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German FM urges Scholz to act and support aid to Ukraine amid election campaign

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has urged Chancellor Olaf Scholz to avoid politicizing aid to Ukraine during Germany's election campaign, n-tv reported on Jan. 20. Baerbock made the comments in Berlin, speaking alongside Lithuania’s foreign minister. “Times are too difficult now, Germany has too much responsibility for us all to indulge in pre-election rhetoric in […]

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January 21, 2025

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US sanctions Russian, Iranian groups for election disinformation campaigns

The United States has sanctioned two entities accused of advancing Iranian and Russian disinformation campaigns aimed at influencing American voters before this year’s election, according to the Treasury Department. Treasury officials announced on Dec. 31 that these groups sought to deepen divisions among Americans ahead of November’s vote. U.S. intelligence agencies have identified both governments […]

Ukraine

December 31, 2024

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Russian-friendly politician reinvents himself in Ukraine as election speculation loom

A video published on TikTok by Yuriy Boyko, a pro-Russian lawmaker and former head of the banned Opposition Platform — For Life, was met with public outrage in Ukraine. In his Dec. 14 video, Boyko repeated long-standing Russian propaganda points of radicals controlling Ukrainian streets. Sitting in his office and looking at the camera, Boyko […]

Ukraine

December 28, 2024

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As Lukashenko gears up for new election, Belarusian political prisoners recount horrors they endured in his prisons

Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 30 years, is looking to reelect himself for the seventh time. In the run-up to the January 2025 presidential elections, Lukashenko has pardoned prisoners convicted of extremism, claiming that it was a "humane gesture" toward those who had "gone astray." Far from being criminals, those […]

Ukraine

December 18, 2024

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Scholz's Social Democratic Party rejects sending Taurus missiles to Ukraine in election program, media reports

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) reportedly rejected the delivery of Taurus missiles to Ukraine in the party's program for the upcoming February elections, the Berliner Morgenpost reported on Dec. 15, citing a leaked draft program. Scholz has long been adamant in his refusal to provide the country’s Taurus long-range missiles to Ukraine, […]

Ukraine

December 15, 2024

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Georgia's opposition parties appeal to EU following election of pro-Russian president, Sova reports

Georgia's opposition leaders have urged the EU to reject the pro-Russian presidential candidate and take broader steps to support European values in the country, Sova news outlet reports. In their joint letter, addressed to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, and the foreign ministers of EU […]

Ukraine

December 15, 2024

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German CDU party highlights support for Ukraine in election program, European Pravda reports

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), one of Germany’s leading political parties, has reaffirmed its support for Ukraine as part of its platform in the upcoming German parliament elections, European Pravda reported on Dec. 14. In its section on foreign and security policy, the CDU has reportedly pledged to continue supporting Ukraine "with all necessary diplomatic, […]

Ukraine

December 14, 2024

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Far-right Ukraine aid critic takes surprise lead in Romanian presidential election

Calin Georgescu, a far-right critic of Romania's pro-NATO and pro-Ukraine policy, is projected to enter the presidential run-off vote after a shock result in the first round on Nov. 24. Georgescu is leading the polls with 22.92% and roughly 99.9% of the vote counted, followed by center-left Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu at 19.17% and Elena […]

Ukraine

November 25, 2024

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Republican party secures House of Representatives in election clean sweep

The Republican Party has managed to maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives, unofficial results show, securing the required 218 out of 435 seats in the chamber according to projections published by CNN on Nov. 13. With a Republican-controlled Congress, Trump would be able to promptly appoint his Cabinet and other key administration officials, […]

Ukraine

November 13, 2024

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Moldova protests to Moscow over election interference, downing of Russian drones

Moldova's Foreign Ministry said on Nov. 12 that it had handed a note of protest to the newly appointed Russian Ambassador, Oleg Ozerov, over Russian interference in the recent presidential election and the downing of two Russian drones on Moldovan territory. Moldovan authorities, independent observers, and officials from the EU and the U.S. have pointed […]

Ukraine

November 12, 2024

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Russian state TV airs explicit photos of Melania Trump as they congratulate her husband on election victory

The Kremlin-controlled state media channel Russia 1 ran explicit photos of Melania Trump during a segment last week in the wake of her husband's U.S. election victory. The sequence, which highlighted several pictures from her modeling career, was shown during the prime-time show "60 Minutes," hosted by propagandists Olga Skabeeva and Yevgeny Popov. "Here is […]

Ukraine

November 12, 2024

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'Pure fiction' — Kremlin denies Putin and Trump discussed Ukraine by phone after election victory

The Kremlin has denied reports that President-elect Donald Trump spoke directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Nov. 7, branding the claim " pure fiction." The Washington Post (WP) citing sources familiar with the matter, reported on Nov. 10 that the call took place, claiming Trump advised Putin not to escalate the war […]

Ukraine

November 11, 2024

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