by CBBSS | Oct 31, 2020 | Regional News
With elections scheduled to take place in the Russia-backed separatist regions of Donetsk and Lugansk on Nov. 11, Moscow clashed with the West at the UN over the planned vote in Eastern Ukraine, the Washington Post reports. Moscow appeared totally isolated at a UN...
by CBBSS | Oct 31, 2020 | Regional News
Putin awarded the the head of the Moldovan church, Metropolitan Vladimir, with Russia’s Order of Friendship, rewarding him for his loyalty to Moscow, Balkan Insight reports. The award closely follows the decision of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople to...
by CBBSS | Oct 29, 2020 | International News and Analysis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced she will not run for re-election as chairwoman of Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the BBC reports. The announcement follows an election in the state of Hesse in which the CDU took a big hit. Merkel...
by CBBSS | Oct 27, 2020 | International News and Analysis
In a Foreign Policy piece Turkish journalist Mustafa Akyol delves into the centuries-long rift between the Ottomans and the Saudis over supremacy in the Sunni Muslim world that is currently being highlighted by the brewing feud between Erdogan and Saudi Crown...
by CBBSS | Oct 26, 2020 | Regional News
Italian PM Giuseppe Conte met with Putin in Moscow this week, invited the Russian leader to visit Italy and floated the possibility of Rome vetoing EU sanctions on Moscow, EU Observer reports. When asked if Italy would veto the sanctions when they come up for renewal...