonia and Finland, paid a visit to Minsk. In…
Putin Promises To Spend Less On Guns, More On Butter.
With the Russian economy still teetering on the edge of positive growth, and with oil prices remaining in the $60 range, the Russian Finance Ministry plans to issue additional eurobonds this year to take advantage of market demand and fill holes in the federal budget. Russia has a reputation of…
Image by Max Siegmayer Scotland Yard has opened a murder investigation into the death of a Russian businessman who was found dead in his home this week, right after Sergei Skripal and his daughter were hospitalized from a chemical weapons attack in Salisbury. Video: How To Become An Oligarch Pick…
With Election Nearing, Orban Again Declares Europe Under Migrant Invasion.
Interesting videos have been popping up in Russia to get people to the polls for the 2018 presidential election. Below is one of the more in-depth productions showing the consequences someone believes could happen if you don’t vote. Russian President Vladimir Putin wants a high turnout to legitimize his election…