Hungary has blocked the approval of a new EU financial assistance program for Ukraine worth 18 billion euros, which the Kyiv authorities urgently need to cover their public deficit inflated and keep the economy going in the context of the Russian invasion. The aid is designed to be disbursed during the year 2023, amounting to …
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Reactor No. 4, protected by a structure called New Safe Confinement, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on April 26, 2022, the 36th anniversary of the disaster. (Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images) KYIV — The Belarusian border with Ukraine is 674 miles long. But one of the most strategically important areas is directly north of …
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It has been nine months since the Russian military launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. What was supposed to be a quick military operation to overthrow the Ukrainian government has now turned into a protracted war that has claimed tens of thousands of civilian and military lives. Although the war is taking place on Ukrainian …
The world’s top 100 arms producers continued to increase sales in 2021, but supply chain issues have slowed industry growth, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Shortages caused by the COVID-19 pandemic played a role in stifling growth to 1.9% in 2021 from 2020, the report released on …
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European oil sanctions are due to come into force on December 5. The idea is to reduce Russia’s oil revenues given its war in Ukraine. Andrei Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Upcoming sanctions on Russian oil could be “really disruptive” for energy markets if European countries fail to set a cap on prices, analysts …
Press play to listen to this article Expressed by artificial intelligence. BERLIN – It’s cold in Europe, the economy is collapsing and the natives are restless. There is only one answer: Blame America. Pointing across the Atlantic has long been a favorite diversionary tactic of European political elites when things start to get dicey on …
Moscow CNN — November and December are known as the most depressing months in Moscow. The days are short and dark, and the weather is too cold and wet to be outdoors much, but still too hot and rainy to enjoy the true Russian winter. This year, the sense of gloom is heightened by the …
Press play to listen to this article Expressed by artificial intelligence. The EU is in emergency mode and preparing a major subsidy campaign to prevent European industry from being wiped out by US rivals, two senior EU officials have told POLITICO. Europe faces a double hammer blow from the United States If it weren’t enough …
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