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Russia bounty reports, if true, should lead to U.S. sanctions, John Bolton says NATO

Russia bounty reports, if true, should lead to U.S. sanctions, John Bolton says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton said on Tuesday the United States should consider economic sanctions on Russia as part of a strong U.S. response if it is true that Moscow offered bounty payments to Taliban forces for killing Americans in Afghanistan. FILE…
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June 30, 2020
Macron slams Turkey’s ‘criminal’ role in Libya, Putin’s ambivalence NATO

Macron slams Turkey’s ‘criminal’ role in Libya, Putin’s ambivalence

PARIS (Reuters) - France's president on Monday accused Turkey of massively importing jihadists into Libya, labeling Ankara's intervention "criminal" and he lambasted Russian President Vladimir Putin's ambivalence towards his country's mercenaries operating in the North African state.Ties between NATO allies France and Turkey have soured in recent weeks over Libya,…
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June 29, 2020
NY Times: Trump told in March that Russia offered bounties for US troops in Afghanistan NATO

NY Times: Trump told in March that Russia offered bounties for US troops in Afghanistan

(CNN)Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as rewards if they killed US or UK troops there, a European intelligence official told CNN.The official was unclear as to the precise Russian motivation, but said the incentives had, in their assessment, led…
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June 27, 2020
Russia reportedly paid Taliban-linked militants bounty money to kill American troops NATO

Russia reportedly paid Taliban-linked militants bounty money to kill American troops

Russian President Vladimir Putin.Ricardo Ceppi/Getty ImagesUS intelligence officials assessed that Russia's military intelligence agency offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill NATO troops in Afghanistan — which include American forces, according to a New York Times report.Interrogations of Afghan militants and criminals reportedly yielded the information indicating that Taliban-linked militants…
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June 26, 2020
Taliban prisoner issue almost resolved, peace talks expected ‘soon’: sources, officials NATO

Taliban prisoner issue almost resolved, peace talks expected ‘soon’: sources, officials

KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Peace talks between warring Afghan factions are expected to start as soon as they iron out their main differences over the release of the “most dangerous” Taliban prisoners, officials and sources from both sides said. Despite a major push by the United States, there has been a…
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June 26, 2020
NATO opens probe on France-Turkey naval incident in Mediterranean NATO

NATO opens probe on France-Turkey naval incident in Mediterranean

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg chairs a NATO defence ministers' meeting via teleconference at the Alliance headquarters in Brussels NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has said the military alliance will investigate French accusations that Turkey's navy failed to respond to an allied call for inspection this month in the Mediterranean. Florence Parly,…
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June 18, 2020