US may stop trade with EU if Canada becomes associated member — Trump

 US President Donald Trump said his country may halt trade with European countries if Canada is granted the status of the EU associated member.

Congress passes sweeping US sanctions bill targeting Russia

The United States House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan sanctions bill targeting Russia over its continued war in Ukraine.

Trump removes Venezuela from US list of countries failing to fight drugs

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday removed Venezuela from a list of countries that Washington said “failed demonstrably” to meet international counternarcotics obligations, citing increased cooperation with the interim government.

The head of the Russian Defense Ministry awarded the commander of a warship who prevented a provocation by a Danish Air Force helicopter

On September 14, the corvette "Soobrazitelny" was carrying out missions in neutral waters in the southwestern Baltic Sea.

Russia hopes Europe has taken notice of warning about 'other, very short war' — Lavrov

  Moscow hopes that European countries have taken notice of Russia’s warning about a significantly different and "very short" war that may erupt if Europe opts to attack Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday as TASS reported.

Germany is preparing for a potential war with Russia and a mass influx of wounded, reports Bloomberg

Preparations at hospitals have begun. The Bundeswehr is modeling a scenario in which a conflict between Russia and NATO could result in up to 1,000 wounded soldiers arriving in Germany daily. Five military hospitals would quickly become overwhelmed.