By Marek Strzelecki, Sabine Siebold and Anna Koper WARSAW/BERLIN (Reuters) – Fighting to win an unprecedented third term in office, Poland’s nationalist government has seized on a target close to home: Germany, its NATO ally and biggest trading partner. In a tight race ahead of Poland’s Oct. 15 election, leaders of the ruling Law and …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday said questions about Russian naval operations should be directed to the defence ministry after the Wall Street Journal reported that Russia had withdrawn the bulk of its Black Sea Fleet from its main base in annexed Crimea. The WSJ said the move had been a response to Ukrainian …
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By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has signed a deal for a permanent naval base on the Black Sea coast of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, its leader was quoted on Thursday as saying by the Izvestiya newspaper, a day after he met President Vladimir Putin. Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, based in Sevastopol …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrian special forces troops performed more than 1,500 parachute jumps over the Mediterranean Sea and the Aleppo and Latakia provinces as part of training drills conducted using Russian military aircraft, Russia’s defence ministry said on Thursday. Video footage published by the ministry showed groups of Syrian troops leaping out of Russian planes …
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(Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he had arrived in the Spanish city of Granada to take part in the European Political Community Summit, a forum to foster cooperation among more than 40 countries established after Russia’s invasion. The European leaders gathering in Granada are expected to assure Zelenskiy of long-term support after …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the general staff, held a meeting with the commanders of troops fighting in Ukraine, the defence ministry said on Thursday. It was not immediately clear where the meeting took place. The ministry broadcast footage of the meeting, at which Shoigu addressed …
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(Refiles to word in paragraph 7 to “would” from “made”) By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden expressed fears on Wednesday that U.S. aid to Ukraine could be hurt by congressional chaos and said he will give a major speech soon to make the case for why it is necessary to help Ukraine …
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By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – The U.N. shipping agency is departing from its impartial role due to “external pressure” and is being used in the interests of “a minor group of beneficiaries”, which is impacting the fair treatment of all member countries, Russia said in a submission to the global shipping regulator published this …
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By Alexander Tanas CHISINAU (Reuters) -Moldova’s parliament began moves on Wednesday to prevent members of the banned pro-Russian Shor party running in local elections for other parties or as independent candidates. The Constitutional Court declared the opposition party unconstitutional in June, but said on Tuesday that its members have the right to run in the …
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By Rohith Nair and Daniela Desantis (Reuters) -In a surprise announcement a year earlier than planned FIFA allocated the 2030 World Cup to Morocco, Spain and Portugal on Wednesday but also said Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay will host three matches to mark the tournament’s centenary. FIFA said the joint bid from Morocco, Portugal and Spain …
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