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Russia–Slovakia Relations
Russia–Slovakia relations (, ) date back to when diplomatic relations were established upon Slovakia gaining its independence on January 1, 1993. Russia opened its embassy in Bratislava in 1993. Slovakia also has an embassy in Moscow. Unlike Slovakia's neighbour and close ally Czech Republic, which has a negative view of Russia due to past events, Slovakia tends to have better relations with Russia. Russian invasion of Ukraine After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine started, Slovakia, as one of the EU countries, imposed sanctions on Russia, and Russia added all EU countries to the list of "Unfriendly Countries List, unfriendly nations". Slovakia joined other countries in spring 2022 in Diplomatic expulsions during the Russo-Ukrainian War, declaring a number of Russian diplomats ''persona non grata''. On 16 February 2023, Slovakia's parliament defined the Russia under Vladimir Putin, Putin regime as "terrorist" and formally designated Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bratislava
Bratislava (German: ''Pressburg'', Hungarian: ''Pozsony'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Slovakia, Slovak Republic and the fourth largest of all List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, some sources estimate daily number of people moving around the city based on mobile phone SIM cards is more than 570,000. Bratislava is in southwestern Slovakia at the foot of the Little Carpathians, occupying both banks of the Danube and the left bank of the Morava (river), River Morava. Bordering Austria and Hungary, it is the only national capital to border two sovereign states. The city's history has been influenced by people of many nations and religions, including Austrians, Bulgarians, Croats, Czechs, Germans, Hungarian people, Hungarians, Jews and Slovaks. It was the coronation site and legislative center and capital of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1536 to 1783; elev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russia–Slovakia Relations
Russia–Slovakia relations (, ) date back to when diplomatic relations were established upon Slovakia gaining its independence on January 1, 1993. Russia opened its embassy in Bratislava in 1993. Slovakia also has an embassy in Moscow. Unlike Slovakia's neighbour and close ally Czech Republic, which has a negative view of Russia due to past events, Slovakia tends to have better relations with Russia. Russian invasion of Ukraine After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine started, Slovakia, as one of the EU countries, imposed sanctions on Russia, and Russia added all EU countries to the list of "Unfriendly Countries List, unfriendly nations". Slovakia joined other countries in spring 2022 in Diplomatic expulsions during the Russo-Ukrainian War, declaring a number of Russian diplomats ''persona non grata''. On 16 February 2023, Slovakia's parliament defined the Russia under Vladimir Putin, Putin regime as "terrorist" and formally designated Russia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Relations Of Slovakia
The Slovak Republic has been a member of European Union since 2004. Slovakia has been an active participant in U.S.- and NATO-led military actions. There is a joint Czech-Slovak peacekeeping force in Kosovo. After the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on the United States, the government opened its airspace to coalition planes. In June 2002, Slovakia announced that they would send an engineering brigade to Afghanistan. Slovak Republic is a member of the United Nations and participates in its specialized agencies. It is a member of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the World Trade Organization (WTO), and the OECD. It also is part of the Visegrád Group (Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Poland), a forum for discussing areas of common concern. Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic entered into a Customs Union upon the division of Czechoslovakia in 1993, which facilitates a relatively free flow of goods and services. Slovak Republic main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Relations Of Russia
The foreign relations of the Russian Federation is the policy arm of the Russian government, government of Russia which guides its interactions with other nations, their citizens, and foreign organizations. This article covers the foreign policy of the Russian Federation since the dissolution of the Soviet Union in late 1991. At present, Russia has no diplomatic relations with Ukraine due to its Russian invasion of Ukraine, ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Other than Ukraine, Russia also has no diplomatic relations with Georgia (country), Georgia, Bhutan, the Federated States of Micronesia or Solomon Islands. Kremlin's foreign policy debates show a conflict between three rival schools: Atlanticism, Atlanticists, seeking a closer relationship with the United States and the Western World in general; Imperialism, Imperialists, seeking a recovery of the semi-hegemonic status lost during the previous decade; and Slavophilia, Neo-Slavophiles, promoting the isolation of Russia within its o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuclear Power In Slovakia
Slovakia has five operational nuclear reactors, with a combined net power capacity of 2,308 MWe, with a sixth coming on line shortly. Within the EU, Slovakia is one of the pro-nuclear Visegrád Group nations. In 2018, nuclear power produced approximately 55% of the country’s electricity. With the additional two reactors starting in 2023, Slovakia is now in a position to be a net exporter of nuclear electricity. The country has two sites for its atomic projects: Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) and Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant (MNPP). History Slovakia’s nuclear energy development has been driven by political strategy and economic necessity rather than purely technical factors. During the communist era, Czechoslovakia sought energy independence from Western imports, leading to the construction of the Bohunice A1 reactor in the 1960s. However, a major accident in 1977 forced its shutdown, prompting the government to rely on Soviet-designed VVER reactors at Bohunice NP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denisa Sakova
