Trade through Lithuania to the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad could return to normal within days, two knowledgeable sources told Reuters, as European officials are closer to a compromise agreement with the Baltic state to ease tensions. has been created with Moscow. Kaliningrad, which borders European Union states and relies on railways and roads through Lithuania […]
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Ukraine: Exchanges 144 captured soldiers with Russia, including 95 Azovstal defenders
Ukraine announced today that it had exchanged 144 troops with Russia, including 95 “Azofstal defenders” in Mariupol, southeastern Ukraine, who had defended the port city, which had been besieged by the Russian army for weeks before finally falling into its hands. “This is the largest exchange (with Moscow) since the Russian invasion began,” the Ukrainian […]
BioNTech and Pfizer launch next-generation coronavirus vaccine test
Germany’s BioNTech, a Pfizer partner in Covid-19 vaccines, has announced that the two companies will begin testing next-generation vaccines in humans in the second half of the year that protect against a wide variety of coronaviruses. Their experimental work on vaccines that go beyond the current approach includes T-cell booster vaccines, designed primarily to protect […]
Russian parliament approves n / s recognizing ‘foreign agents’ and people without foreign funding
The State Duma (lower house) today approved in a third reading a bill, according to which “foreign agents” can be considered natural and legal persons “who receive support from abroad, are under foreign influence and develop political action in Russia.” This is stated on the website of the State Duma. According to the bill, foreign […]
Poll: Putin the most popular foreign politician in Serbia – Only 34% of Serbs want EU membership
Russian President Vladimir Putin remains Serbia’s most popular foreign political leader. 45% of citizens in Serbia expressed a positive view of Vladimir Putin in a poll conducted by the company “Demostat” in mid-June. Victor Orban also won the sympathy of Serbian citizens with 37% of the sample expressing a positive view of the Hungarian Prime […]
Belarus: Three activists at risk of execution
Three Belarusian activists are in danger of being executed after being accused of sabotaging the railway network in Belarus to prevent the movement of Russian soldiers during the first stage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian investigators announced today. The men have been charged with terrorism since being arrested on March 1 for setting […]
France: Seventh Covid-19 Wave Accelerates, Calls for Mask Restoration
The seventh wave of the Covid-19 epidemic is accelerating in France, and recommendations to reinstate the protective mask, especially in transport, are being multiplied by the government, with no certainty that this, along with vaccination, would be enough to stop it. transmission. Will this wave be a tsunami? At the beginning of this summer, there […]
NATO: The agreement with Turkey is being treated with caution and concern in Sweden
Sweden and Finland have come a step closer to joining NATO following Turkey’s decision to drop its objections, but there may still be some obstacles that need to be overcome, as some analysts say the deal entitles it. Ankara’s foreign policy veto, according to Reuters. It is noted that the three countries reached an important […]
NATO: Agreement with Turkey met with reservations and concerns in Sweden
Sweden and Finland have come a step closer to joining NATO following Turkey’s decision to drop its objections, but there may still be some obstacles that need to be overcome, as some analysts say the deal entitles it. Ankara’s foreign policy veto, according to Reuters. It is noted that the three countries reached an important […]
China accuses G7 of ‘sowing discord’
China today accused the G7 countries of “sowing discord” after the big industrial powers denounced the lack of transparency in Beijing’s trade practices. The G7 leaders, who met at a summit in Bavaria, used aggressive language against China in their final announcement of the three-day summit. After years of backlash over its stance on Beijing, […]
