Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has urged the Polish government not to shut down border crossing points between the two countries. “Keeping Belarusians connected to Europe is crucial,” she said in a post on X, adding that people could not be left “behind a new iron curtain”. Earlier on Sunday, Poland’s foreign minister said […]
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If Roaring Kitty is a hero of the GameStop saga, then Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter is one of the many villains—at least if you ask the average meme trader. I asked Pachter what he makes of the recent posts on accounts tied to Keith Gill. “At this point, he knows his posts are going […]
Russia has begun probing the borders of Finland and Estonia for weaknesses as it draws up what Western security chiefs suspect is a long-term plan to capture parts of the Baltic region after the war in Ukraine. In the space of just a week, Moscow has ignited border disputes with both Nato member states, issuing […]
Russia’s Defense Ministry has unilaterally moved to revise the borders of Russian territorial waters in the Baltic Sea, drafting a government decree on the expansion without even bothering to notify NATO members Finland and Lithuania. In reaction to the surprised responses of the Baltic Sea states, the Kremlin on Wednesday issued a statement that seems […]
(Bloomberg) — Poland plans to bolster security along its eastern borders amid threats from Belarus and Russia, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday. Most Read from Bloomberg “We have begun intensive work on a modern fortification along the entire Polish border from the east,” he told soldiers and border guard personnel in a televised […]
(Bloomberg) — A Reporters Without Borders representative was refused entry to the city after arriving to monitor the trial of former media mogul Jimmy Lai, the group said. Most Read from Bloomberg Taipei-based Aleksandra Bielakowska was questioned and searched before being turned away on Wednesday, the international non-governmental organization said in a statement, adding it […]
Mar. 30—Gov. Brad Little signed a bill Thursday that will alter the boundaries for Latah and Clearwater counties. House Bill 646 aims to create a clearly defined boundary that marks the edge of these counties, as well as Bonner, Benewah, Kootenai and Shoshone counties. It is the result of a three-year effort led by Latah […]
Russia plans to increase its troops along its border with NATO, Lithuania’s prime minister said. Ingrida Šimonytė said Russia is returning to a Cold War posture and Europe needs to be prepared. Estonia also warned that Russia may double its troops along NATO’s border compared to 2022 figures Russia is returning to its Cold War posture […]
Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev delivered a sweeping speech Monday claiming “Ukraine is definitely Russia” and spouting anti-Ukraine rhetoric aimed at erasing the country from the map. “Our geostrategic space has been indivisible since the time of the ancient Russian state,” the former Russian president said, presenting a map showing the vast majority […]
Oleksandr Kubrakov, Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine, has commented on the claims about alleged ongoing negotiations with the Ukrainian government about the closure of the Ukrainian-Polish border. Source: press service of the Ministry of Infrastructure Quote: “Nobody is holding the negotiations about the closure of the border with Poland on behalf […]
On the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that it is in favour of a format for ending the war that will be a just peace with respect to Ukraine’s borders. Source: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, quoted by Turkish state-owned news agency Anadolu Details: […]