‘Let’s switch to euro’: Russia backs EU’s bid to shift away from dollar, economy minister says

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US dollar and Euro banknotes © Reuters / Dado Ruvic Since both Russia and the EU are not dollar-based, it would be more beneficial for both to switch to euro in energy resource trading, Russian Economic Development Minister Maxim Oreshkin … Read More

‘War Between Russia and US Would Be a Disaster for Humanity’ – Lavrov

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In 2018, Russia’s relations with Western countries severely deteriorated against the backdrop of numerous scandals and sanctions. In an interview with Sputnik on the eve of 2019, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, spoke about whether we should wait for further alienation, about Moscow’s possible response to Washington … Read More

Why world’s scariest flashpoint may be Russia-Ukraine

If the crisis escalates, there will be pressure to toughen western sanctions on Moscow Vladimir PutinImage Credit: AP United Kingdom Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson visited Ukraine on Friday and told Kiev that it does not stand alone during the current … Read More

Latest Odds of a Shooting War Between NATO and Russia

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An Interview with George Szamuely. Hungarian scholar George Szamuely tells Ann Garrison that he sees a 70 percent chance of combat between NATO and Russia following the incident in the Kerch Strait and that it is being fueled by Russia-gate. … Read More

The ‘Global Cybercrime Problem’ Is Actually the ‘Russia Problem’

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Convincing Putin that further attacks will trigger automatic, severe responses is the best path to deterrence. Paul Abbate, the then–FBI assistant director of the Criminal, Cyber, Response, and Services Branch, speaks next to a poster of a suspected Russian hacker … Read More

Russia is now the world’s No. 2 arms producer, surpassing Britain, think tank reports

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HELSINKI – A Swedish think tank said Monday Russia has emerged as the world’s second-largest arms producer after the United States. Russia surpassed Britain, which had held the spot since 2002 and remains Western Europe’s No. 1 arms maker. The Stockholm … Read More

Putin trip to Washington to meet with President Trump is now ‘out of question,’ Kremlin says

(Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, AP) WASHINGTON – Russian President Vladimir Putin won’t be coming to Washington for a second summit with President Donald Trump anytime soon, a Putin spokesman said Monday. “Now it is out of (the) question,” Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s spokesman, told … Read More

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