26 h. ago Trump threatens new sanctions on Russia, but has prerequisites for NATO

Trump threatens new sanctions on Russia, but has prerequisites for NATO  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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33 h. ago Trump urges NATO to raise China tariffs for tougher Russia sanctions

Trump urges NATO to raise China tariffs for tougher Russia sanctions  Straight Arrow News

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34 h. ago Trump Ready For ‘Major Sanctions’ On Russia—Requests 100% Tariffs On China From NATO

Trump Ready For ‘Major Sanctions’ On Russia—Requests 100% Tariffs On China From NATO  MSN

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35 h. ago Trump says he's ready to put 'major sanctions' on Russia if NATO nations do the same

Trump says he's ready to put 'major sanctions' on Russia if NATO nations do the same  NBC News

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37 h. ago China warns against ‘unilateral actions’ as US pushes tariffs over Russian oil

Beijing has warned against “unilateral actions” targeting Chinese interests, as the US intensifies pressure on Western allies to impose steep tariffs on China and India for allegedly “enabling” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by continuing to buy Russian oil. US President Donald Trump issued a letter to Nato members on Saturday, urging them to stop buying Russian oil and jointly impose major sanctions on Russia to help end its war in Ukraine. Trump also proposed that Nato collectively impose 50 per...

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51 h. ago Nato boosts defence of Europe’s eastern flank to ward off Russia

Nato announced plans to strengthen the defence of Europe’s eastern flank on Friday, two days after Poland shot down drones that had violated its airspace in the first known action of its kind by a member of the Western alliance during Russia’s war in Ukraine. Warsaw has portrayed the drone incursions as an attempt by Russia to test the capabilities of Poland and Nato to respond. On Friday, Poland rejected Donald Trump’s suggestion that the incursions could have been a mistake, a rare...

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67 h. ago Nato on high alert as Russia and Belarus launch major war games

Russia and its key ally Belarus began major joint military drills early Friday, putting Nato on edge days after Poland accused Moscow of escalating tensions by firing attack drones through its airspace. The “Zapad” exercises also come as Russian forces grind across the sprawling front line in Ukraine and escalate aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities. Nato’s eastern flank members that border Belarus - Poland, Lithuania and Latvia - are on high alert over the drills, which Belarus says will be held...

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4 d. ago Why China, not Russia, will gain most from Power of Siberia 2 pipeline

After years of negotiations, Russia has finally secured a binding agreement with China for the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, a conduit running through Mongolia from the Arctic gas fields of Yamal. Although some Western media see the deal as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “diplomatic victory”, in reality it is Beijing that will be the major beneficiary of the project. Following the Western sanctions on Moscow, imposed as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022,...

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4 d. ago China, Russia, North Korea unity just a ‘show,’ says NATO military chief

China, Russia, North Korea unity just a ‘show,’ says NATO military chief  Anadolu Ajansı

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5 d. ago Poland downs Russian drones, a first for Nato member during Ukraine war

Poland shot down drones that entered its airspace on Wednesday, the first time a member of Nato is known to have fired shots during Russia’s war in Ukraine. Poland said 19 objects had entered its airspace during a large Russian air attack on Ukraine, and that it had shot down those that posed a threat. Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he had activated Article Four of Nato’s treaty, under which alliance members can demand consultations with their allies. “We are dealing with a large-scale...

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5 d. ago Trump Ready to Match EU Tariffs on China, India to Pressure Putin – U.S. Official

Trump Ready to Match EU Tariffs on China, India to Pressure Putin – U.S. Official  The Moscow Times

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1 week ago Putin blames West and NATO for Russia's war in Ukraine at China summit

Putin blames West and NATO for Russia's war in Ukraine at China summit  Euronews.com

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2 w. ago When North Koreans raise a toast, it’s increasingly with Chinese wine

North Korea, one of the world’s most isolated and heavily sanctioned countries, has remained a major destination for Chinese wine exports this year, as the nation has few alternative options to source alcoholic drinks. North Korea bought 157,393 litres of wine from China in the first seven months of 2025 – more than double the volume imported during the same period last year – making it the second-largest buyer of Chinese bottled wine so far this year, trailing only Hong Kong, according to...

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3 w. ago Russia needles Nato by escalating electronic warfare against Baltic nations

Nato’s easternmost member states are grappling with a sharp rise in radio and satellite interference, with Baltic governments accusing Russia of positioning equipment for electronic warfare close to their borders. Since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Baltic Sea region has registered widespread signal jamming, including of the Global Positioning System or GPS, which has affected air and maritime communications. But authorities in the Baltic...

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3 w. ago Russia rejects Zelensky meeting as diplomatic tension simmers

Russia on Friday ruled out an immediate meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky, as diplomatic tension escalated with the Ukrainian president and US mediation efforts appeared to stumble. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said “no meeting” between Vladimir Putin and Zelensky was planned, as Nato chief Mark Rutte visited Kyiv, largely to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine. US President Donald Trump raised expectations for a swift summit between the Russian and Ukrainian presidents by saying...

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3 w. ago Russia says it must be part of Ukraine talks as Nato military chiefs meet

Russia said on Wednesday it had to be part of any discussion on security guarantees for Ukraine and downplayed the likelihood of an imminent summit with President Volodymyr Zelensky, tempering hopes for a quick peace deal. Nato military chiefs, meanwhile, held a virtual summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, the latest in a flurry of global diplomacy aimed at brokering an end to the nearly three-and-a-half year conflict. “On #Ukraine, we confirmed our support. Priority continues to be a...

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3 w. ago Poland calls drone crash a Russian provocation amid peace talks

Poland’s defence minister said a flying object that crashed and exploded in a cornfield in eastern Poland early on Wednesday was identified as a Russian drone, calling it a provocation by Russia. At a news conference in Warsaw, Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, who also serves as defence minister, accused Russia of provoking Nato during a crucial moment, as peace talks over the war in neighbouring Ukraine are under way, the country’s news agency PAP reported. “Russia is provoking...

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3 w. ago Moscow rejects deployment of troops from Nato countries in Ukraine

Russia has once again categorically rejected the deployment of troops from Nato countries in Ukraine amid US-led efforts to end the war. The United Kingdom has repeatedly suggested the possibility that foreign troops could be sent to Ukraine once a peace deal is reached. Bur Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said in Moscow that Britain was continuing to seek what she called “an escalation” in the conflict with such plans and was pushing Nato members to a dangerous limit,...

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3 w. ago Russia rejects deployment of troops from Nato countries in Ukraine

Russia has once again categorically rejected the deployment of troops from Nato countries in Ukraine amid US-led efforts to end the war. The United Kingdom has repeatedly suggested the possibility that foreign troops could be sent to Ukraine once a peace deal is reached. Bur Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said in Moscow that Britain was continuing to seek what she called “an escalation” in the conflict with such plans and was pushing Nato members to a dangerous limit,...

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