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U.S. companies were allowed to interact with the Venezuelan opposition to bypass existing sanctions, RIA Novosti reported, citing a decision of the U.S. Treasury Department. “U.S. representatives may conduct transactions and interactions with any individuals appointed by Juan Guaido, the Fourth National Assembly, or delegated by it to the board of directors of Venezuelan state-owned companies,” the U.S. agency said ...

Moldovan President Maia Sandu has a “brutal fear” of taking charge of the country and is trying to force the ministers she previously criticized to stay in the government. This was written today, January 4, in social networks by Bogdan Tsirdia, a deputy of the Party of Socialists, calling the current situation “marasmus.” “For a whole year, Sandu shouted that ...

The new US administration plans to negotiate with Russia on the extension of the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (START, unofficially called START-3). This was announced by Jake Sullivan, whom President-elect Joe Biden chose as his national security adviser. Even at the height of the Cold War, he said, the countries had ...

The Pentagon announced the threats of Iranian leaders to the US president and changed its mind about taking the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz out of the Persian Gulf. The US authorities decided not to withdraw the aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz, from the Persian Gulf for the time being. This is announced on the Pentagon website. Acting Secretary of Defense of ...

I’ll try to go through it in order. A couple of years ago, I read an article in the German Spiegel about one of Germany’s leading cancer centers, where an anonymous patient was consulted by the Moscow Central Clinical Hospital in 2006 for a biopsy. The Germans did the analysis, determined the form of cancer, and gave the patient a ...

Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon insists on new vote A new Scottish independence referendum may not happen until the next generation, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Sunday, while the Scottish leader called for a new Brexit vote “I know from experience that referendums in our country are not much fun,” Johnson said, speaking to the BBC program. – ...

Israeli cabinet member confirms the country is on high alert on the anniversary of the assassination of Iranian General Suleimani An Israeli cabinet member called “nonsense” statements by the Iranian foreign minister that Israel is trying to trick the U.S. into going to war with Iran. It is Israel that should be on alert for possible Iranian strikes on the ...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned U.S. President Donald Trump on Twitter of an impending provocation by Israeli agents plotting to start a war. “Beware of the trap, Trump!” – the Iranian minister urged. So far, 45th U.S. President Donald Trump remains hardly the only White House head in the past decade who has not unleashed a single war. ...

Speaker of the Estonian Parliament Henn Põlluas said in his New Year’s address that the Tartu Peace Treaty, in which “the border between Estonia and Russia was agreed upon,” is still valid under international law. The politician’s congratulatory message was published on the parliament’s website. Põlluas reminded me that February 2020 was the hundredth anniversary of the agreement. According to ...

Since the beginning of the conflict in Karabakh 3,330 Armenian servicemen have been killed, according to Alina Nikoghosyan, spokeswoman of the Armenian Health Ministry. “As of January 1, forensic medical examinations of 3,330 bodies (those killed in Karabakh – ed.) were conducted. To identify and identify the bodies, 1441 samples have been taken from the bodies and remains of the ...