Ukraine Allies Scale Back $43B Aid Package in Blow to Kyiv
By Shane Croucher is a Breaking News Editor based in London, UK. He has previously overseen the My Turn, Fact Check and News teams, and was a Senior Reporter before that, mostly covering U.S. news and politics. Shane joined Newsweek in February 2018 from IBT UK where he held various editorial roles covering different beats, […]
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Putin Allies Woo Trump with Rare Earth Mineral Deposits
Russian billionaire Vladimir Potanin has said he is wants to ramp up exploration of rare earth reserves in Russia and Russian-occupied Ukraine, hinting that “foreign partners” may be brought into the fold amid the Trump-drive thaw. Potanin, who owns the metallurgical giant Norilsk Nickel (Nornickel) and like most oligarchs in Russia, has close links with […]
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Putin’s Biggest Allies in Europe Face Political Peril
Protests over the weekend in three central European countries could have geopolitical ramifications for Vladimir Putin‘s influence in the region. Demonstrators opposed to the rule of Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban—Putin’s closest EU ally—took to the streets of Budapest and showed support for Peter Magyar, leader of the Tisza party, which is ahead in the […]
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Putin Allies Celebrate as Georgia’s Ruling Party Claims Victory
Election officials in Georgia have said the ruling party got most votes in an election whose result one expert has said is likely to be welcomed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Despite exit polls for opposition TV channels suggesting the four opposition parties had won, preliminary results from Georgia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) gave the […]
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