Category Sanctions

Fake: French Industrial Icon Shutters Because of ‘Anti-Russia’ Policy

The Bonpertuis plant didn't fall victim to anti-Russia sanctions, but to the broader slump in Europe's steel sector - a squeeze that has left smaller mills unable to absorb soaring costs or finance the large-scale investments required to stay competitive.

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Kelly Degnan’s Statement Regarding Sanctions Disseminated with a False Interpretation

On March 17th, the Facebook user "Nikoloz Kvanchiani" published a screenshot of a "Mtavari Arkhi" post depicting the US Ambassador to Georgia, Kelly Degnan, with the caption: "There are consequences for any country that doesn't comply with international sanctions regime - Kelly Degnan." According to the post's author, Degnan threatens Georgians and forces them to join the war against Russia. [...]

The statement of Kelly Degnan is being disseminated with a false interpretation. In fact, Degnan is neither threatening Georgia nor encouraging it to get involved in the fight against Russia. Degnan claimed that no one is asking the Georgian government to impose bilateral sanctions if the country does not want to do so.

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Mikhail Gorbachev: I am against all walls – Russia Beyond

As the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall approached, Maxim Korshunov of RBTH sat down with Mikhail Gorbachev, the first and last president of the Soviet Union, to discuss the historic rapprochement between East and West and the prospects for a new Cold War.

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