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Pentagon Investigating Reports Russian Missiles Fired Into Poland Killing Two People

Kyiv after Russian missile strikes on 10 October 2022. Crossroad of Volodymyrska Street and Taras Shevchenko Boulevard. (Source: Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Kyiv) By Gary   Raynaldo   –   DIPLOMATIC  TIMES PENTAGON   –  WASHINGTON   DC  –    The U.S. Department of Defense is investigating

Pentagon Says Iranians Are in UKRAINE Assisting RUSSIA With Drones, Troops

The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense located in Arlington, VA.  By  Gary Raynaldo    DIPLOMATIC   TIMES WASHINGTON  DC  – The Defense Department assesses that Iranians have been in Ukraine to assist Russia with the drone operation there,  a

U.S. Sanctions RUSSIA State-Controlled Diamond Miner Alrosa

Diamond cut.  Diamonds are one of Russia’s top ten non-energy exports by value, with exports in 2021 totaling over $4.5 billion. The cut of a diamond greatly affects a diamond’s brilliance; this means if it is cut poorly, it will be less luminous.  (Mario Sarto /Wikipedia Commons) 

UN Secretary-General Calls For Investigation Into Civilian Killings in Bucha

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres  at UN world head quarters in New York, NY (Credit: UN Photo) By Gary Raynaldo       DIPLOMATIC    TIMES UNITED  NATIONS   –   NEW   YORK  –  UN Secretary-General António Guterres is calling for an independent probe  into the killing of

United Kingdom Bans Luxury Exports to RUSSIA -Adds Tariffs on Vodka

Jaguar Land Rover luxury vehicles are among British made luxury goods no longer exported to Russia (Wikipedia Commons)  By Gary Raynaldo     DIPLMATIC  TIMES The British government has banned  luxury goods exports to Russia  as well as imposing new tariffs on Russian imports, including vodka.