Source link Helsinki has not had any “trouble” with Moscow for years but now it will, the Russian president has said Russia will create a new military district to reinforce its positions near Finland in response to the latter’s decision to join NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced. Putin made the remarks in an […]
Source link The number of Palestinian civilian casualties and near-total population displacement in Gaza have imperiled a lasting peace agreement The foreign ministers of Germany and the UK called on Israel to stop bombing Gaza on Sunday in a joint editorial published in the Sunday Times and Welt am Sonntag. Their French counterpart echoed the […]
Source link Washington and Seoul are readying themselves for war and Pyongyang will not “stand idly by,” its defense ministry has declared The North Korean Defense Ministry has accused the US and South Korea of preparing for “nuclear war,” warning that any use of force against North Korea would be “met with a preemptive and […]
Source link Britain’s military is making contingency plans for deployments to the battlefront, Kiev’s former diplomat to London has claimed British military leaders are making contingency plans for sending troops to Ukraine in case a disastrous turn of events on the battlefield necessitates their deployment to help fight Russian forces, Kiev’s former ambassador to the […]
Source link No one would risk attacking “the strongest… defense alliance in the world,” Hungarian FM Peter Szijjarto has said Russia poses no immediate threat to NATO, including to those members of the bloc located close to its borders, because any attack would trigger an overwhelming response, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto has suggested. Speaking […]
Source link Moscow’s forces receive decent training and are well-motivated, the former deputy secretary of Kiev’s Security Council says Russian troops receive decent training at their rear bases before being sent to the front line, and the country’s military is gradually expanding its capabilities, retired Ukrainian General Sergey Krivonos said on Sunday. The servicemen are […]
Source link Antoni Macierewicz accused Warsaw of “lawlessness” for shutting down his probe into the 2020 disaster The head of a commission investigating a 2010 plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski has vowed to press ahead with his probe, despite Warsaw shutting down the commission over its repeated “lies” about Russia’s role in […]
Source link Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has vowed to challenge the consensus in Brussels The EU’s backing of Ukraine, sanctions on Russia, and “fanatic” environmental policies are “destructive for Europe,” yet Brussels does not tolerate discussion of these issues, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday. “If we can’t tell the truth at […]
Source link The Foreign Ministry said the man succumbed to injuries sustained as a result of an Israeli airstrike on Wednesday France’s Foreign Ministry has condemned an Israeli airstrike in Gaza that led to the death of one of its diplomatic staff in Rafah. The man, whose name has not been revealed, was taking cover […]
Source link This week’s EU summit saw the bloc’s leaders play a clever political game by maneuvering into advantageous positions By Timofey Bordachev, Programme Director of the Valdai Club If for President Vladimir Zelensky Ukraine’s failures in Washington represent a serious disappointment after all the promises he was made earlier, for the EU the slowdown in […]
Source link A gunfight between Russian and Ukrainian forces is underway in a border village, Vyacheslav Gladkov has said The Russian village of Terebrino, in Belgorod Region, has been attacked by Ukrainian forces, local Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Sunday. The village is located just some 2km from the Ukrainian border. Terebrino, as well as […]
Source link United Russia has approved the incumbent leader’s run as an independent candidate The convention of the ruling United Russia party has unanimously approved President Vladimir Putin’s bid to seek reelection next year as an independent candidate. If the incumbent leader wins the vote, it will be his fifth term in office. DETAILS TO […]
Source link Germany may confiscate gift parcels sent from Russia ahead of this year’s festive season, the country’s Federal Customs Service announced in statement on its website this week. According to the statement, gift parcels are regulated by the same sanctions legislation as any imports, as they may contain sanctioned goods such as paper, pulp, […]
Source link Red caviar output has hit its highest level in over a decade, an industry group says The production of red caviar in Russia has reached its highest level in over a decade, an industry group has reported. Between January and October, Russian fisheries produced 22,288 tons of salmon caviar, the highest output since […]
Source link Moscow has no fundamental disputes with Western countries, but they insist on confrontation, the president has said Russia does not have the slightest reason to attack NATO, President Vladimir Putin has said, adding that the US-led military bloc is well aware that Moscow has no plans to do so. In an interview with […]