Local roads bring greater connectivity and support to rural communities in Moldova
One August day in the mid-1960s, my parents boarded a bus in the village of Hartopul Mare in the center of Moldova to travel to the capital Chisinau, determined to get a better education and better jobs in the Soviet planned economy. It was a 90-minute trip in a vehicle packed with about 50...
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Moldova: Statement by the Spokesperson on the latest legislative proposals
On Thursday 3 December, the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova voted on a number of legislative proposals, including on limitations of Presidential powers, tabled in a hasty and non-transparent manner.
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7 dead in Russia for drinking hand sanitizer after running out of liquor — reports
Seven people died from methanol (wood alcohol) poisoning after drinking hand sanitizer at a party in Russia. Nine people, with ages ranging from 27 to 69 years old, were partying when they opted to drink hand sanitizer after running out of alcoholic beverages, according to local Russian...
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Danube Logistics: Chisinau Appeals Court declares Bemol's actions against Danube Logistics unlawful
The Chisinau Appeals Court has declared Bemol's actions against Danube Logistics unlawful, according to a press release of Danube Logistics SRL and Danube Logistics Holding BV.
( ) Read allDainius Žalimas The decision of the Constitutional Court of Belarus is an arbitrary act
On 25 August 2020 the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus (thereinafter – the CCRB) adopted a document entitled the “Constitutional Legal Position on the Protection of the Constitutional Order” (Kонституционно-правовaя позиция по...
( ) Read allFinCEN Files: Deutsche Bank tops list of suspicious transactions
Leaked documents shed a light on Deutsche Bank's central role in facilitating financial transactions deemed suspicious. Many of these could have enabled the circumvention of sanctions on Iran and Russia.
( ) Read allOPINION Svetlana Tikhanovskaya: The regime in Belarus is trying to steal our victory. It won’t succeed
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How the Red Terror set a macabre course for the Soviet Union
In 1918, the Bolshevik regime launched a state-sanctioned campaign of mass killings and detentions to silence political enemies—laying the foundation for decades of violence in the U.S.S.R.
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Lithuania to sanction Belarus’ Constitutional Court officials
Lithuania may impose national sanctions on officials from the Belarusian Constitutional Court, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda said on Thursday.
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How Romania is Handling Cybersecurity Threats
In 2013, Romania approved a national cybersecurity strategy and began its implementation. It wasn't the only EU country to take action.
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Mass grave uncovered of victims of Russian armed and led occupation of Sloviansk in 2014
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Putin Chef's Kisses of Death: Russia's Shadow Army's State-Run Structure Exposed (bellingcat.com)
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‘Just shoot us already’ Arrested during protests in Minsk and jailed for two days, a Russian journalist describes the carnage of Belarusian incarceration
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Belarus: Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the presidential elections
Foto: Minsk, Belarus
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Belarus presidential elections: Meet the three women teaming up to take on 'Europe's last dictator'
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How objectivity in journalism became a matter of opinion
In America, political and commercial strains have led to questions about its value and meaning
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Putin claims the EU resolution is part of “a deliberate policy aimed at destroying the postwar world order.” The truth is less dramatic and more illuminating.
( ) Read allForeign Policy New Report Exposes Brutal Methods of Russia’s Wagner Group
How a shady network of operatives serves as the tip of the spear in Russia’s global influence efforts with almost no accountability.
( ) Read allEU’s top diplomat says no to Russia rejoining G7
The European Union doesn't think Russia should rejoin the G7.
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