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Kyiv and Berlin slam Putin’s plan to station nuclear weapons in Belarus – POLITICO
Officials in Kyiv and Berlin condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that Moscow would station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. The Kremlin “took Belarus as a nuclear hostage,” Oleksiy Danilov, the secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council, tweeted on Sunday. Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office, added that the move was a violation…
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Putin says Russia to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, state media report – POLITICO
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Moscow would station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, Russian state media reported. Russia will “complete construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus on July 1,” Putin said, according to a report by Ria Novosti. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has agreed to the deployment, which won’t violate obligations under nuclear…
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After Macron, le déluge – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Anyone looking at France right now could be forgiven for thinking the country was on the edge of a revolution. Major cities from Paris to Lyon erupted in riots overnight on Thursday, with black-clad protesters lighting bonfires and hurling projectiles at riot police after President Emmanuel Macron rammed an…
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Jan. 6 detainees in 'suites'? Dem claps back at MTG claims after jail tour
“As far as I’m concerned, this absolutely passed with flying colors,” Jasmine Crockett said of the jail’s standards. Source of data and images: politico
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France burns in overnight protests – POLITICO
Tense protests against a hot-button reform of the French pension system escalated overnight as demonstrators threw objects at public buildings and set fires in the streets. “There were many protests, which sometimes lasted until very late last night, turning violent notably in Paris,” Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Friday on TV channel CNews. According to the minister, 903 fires of…
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Focus on the courts: Congress embraces drama of March Madness
“Get some ice on that ankle and get ready for Saturday!” Sen. Roger Marshall said after Kansas St.’s win. Source of data and images: politico
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The end of Boris Johnson – POLITICO
Tanya Gold is a freelance journalist. Boris Johnson’s political career ended on Wednesday, with stuttering and fake politesse. Seated before a U.K. House of Commons committee poised to rule on whether he lied to parliament about Partygate, Johnson was far from his element. Beneath the ghost of his famous bonhomie and the half-conceived rhetoric, I saw anger segueing to bafflement:…
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Exclusive: House GOP chairs press Pentagon on candidate records disclosures
The Air Force has confirmed release of the military records of seven GOP congressional candidates. Source of data and images: politico
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Senate Dems avoid Sinema clapback after POLITICO report on private criticism
“Whatever she does, I’m supporting her,” Joe Manchin said. Source of data and images: politico
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