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Macron warns Putin that sanctions will be tightened if the situation in the Donbas escalates
French President Emmanuel Macron said that he is willing to tighten the sanctions against Russia if the situation in the Donbas escalates.
He made a statement to this effect at a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Versailles.
“If needed, we will have to intensify the sanctions, but (only) if there is an escalation. But if there is a de-escalation, this won’t happen, and I want there to be a de-escalation,” Macron emphasized.
He also added that a discussion of the …
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Moldova announces the expulsion of five Russian diplomats
Five Russian diplomats have been declared persona non grata in Moldova, according to the Moldovan news outlet Publika, quoting Anna Samson, Press Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova. The Russian embassy told RIA Novosti that they were examining a message about the declaring of five Russian diplomats as persona non grata, thus confirming its receipt.
According to Interfax, the diplomats were ordered to leave the country within 24 hours. Russian …
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Head of the Pentagon believes that Russia knows that NATO is not a threat
US Secretary of Defense, James Mattis, in an interview with CBS said that NATO is not a threat to Russia, and stated that it remains a mystery why the Russians think differently.
"It's clear that NATO is not a threat," said Mattis, noting that Russia chooses strategic competition with the West. "But the point is that NATO is not a threat, and they know it. They do not doubt this," the head of the Pentagon added.
According to him, the new president of the United States, Donald Trump, intends …
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Georgia asks NATO for help with national security
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili held a meeting with the head of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) Paolo Alli. During the negotiations, Margvelashvili thanked Alli for supporting the Euro-Atlantic course of Georgia and the territorial integrity of the country, as well as holding a spring session of the NATO PA in Tbilisi. This was reported by the press service of the President of Georgia.
The meeting topics included the parliamentary session of the Alliance and cooperation between …
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Montenegro’s Foreign Ministry: Russia interfered in country’s affairs
Montenegro’s Foreign Minister Srdjan Darmanović said that Russia “strongly interfered in the internal affairs” of the country and tried to interfere with the government’s intentions to join NATO, reports the broadcast network RTCG.
“Russia openly interfered in our internal political matters, which, of course, we do not at all approve of. Over the past two or three years, Russia has been pursuing a policy that is opposed to the enlargement of NATO. We decided that we would determine the …