Cold War

It’s no Cold War – it’s a ‘fiery’ conflict now with the West, Russia says

Russia said that there was no Cold War with the West because it was now a "fiery" conflict, and that the European Union and the NATO military alliance were lying…

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Russian nuclear rhetoric rekindles German Cold War fears

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) - Deep inside a decommissioned nuclear bunker built into a Cologne subway station at the height of the Cold War, tour guide Robert Schwienbacher says he is…

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‘Step Border’ exhibition on the 30th anniversary of the pan-European picnic

Visitors attend the opening of the exhibition entitled 'Step Border' on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the pan-European picnic and the beginning of the dismantling of the iron…

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Putin signs law suspending Cold War era INF treaty

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law suspending the Cold War-era INF Treaty. Putin announced in February that he would halt participation in the treaty after Washington's abrupt decision…

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On this day – 20th June

1837 - Victoria becomes Queen of the United Kingdom - During the 64 years of her regency, the United Kingdom became one of the world's most potent powers. The British Empire soon…

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Slideshow: The Berlin Airlift remembered

A pictures taken during the Festival of the Berlin Airlift at Tempelhof Airport in Berlin The event celebrates the 70th anniversary to the end of the Berlin Blockade and commemorates…

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Today, in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell (Video)

November 9th 1989, Berlin It was almost 7pm and a dreary press conference was drawing to a close on East Berlin’s Mohrenstrasse. Then Günther Schabowski, spokesman for the ruling SED,…

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On this day in 1963, the U.S.-Soviet “hot line” goes into operation

Two months after signing an agreement to establish a 24-hour-a-day “hot line” between Moscow and Washington, the system goes into effect. The hot line was supposed to help speed communication between…

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Part of Berlin Wall discovery announced

The Berlin Wall came down in 1989. But it seems that its story still hasn't been fully told. A previously unknown section of the wall was discovered in summer 2018 in a…

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On this day, in 1955 – US President Eisenhower presents his “Open Skies” plan

The History Channel: President Dwight D. Eisenhower presents his “Open Skies” plan at the 1955 Geneva summit meeting with representatives of France, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union. The plan, though never accepted,…

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Czech churches against Communist Party plans to tax billions in compensation paid by state in return for assets seized by Communists during Cold War

AFP: Czech churches are up in arms against Communist Party plans to tax billions in compensation being paid by the state in return for assets, mostly land, seized by the Communists…

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John Paul II – A Geopolitical Actor

Today marked the 13th anniversary since Saint John Paul II died. He will be remembered as a formidable geopolitical actor who used his considerable moral values into the global politcal…

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