The Russian president has commented on Latvia’s announced deportation of pensioners Deportations of ethnic Russians, in many cases elderly retirees, from Latvia and other Baltic states is a serious matter threatening the security of Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.
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The Russian currency strengthened to more than a one-month high during trading on Tuesday, surging over 10% amid signs of progress in peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian negotiators. The looming ruble-for-gas payments deadline has also been lifting the currency.
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Chancellor Karl Nehammer mistakenly used a picture featuring the Russian currency in his party’s PR campaign Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer became the target of online jokes this week following an X (formerly Twitter) post promoting his party’s ‘Believe in Austria’ PR campaign that featured an image of Russian rubles instead of euros.
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