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Articles with tag "Europe"

travel ban

Moscow Expands List of European Officials Banned From Russia

The Foreign Ministry pointed to "hostile steps" against Russia and its citizens.
operation 'twin'

Chechen TV Claims Europe Created Lifelike Kadyrov Mask for ‘Provocation’ Plot

The alleged provocateurs are currently searching for a candidate to play the role of Kadyrov, reports said without citing any sources.
migrant crisis

Ukrainian Captain’s Ship Stranded in Mediterranean After Migrant Rescue

The ship has been unable to dock in any European ports for more than a month after it rescued 27 migrants.
CRISIS IN TIES

Russia Defies West as NATO Urges Cooperation Over Navalny

NATO called for an international probe into Navalny's poisoning and demanded Moscow reveal details of its Novichok nerve agent programme.
BLACKLIST EXEMPTION

Belarus Leader Lukashenko to Avoid EU Sanctions Over Protest Crackdown – Die Welt

The German newspaper said the need to keep lines of communication open will keep the strongman off the list.
SPECIAL MEETING

NATO to Meet on Poisoning of Putin Critic Navalny

The West has demanded answers from the Kremlin after Berlin said it has "unequivocal evidence" the opposition leader was poisoned with Novichok.
swift reaction

Russia Expels Austrian Diplomat in Tit-for-Tat Over Espionage Dispute

Austria expelled an unnamed Russian diplomat earlier in the day for alleged industrial espionage.
persona non grata

Austria Expels Russian Diplomat Suspected of Industrial Espionage

The Russian Embassy in Vienna said “an identical reaction from Moscow won’t take long.” 
'Neither free nor fair'

EU Rejects Belarus Vote Result as Lukashenko Orders Clampdown

The strongman leader has ordered his government to prevent further unrest and shore up protections along the ex-Soviet country's border.
disputed vote

Belarus Opposition Urges EU To Reject Vote as Leaders Hold Emergency Talks

"Lukashenko has lost all legitimacy in the eyes of our nation and the world," Tikhanovskaya said in a video addressed to the European Council.
'Inclusive Dialogue'

EU Leaders Urge Putin to Push for Talks in Belarus Over Disputed Vote

It is unclear how much support Putin is willing to give to Lukashenko, who in recent years has often played off Moscow against the West.
safe haven

Beleaguered Belarus Opposition Finds Baltic Refuge

Presidential challenger Svetlana Tikhanovskaya is only the latest pro-democracy Belarusian to find shelter in the country's EU neighbors.
EUROPEAN REACTION

EU Says Belarus Vote Not Free, Threatens Sanctions

The bloc's chief diplomat said authorities deployed disproportionate and unacceptable violence.
diplomatic consequence

Slovakia Expels 3 Russian Diplomats

Russia said it would respond to the expulsions "in a similar way."
cyber crime

EU Sanctions Russian, Chinese 'Cyber Attackers'

A unit of Moscow's GRU military intelligence agency is accused of cyber attacks on EU private companies.
radiation anomaly

Scandinavian Radiation Spike Linked to Russian Nuclear Plant Malfunction

Dutch authorities first pinpointed Russia as the source, then pulled back.
no-travel zone

EU Considers Blocking Russians Upon Reopening Borders – NYT

The EU could bar American, Brazilian and Russian visitors over the countries’ failures to control the coronavirus.
renewed restrictions

EU Extends Russian Sanctions Over Ukraine: Merkel

The sanctions were first imposed after flight MH17 was shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine in 2014.
anti-diplomacy

Moscow Expels Two Czech Diplomats in Tit-For-Tat Move – Ministry

The move comes after Prague expelled two Russian embassy workers over a fake story about a poison plot.
dumped diplomats

Czechs Expel Russian Diplomats Over Poison Plot Hoax

Prime Minister Andrej Babis said they sent "deliberately made-up information" to Czech intelligence.
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