Alex Raufoglu
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Latvian Defense Minister Says Russia's Hybrid Attacks, Not Nuclear Rhetoric, Are The Main Concern (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON -- Latvia’s defense minister has played down any immediate danger after Russia’s latest nuclear warning to NATO over Kaliningrad. “I don’t see an imminent threat at this point,” Raivis Melnis told RFE/RL in an interview in Washington on September 30, echoing NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who said he did not take the Russian warning "that seriously." Russia warned NATO this week that it was prepared to use its entire arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if the Western alliance atte
Ukrainians In US Face Uncertainty As Temporary Protection Deadline Looms (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON -- Several times a week, Maria Hlyten logs into her US immigration account looking for an update that could determine the course of her life. The 24-year-old Ukrainian social-media creator and activist has lived in the United States since September 2022, after spending the first months of Russia’s full-scale invasion in Kyiv and its suburbs. She came to the US on a J-1 academic exchange, later qualified for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and has since built a life in the country. Th
Former US Diplomat Fried Warns Mixed Signals Could Undercut Russia Sanctions (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON -- The United States has new powers to increase economic pressure on Russia, but their impact will depend on whether the Trump administration uses them consistently and makes clear what it wants Moscow and other governments to do, former US diplomat Daniel Fried told RFE/RL. “The administration needs to stop sending mixed messages,” Fried said in an interview on September 29, arguing that the newly enacted Russia sanctions law could provide Washington with meaningful leverage over Mos
As Russia Targets Civilians, Pressure Mounts On Trump To Use Sanctions Powers (opens the original)
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WASHINGTON -- A new wave of deadly Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure in Ukrainian cities is fueling bipartisan calls in Washington for US President Donald Trump to use sweeping new sanctions powers against Moscow, with lawmakers arguing that greater economic pressure could strengthen efforts to end the war. Russia's bombardment killed at least nine people and wounded more than 80 on September 28, according to Ukrainian officials. Moscow's forces struck apartment buildings, offices, data
Amid warnings over possible attack, Europe mulls contingency plans (opens the original)
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"We are not talking about a conventional war. We are talking about all kinds of provocations, all kinds of acts of sabotage, all kinds of tests, and definitely this is something that is already happening as we speak," the Latvian leader told RFE/RL in an interview at United Nations headquarters on September 21. European intelligence officials, the CIA, and even French President Emmanuel Macron and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have all warned in recent days of assessments that Moscow may go
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