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Russia warns of ‘Pandora’s box’ in Crimea atrocities court clash

Bloomberg Russia warned Europe’s human rights tribunal it risks opening a “Pandora’s box” of politically motivated cases if it accepts Ukraine’s claims that Moscow-led forces committed atrocities in the Crimea. The legal gambit by Russia’s Deputy Justice Minister Mikhail Galperin came as both sides faced off at the first public hearing at the European Court of Human Rights in the ...

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John Bolton’s departure unleashes inner Trump

Bloomberg John Bolton’s departure as the president’s national security adviser removes one source of American tension with the world. But it means that Donald Trump may increasingly shape US foreign policy himself. Longtime hawk Bolton — fired by Trump citing disagreements on policy — was a key enabler for the president to take a hard line on Iran and North ...

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Pompeo ‘last man standing’ after Bolton exits White House

Bloomberg The end of John Bolton’s fractious tenure as national security adviser leaves one man at the helm of the Trump administration’s foreign policy as it manages crises from Iran to North Korea: Secretary of State Michael Pompeo. From the moment Bolton arrived at the White House in April 2018, he brought a hawkish foreign policy vision honed over decades ...

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