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Finland Signs Deal to Buy 64 US-Built Stealth Jets

Finland signed a $9.4 billion agreement on Friday to buy US F-35 fighter jets, reaching a deal to bring 64 radar-evading warplanes to a country bordering Russia at a time of high tensions between Moscow and the West over Russian troops massed near the Ukrainian border. However it will be…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 11, 2022

With Kamila Valieva’s Failed Drug Test, The IOC’s System Failed Once Again

A positive result for the 15-year-old Russian Olympic Committee figure skater calls into question her team’s gold medal and her participation in the Games—and the organization responsible for holding them.

Sports Illustrated · Feb 11, 2022

US Senators at Impasse on Bill to Boost Ukraine Sanctions, Defense

Democratic and Republican US senators who have been negotiating for weeks on a bipartisan bill to punish Russia for its troop build up near Ukraine said they have reached an impasse, although aides said on Friday they continue to look for a way forward. Senators from both parties had said…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 11, 2022

Israel evacuating relatives of embassy staff in Ukraine

Israel said on Friday it was evacuating relatives of staff at its embassy in Kyiv, citing "an aggravation of the situation" in an apparent reference to the crisis between Ukraine and Russia.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2022

Russia could invade Ukraine at any time, says Wallace

Following talks in Moscow, the Defence Secretary said Russian assurances they were not planning an attack would be judged ‘by the evidence’.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2022

US senators at impasse on bill to boost Ukraine sanctions, defense

Democratic and Republican U.S. senators who have been negotiating for weeks on a bipartisan bill to punish Russia for its troop build up near Ukraine said they have reached an impasse, although aides said on Friday they continue to look for a way forward.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2022

Palladium Prices Have Soared 23% So Far In 2022 —What Next?

The luck of palladium has certainly changed. The metal —which is part of the platinum group and used in catalytic converters in ICE vehicles, and in hybrid vehicles— has risen 23% so far this year, triggering an unusual investors’ appetite given the recent background. 

Benzinga · Feb 11, 2022

Keir Starmer’s cynical embrace of Nato is a sad sight indeed

The Labour leader accused us of backing Putin by opposing war in Ukraine. He knows he’s wrong, says Lindsey German, convenor of the Stop the War coalition

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2022

British journalists receive death threats from Russia over Valieva controversy

The journalists who broke the story of Russian skater Kamila Valieva’s positive drugs test on Wednesday say they have faced death threats, abuse, and warnings they should check their tea

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2022

Russia committed to diplomatic outcome over Ukraine: Moscow’s ambassador to EU

In an interview with FRANCE 24, Russia's Permanent Representative to the European Union denied that the six Russian naval ships in the Black Sea have anything to do with Ukraine. Vladimir A. Chizhov also insisted that Moscow has no intention to make a move on Ukrainian territory and reiterated that…

France 24 · Feb 11, 2022