Against 12 deputies of the State Duma and Russian businessman Viktor Vekselberg, as well as close relatives of the press secretary of the President of Russia, the United States imposed sanctions. Washington accuses them of facilitating Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine, writes Deutsche Welle. The extensive list of those sanctioned, according to the US Treasury […]
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Two MEPs from "ND" abstain from voting in EU parliament on same-sex marriage
Two MEPs from the ruling New Democracy Party abstained from voting on a European Parliament resolution calling for inter-bloc recognition of same-sex marriage. The project was approved by 387 MEPs, 161 voted against, 123 abstained. According to available information, Anna-Michel Azimakopoulou was on the list of 123 abstaining, and Manolis Kefalogiannis did not even participate […]