A Ukrainian investigation has concluded that “all the evidence” shows that Russia was behind a cyber attack last week that shut down several government websites, according to Bloomberg. The attacks were aimed at “destabilizing” the situation in Ukraine, according to the findings of a joint survey of several Ukrainian state agencies published today. The former […]
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What would an escalation between Russia and Ukraine mean for Turkey?
Turkey’s policy on Ukraine is based on the possibility of a diplomatic solution, but its balancing act has become “increasingly difficult” as tensions between Russia and NATO have deteriorated, Jeffrey Mankov, a fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, told Foreign Policy. past, according to ahvalnews.com. Russia has increased its troops on the Ukrainian […]
Erdogan’s triple game with USA, NATO and Russia
Turkey considers itself a necessary ally of the West, but having good relations with both Russia and its rivals could boomerang on Ankara, former Indian diplomat MK Bhadrakumar said in an article. published in the Asian Times. Turkey’s position vis-.-Vis Russia, NATO and the United States remains more critical than ever, Bhadrakumar said. Turkey-US relations […]
Canada-Ukraine: Canadian Foreign Minister Pledges to Prevent Russian Aggression
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie will visit Kiev next week to reiterate her country’s support for Ukraine’s national sovereignty and to step up efforts to prevent “aggressive actions” by Russia, Ottawa announced today. Moscow has deployed more than 100,000 troops near the border with Ukraine, and the United States yesterday expressed concern that Russia was […]
The Yamal-Europe pipeline continues to transport Russian gas to Poland
The Yamal-Europe pipeline, which typically sends Russian gas west to Europe, leaked east from Germany to Poland for the 26th consecutive day on Saturday, according to data from German network operator Gascade. According to Reuters, since December 21, the connection between Poland and Germany has been operating in reverse, exerting upward pressure on European gas […]
What message did Lavrov want to give to Greece?
By Costas Raptis At least with Greece he was noble. Because Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov can, when he wants, combine the professionalism of the diplomatic language with extremely sarcastic abominations, embellishing his cold formulations with a lot of brioche. Asked about the new US Senate sanctions against Russia, he said: “I think it’s a […]
The new Cold War is escalating
By Costas Raptis Diplomacy spoke. And he did not succeed much. Who is left to speak now, if not the “technical-military” measures announced by Moscow? The densest (and probably most critical in recent years) week of contacts between Russia and the West has just ended, leaving a dangerous void. In the words of Russian Deputy […]
Russia: We are not responsible for the energy crisis – We will produce 10.1 million barrels of crude oil per day in January
Neither Gazprom nor Russia is responsible for the energy crisis in Europe, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, responding to statements by the director of the International Energy Agency (IEA). “Of course, what surprised me was the statement by the head of such a respected organization as the ILO, which is trying to turn […]
Ukraine: Indications that the cyber attack was carried out by hackers linked to Russia
Ukraine’s state security service SBU said on Friday it had some indications that the recent cyber attack on Ukrainian government websites was carried out by hacker groups linked to Russia’s intelligence services. According to Reuters, a massive cyber attack warning Ukrainians to “fear and expect the worst” hit about 70 websites late Thursday, barring access […]
Through the ERA-GLONASS system on a car, you can now call the National Guard
A new service for car owners with the installed ERA-GLONASS system, the so-called “panic button”, has started operating in Russia. This was reported by the press service of the GLONASS company. Now with the help of “ERA-GLONASS” you can call the National Guard. As the press service notes, in order to get help in an […]