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POLITICS1d agoTrump’s Russian diesel deal driven by ‘dubious business motives’, Latvian MEP Kols tells EuronewsUS President Donald Trump’s deal to lift restrictions on Russian diesel sends a “very bad signal” and is driven by dubious business motives, MEP Rihard Kols told Euronews’ Special Report.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS1d agoTillis calls on Pentagon IG to investigate Ukraine’s Starshield lossSen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) says he and his Senate colleagues will ask the Defense Department’s inspector general (IG) to investigate Ukraine’s sudden loss of access to the military version of Starlink, known as Starshield, which hampered Ukraine’s ability to intercept Russian drones. Tillis said the “snafu” that left Ukrainian civilian and military targets exposed now…The Hill
POLITICS2d ago‘We were way too patient, way too tolerant’: Latvia’s prime minister urges ‘great caution’ in dealing with independent Russian journalism and backs Leonid Ragozin’s expulsionLatvian Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs said independent Russian journalism “has to be treated with great precaution and triple checking.”Meduza [en]
POLITICS2d agoLatvia notifies Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin of his expulsionLatvia has officially notified Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin that it is expelling him from the country, he said on social media.Meduza [en]
POLITICS3d ago‘My only home.’ Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin spent 12 years building a life in Latvia. Now he’s afraid to return.Latvia’s Foreign Ministry said on October 6 that it had added a Russian citizen to its list of personae non gratae. It did not name him. According to Delfi and Politico, he is journalist Leonid Ragozin, who moved from Russia to Latvia after the annexation of Crimea, obtained permanent residency there, and writes for Western media outlets. Ragozin appears set to become the first independent journalist opposed to the war on Latvia’s persona non grata list, which includes more than 150 Russians. He would find himself alongside numerous Russian propagandists and prominent supporters of Russia’s agMeduza [en]
POLITICS3d agoSweden’s centre-left leader fails in second bid to form governmentSocial Democratic leader Magdalena Andersson says 'conditions not in place' to form government, prolonging deadlock.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICS3d agoSweden's centre-left leader Magdalena Andersson again fails to form governmentSweden's centre-left opposition bloc won 176 seats in parliament, versus 173 for outgoing Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's right-wing bloc, which includes the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, in the 13 September election.EuroNews [en]
POLITICS4d agoFinland Urges EU To Ban Russian Tourist VisasValtonen, in a statement, urged the European Commission to "adopt stricter guidelines on the processing of visa applications by Russian citizens" and "introduce necessary amendments to EU legislation to implement a ban on tourist visas". The post Finland Urges EU To Ban Russian Tourist Visas appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
POLITICS6d agoLatvian Foreign Ministry: Trump's decision on Russian diesel sends Moscow mixed signal on easing sanctionsThe volume of diesel fuel that U.S. President Donald Trump agreed with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to supply is not significant. However, the signal sent to Moscow and the international community about easing sanctions is mixed.Ukrinform [en]