Salisbury
Remembering Paul Sarbanes
The rural town of Salisbury, Maryland is an unlikely place from which a young man imbued with the high ideals and values of Hellenism would make his way to the world stage. It is in this small town on Maryland's Eastern Shore that on February 3, 1933, Panagiotis Spyros Sarbanes was born, who would in time grow into the legendary Senator Paul S. Sarbanes.
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Paul Sarbanes, Greek-American Senator, dies at 87
Paul Sarbanes, a longtime US senator from Maryland who championed the enforcement of an arms embargo against Turkey after the 1974 invasion of Cyprus, has died at the age of 87.
His death was announced by his son, US Representative John Sarbanes.
"My father, Senator Paul S. Sarbanes, passed away peacefully this evening in Baltimore," his son's statement said.
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Russia Still Has Cards to Play in North Macedonia
In geopolitical terms, unlike many other Balkan countries, especially Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia or Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia did not see North Macedonia as part of its immediate strategic interests in the region.
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Balkans Should Beware of Putin’s Night-Time Bikers
The Night Wolves began as an anti-establishment biker club in the 1990s but has since evolved into a patriotic organization with strong Orthodox leanings and close ties to the Kremlin.
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev Arrives in Bulgaria on March 4th
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will be on an official visit to Bulgaria on March 4-5 at the invitation of his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borisov, the government information service announced on Monday.
The visit will begin a day after Bulgaria's National Holiday - March 3rd.
"Scumbag traitor" - Putin breaks silence on Skripal
The Russian double agent was poisoned in March in the English town of Salisbury, along with his daughter. They were found unconscious next to a park bench. After carrying out tests, it was found that they were poisoned by a nerve agent known as "Novichok" which the UK claims, is produced only in Russia.
Moldova to Grill Secret Service Chiefs Over Expulsions
Moldova's Prime Minister, Pavel Filip, and the Speaker of Parliament, Andrian Candu, both members of the ruling Democratic Party, on Thursday summoned the heads of the country's intelligence service for a hearing in parliament.
UK Security Minister: Putin 'Ultimately' Responsible for Spy Poisoning
British Security Minister Ben Wallace said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "ultimate" responsibility for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent in England in March.
Russia Calls UK's Black Sea Air Force Interceptions Dangerous
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia accused Britain's Royal Air Force (RAF) of intercepting its military aircraft over the Black Sea in a dangerous fashion designed to provoke Moscow after the RAF made two such interceptions in a single week.
Russian Prime Minister Warns US Against Ramping up Sanctions
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia's prime minister sternly warned the United States on Friday against ramping up sanctions, saying that Moscow will retaliate with economic, political and unspecified "other" means.