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Borrell addresses EU-Russia relations in a meeting with MEPs
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Borrell addresses EU-Russia relations in a meeting with MEPs

15 September 2021
Russia remains our largest neighbour and it remains an important global actor. Not from the economic point of view, the economics of Russia is more or less the same size as Italy. It is much bigger in surface, but economically speaking it is a medium-sized state. They have a lot of gas, and gas is becoming more and more expensive. This is good news for them and bad news for us. They have the atomic arm, they have an important army and they use it when they need it. In any case, Russia will not disappear. It will be there and this will not change overnight.
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Putin watches war games in Nizhny Novgorod
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Putin watches war games in Nizhny Novgorod

14 September 2021
During the exercises Russian military units, together with contingents from Armenia, Belarus, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia practiced joint operations to repel advancing enemy forces, conduct maneuverable defence and deliver a massive strike and defeat a hypothetical enemy penetration.
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Amnesty International warns of increasing recruitment and killing of children by terrorist groups in Niger's tri-border area
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Amnesty International warns of increasing recruitment and killing of children by terrorist groups in Niger's tri-border area

13 September 2021
A new report published by Amnesty International on Monday (13 September), denounces the increasing incidence of children being killed and recruited by armed terrorist groups in Niger, especially in the "three borders" area, where the country shares borders with Burkina Faso and Mali, an area where jihadist attacks have peaked in recent months.
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UAE prepares to address the economic challenges of the future
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UAE prepares to address the economic challenges of the future

13 September 2021
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced measures to help diversify its economy away from dependency on hydrocarbons, and to create jobs for Emiratis in new private-sector opportunities. The package includes an investment of AED24 billion to create 75,000 new private-sector jobs. The UAE government is looking to balance between creating incentives for expats to relocate to the UAE and creating employment opportunities for its own population.