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Washington, USA | Xinhua | Democratic and Republican senators called on President Joe Biden to expel Russian diplomats if Moscow does not issue more visas to U.S. diplomats. Seventeen bipartisan senators, including leaders of the Senate Intelligence and Foreign Relations committees, wrote in a letter to Biden on Monday that …

Wagner Group mercenaries are a sinister and troubling side of Russia in Africa which needs to be confronted COMMENT | HILDA NASSOZI MUKIIBI | Much of Africa and the developing world was for years fascinated by the Russian assault rifle; the Avtomat Kalashnikova (AK47) which the then-Union of Soviet Socialist …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Security Maj. Gen. Jim Muhwezi has denied any influence in the signing of the contract between the government and a Russian company to install digital monitoring systems in all motorcycles and vehicles. Muhwezi on Thursday presented a personal statement on the floor of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY Russian vehicle tracking deal: How Museveni letter trapped Muhwezi THE LAST WORD Inside Uganda’s political delusions: How the hullabaloo and bruhaha over MPs allocating themselves Shs200bn for cars is much ado over nothing …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joint Stock Company Global Security, a Russian company that was awarded a 10 year contract on Friday to install digital monitoring system in all motorcycles and vehicles in Uganda is facing bankruptcy litigation in Moscow, court documents in Russia reveal. The company is also facing …

    Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has signed a contract with a Russian Company to provide digital trackers to all vehicles in the country. At a ceremony held on Friday at the Office of the President in Kampala, Waiswa Bageya the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The remarks by a French official of not recognizing Russian and Chinese COVID-19 vaccines were “a hybrid of racism, imperial hegemonism and neo-Nazism,” a spokesperson of the Russian Foreign Ministry has said, according to an article published on the website of Russian media outlet Russia …

Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia continues to develop no matter what sanctions Western countries impose and what threats they make, President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. “Russia’s economic sovereignty is increasing and its defense capabilities have reached a very high level,” Putin said during his annual televised “Direct Line” Q&A session. …

Moscow, Russia | XINHUA | Russia has accused the United States and Britain of targeting the website of the country’s election commission through cyberattacks. “We are constantly faced with attempts to change or replace information on the website, attempts to take control of it, restrict its operation and so on,” …

Russia 1 🇷🇺 Denmark 4 🇩🇰 Belgium 🇧🇪 2 Finland 🇫🇮  0 Copenhagen, Denmark | THE INDEPENDENT | Denmark dazzled Russia to end their group stage campaign in style with four exceptional goals that lit up their first win of the finals. The quality of the strikes was such that it would …