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French banks’ €18bn Russian holdings emerge as fault line in EU asset-use talks
09 Dec 2025 13:18 GMT
… France has declined to disclose which banks are holding the Russian … French-held funds form the second-largest pool of frozen Russian … vulnerable to litigation or Russian counter-measures. Euroclear … threaten its stability.
The French stance has frustrated some …
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Iranian Influence Network in France Uncovered: Strategic Threat Revealed
09 Dec 2025 14:22 GMT
… alleging Iranian influence operations in France forces Paris to confront an uncomfortable … a report by think tank France 2050, French authorities are now grappling … concerned European security services. From Russian disinformation campaigns to Chinese economic …
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Roger Lumbala is accused of horrific war crimes in DRC: can his trial in France bring justice?
09 Dec 2025 15:56 GMT
… special war crimes tribunal in Paris because France exercises “universal jurisdiction” over … atrocity crimes committed outside France by non-French nationals. The law restricts … unfulfilled arrest warrants against Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Israel’s Benjamin …
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Europe needs to shove Trump aside – it has the power to stop Putin in Ukraine and it must use it
09 Dec 2025 14:11 GMT
… problem – not Russia.
Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer, French president Emanuel Macron … single-handedly holding out against Moscow for four years.
open … weapons for later use. Putin is fully committed to Ukraine … missiles that would shatter Putin’s forces.
And the …
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President Volodymyr Zelensky Reaffirms Ukraine's Refusal to Cede Territory to Russia Amid Tense Brokered Peace Talks by the United States
09 Dec 2025 14:05 GMT
… British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German … Vladimir Putin in Moscow the previous week, hardened some terms — including full Russian … about spillover threats. Ireland and France are investigating two new incidents …
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Soft Power Geopolitics: Moscow Shifts Tourism Focus To China & Beyond
09 Dec 2025 14:43 GMT
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Moscow’s New Tourism Pitch
The Russians are betting that tourists to Moscow … Paris. For non-Western visitors, especially those from countries partnering with Russia … aspirational hyper-luxury. Moscow invites tourists to witness Russia’s Asian expanse …
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Russia's top general says forces advancing on Ukraine's Myrnohrad
09 Dec 2025 15:01 GMT
… relatively modest gains.
Putin said last week that Russia would take full control … British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German … had met Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin last week, with Moscow rejecting …
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Ukraine’s Zelensky refuses to give up land to Russia: ‘Precisely what we are fighting for’
09 Dec 2025 15:51 GMT
… not cede territory to Russia — a central demand Moscow has pushed and … British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and Germany … -friendly wishlist straight from Vladimir Putin’s desk. POOL/AFP …
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Zelenskyy entered the ranking of the most influential people in Europe: what places did Trump and Putin get?
09 Dec 2025 14:31 GMT
… public, was largely favorable to Moscow, he kept his cool and … addition to Trump, the Russian dictator Vladimir Putin also found a place … ;s military giants, such as France and the United Kingdom, are …
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France won’t let EU seize chunk of frozen Russian assets: FT
09 Dec 2025 13:05 GMT
While officials in Paris support the European Commission … governments, the newspaper said.
Paris has also withheld details on … being used.
The Russian assets in France represent the second-largest … peace talks with Kiev and Moscow. Politico earlier reported that …