by CBBSS | Mar 30, 2021 | Regional News
Latvia shut down the Latvian edition of the pro-Kremlin Russian news site Sputnik, Reuters reports. Russia launched the website Sputniknews.lv in February and has been using it to spread propaganda targeting Latvia’s Russian-speaking minority. Latvia’s...
by CBBSS | Mar 30, 2021 | Regional News
The Pentagon has ordered U.S. military families to evacuate Southern Turkey due to the threat of ISIS terrorist attacks, CNN reports. About 670 family members are in the area, primarily at the Incirlik Air Base. Read original...
by CBBSS | Mar 30, 2021 | Regional News
Ukrainian party leaders failed to form a new coalition after former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko made last-minute demands on Tuesday, RFE/RL reports. Tymoshenko’s Fatherland Party was in talks with the parties of current PM Arseniy Yatsenyuk and Ukrainian...
by CBBSS | Mar 29, 2021 | Regional News
Ukraine’s three major parliamentary parties have decided to form a new coalition and nominate parliamentary speaker Volodymyr Hroysman to be the next Ukrainian prime minster, RFE/RL reports. The new coalition partners are the parties of current PM Arseniy...
by CBBSS | Mar 29, 2021 | Regional News
The “marketing effect” of Russia dropping bombs in Syria is expected to lead to a $6-7 billion boost in Russian arms sales, The Guardian reports. Algeria, Indonesia, Vietnam and Pakistan plan to buy Sukhoi fighter and bomber jets, according to Russian...