Denisa is a feminine given name, equivalent to English '' Denise'', used in various European languages, particularly in Albanian, Croatian, Czech, Romanian, Slovak and Slovenian. Notable people with the name include: *Denisa Chládková (born 1979), Czech female tennis player * Denisa Dedu (born 1994), Romanian handball player *Denisa Dvořáková (born 1989), Czech model *Denisa Golgotă (born 2002), Romanian artistic gymnast *Denisa Křížová (born 1994), Czech ice hockey player * Denisa Legac, Croatian physician * Denisa Mailat (born 2002), Romanian rhythmic gymnast * Denisa Proto (born 1991), Albanian footballer *Denisa Rosolová (born 1986), Czech athlete *Denisa Šátralová (born 1993), Czech tennis player *Denisa Saková (born 1976), Slovak politician * Denisa Sokolovská (born 1971), Czechoslovak rhythmic gymnast * Denisa Smolenová (born 1989), Slovak swimmer *Denisa Spergerová (born 2000), Czech model and beauty pageant titleholder *Denisa Tîlvescu (born 1996), Romania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosatom
State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (commonly referred to as Rosatom rus, Росатом, p=rosˈatəm}), also known as Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation, (), or Rosatom State Corporation, is a Russian State corporation (Russia), state corporation headquartered in Moscow that specializes in Nuclear power in Russia, nuclear energy, nuclear non-energy goods and high-tech products. It was established in 2007 and comprises more than 350 enterprises, including scientific research organizations, a Nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons complex, and the world's only Nuclear-powered icebreaker, nuclear icebreaker fleet. The organization is the largest electricity generating company in Russia, producing 217.4 TWh of electricity, 20.28% of the country's total electricity production. The corporation ranks first in overseas nuclear power plant construction, responsible for 90% of global nuclear technology exports: 22 nuclear power plant units, at different stages of development, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was an American manufacturing company founded in 1886 by George Westinghouse and headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was originally named "Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company" and was renamed "Westinghouse Electric Corporation" in 1945. Through the early and mid-20th century, Westinghouse Electric was a powerhouse in heavy industry, electrical production and distribution, consumer electronics, home appliances and a wide variety of other products. They were a major supplier of generators and steam turbines for most of their history, and was also a major player in the field of nuclear power, starting with the Westinghouse Atom Smasher in 1937. A series of downturns and management missteps in the 1970s and 80s combined with large cash balances led the company to enter the financial services business. Their focus was on mortgages, which suffered significant losses in the late 1980s. In 1992 they announced a major restruct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urals Grade
Urals oil is a reference oil brand used as a basis for pricing of the Russian export oil mixture. It is a mix of heavy sour oil of the Urals and the Volga region with light oil of Western Siberia. Other reference oils are Brent, West Texas Intermediate and Dubai. Urals brand oil is supplied through the Baku-Novorossiysk pipeline system and the Druzhba pipeline. Urals oil futures trade on Moscow Exchange. There was also an effort to trade it on NYMEX under the name of REBCO (Russian Export Blend Crude Oil). Urals grade oil was traded in Northwestern Europe on June 25, 2020, at a premium to Brent of $2.35/bbl – a record in the entire history of monitoring since September 1994. Since the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ..., the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gerhardt
Peter Clarence Gerhardt (November 26, 1877 – August 5, 1952) was a track and field athlete at the 200 meters. Biography He was born on November 26, 1877, in Virginia City, Nevada. See also *United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 174 competitors, took part in 68 events in 11 sports. Out of the 174 athletes who had participated, 2,490 of all participating athletes of all nations were male, and 5 ... References External links * 1877 births 1952 deaths Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics American male sprinters People from Virginia City, Nevada 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Putin
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012. He is the longest-serving Russian president since the independence of Russia from the Soviet Union. Putin worked as a KGB foreign intelligence officer for 16 years, rising to the rank of Lieutenant colonel (Eastern Europe), lieutenant colonel. He resigned in 1991 to begin a political career in Saint Petersburg. In 1996, he moved to Moscow to join the administration of President Boris Yeltsin. He briefly served as the director of the Federal Security Service (FSB) and then as Secretary of the Security Council of Russia, secretary of the Security Council of Russia before Putin's rise to power, being appointed prime minister in August 1999. Following Yeltsin's resignation, Putin became Actin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
