Germany says ‘”Russia no longer our partner, but rival”

The German government has updated the White Paper – the guidelines on the country’s national security policy, with a new version stating Russia “is no longer Germany’s partner, but its rival” and now is one of the main threats, Ukraine Today reported citing Die Welt.

The White Paper was not amended since 2006. The new edition states that the world “changed a lot,”everything became “complicated, volatile and unpredictable” in terms of security, according to Ukraine Today.

“Russia clearly benefits from Brussels attacks”: expert

If you’ve been a reader of this site for a while, this remark about Europe taking an extreme right turn is no new news, at all.

The comment (and a few more) about Russia’s benefit in the article is from Vladimir Putin’s mouthpiece, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, as seen here:

 

 

Ukraine Today is joined by Oleh Belokolos, Maidan for Foreign Affairs NGO Department of Bilateral Relations Director, to discuss the situation in Europe after Brussels attacks.

“It is very clear that [the recent terror attacks in Europe] are beneficial to Russia. And probably many Europeans are shocked by yesterday’s comment of [Russian MP] Zhyrynovskiy, who said that this is clearly beneficial to Russia,” the expert said, according to Ukraine Today.

Russian “clandestine funding” of EU far-right: How worried should we be?

The U.S. is launching its own probe into Moscow-funded European radical political parties and populist groups the Kremlin aims to use to undermine NATO and sanctions unity, according to Ukraine Today.

Washington is concerned that cracks in the EU could undermine NATO and international sanctions following Moscow’s annexation of Crimea. A major review is underway into what The Telegraph calls “Russian clandestine funding,” Ukraine Today reported.