Coimbra university sacks Russian studies professor
Decisions follows complaints by Ukrainians denouncing him for Russian propaganda The University of Coimbra has dismissed professor and director of the Centre for Russian Studies, Vladimir Pliassov, after verifying that
Portugal calls for “more effective sanctions against Russia”
…as Brussels considers action on Chinese companies close to Russian oligarchs Portugal has today called for “more effective European sanctions on Russia” for the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Secretary of
Russia spies on underwater cabling; has Portugal on its radar
Portuguese Navy monitors ‘information gathering’ ship Russia is reportedly mapping the location of critical infrastructures in Europe and the United States, including underwater cables used to transmit the bulk of
Ukrainians demonstrate outside Lisbon’s Russian embassy
Call on government to recognise Putin’s new “totalitarian and hateful ideology” A protest of Ukrainians living in Portugal has taken place in front of the Russian embassy in Lisbon today,
Portuguese fighter jets intercept 20 Russian planes in just one month
Portugal currently ‘Lead Nation’ in NATO policing of Baltic In the space of just one month, two Portuguese F-16 fighter jets – operating on the limit of NATO’s airspace in
Russia withdraws credentials of honorary Portuguese consul
Acácio Durães has been honorary consul in Nizhi Novgorod since 2015 Russia has reportedly withdrawn the credentials of the honorary Portuguese consul in Nizhni Novgorod, Acácio Durães. Whether Mr Durães
Russian ambassador accuses Portugal, Spain, Germany of “taking Ukraine minors from mothers”
“Pure propaganda” say Ukrainians in Portugal; government agrees Vasily Nebenzya, Russian ambassador to the United Nations has accused Portugal, Spain and Germany of taking “hundreds” of Ukrainian children away from
Portuguese F16s intercept Russian military plane over Baltic
Two Portuguese F-16 fighter jets identified and escorted a Russian military aircraft IL-76 off the coast of Estonia in the Baltic Sea, as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission,
Sailors “refuse to monitor Russian vessel”
“Revolt on the Mondego” scream tabloid headlines Correio da Manhã (CM) today leads its printed edition with the fact that “sailors refuse to monitor Russian ship … half the naval
Russia’s ‘honorary consul in Faro’ loses job
Bruno Valverde Cota runs real estate sales company which advertises ‘support in obtaining golden visas’ Russia’s honorary consul in Faro has lost his accreditation. The fact that Russia had an