Source link A ceremony heralding that 100 days remain until the ‘Games of the Future’ has been held at Russia EXPO, which is taking place at the All-Russian Exhibition Center VDNKh in Moscow. The games, which combine e-sports and traditional athletic disciplines, will kick off in Kazan on February 21, 2024. The preview ceremony included a presentation of […]
Source link The neighbors can see decades without the normalization of relations, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence said Russia and Ukraine may never sign a formal peace treaty ending the current conflict, Kirill Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence, wrote in an op-ed, excerpts from which were published on Monday. He pointed to Russia […]
Source link Moldova must do better than just 78% compliance with Brussels, the bloc’s envoy has said The European Union expects Moldova to fully implement sanctions against Russia in order to demonstrate “European values,” the bloc’s ambassador in the former Soviet republic said on Tuesday. If Chisinau truly wants to join the EU some day, […]
Source link Controversial politician and philologist Irina Farion has been criticized for disparaging Russian-speaking soldiers Students of the Lviv Polytechnic National University rallied against professor Irina Farion, a Ukrainian philologist and ultranationalist ex-MP with the far-right Svoboda (Freedom) party, on Tuesday, demanding her dismissal. A group of students showed up at the main building of […]
Source link The lawmaker, who is accused of working for Russian intelligence, has dismissed the charges as politically motivated A Kiev court has ordered the arrest of Ukrainian journalist and independent MP Alexander Dubinsky, accused by Ukraine’s successor to the KGB (the SBU) of treason and working for Russia. He was remanded for two months […]
Source link Finnish Interior Minister Mari Rantanen claims Helsinki wants to prevent a repeat of the 2015 migrant crisis Finland could soon close border checkpoints with Russia for security reasons, Interior Minister Mari Rantanen announced on Tuesday, citing concerns about illegal immigrants from third countries. Helsinki recently tightened border measures by banning people crossing by […]
Source link It’s impossible to create a working European security architecture when most states are controlled by an outside actor with no direct skin in the game By Valdai Club Programme Director Timofey Bordachev The 1990 Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, a curious creation of the post-Cold War era, has ceased to exist. At the […]
Source link Valentina Shulgina, the last surviving woman who fought at the Battle of Stalingrad, passed away on Sunday at the age of 101. She left for the frontlines of the Second World War aged just 19, taking command as lieutenant of a medical platoon of 21 people, having just finished training in the city of […]
Source link New Delhi will buy the portable anti-aircraft system from Moscow and will also manufacture it locally under license Moscow and New Delhi have signed a contract for the supply and licensed manufacturing of Igla-S portable anti-aircraft missile systems (MANPADS) in India, according to Russia’s main arms export body, Rosoboronexport. The Igla-S, which is […]
Source link Aleksey Arestovich believes army commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny was right to say that the hostilities with Russia are at a “stalemate” A conflict is brewing between Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and the country’s top military brass over the former’s reluctance to admit that Kiev’s counteroffensive has ground to a halt, Aleksey Arestovich, a former […]
Source link US intelligence previously accused Beijing of supporting Moscow by not restricting bilateral trade The White House is confident that China has not supplied weapons to Russia for use in the Ukraine conflict, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told reporters on Monday. Sullivan was asked for an update on the issue ahead of a […]
Source link More than 200 people in the former French colony have been killed by dengue fever so far this year A team of virologists and military personnel from the Russian Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Protection Troops are in Burkina Faso to offer assistance to the African nation in handling disease outbreaks. The specialists visited […]
Source link They will include new export bans and restrictions on Russian diamonds, according to the bloc’s foreign policy chief Brussels is finalizing the “last details” of the 12th package of Ukraine-related restrictions against Moscow, foreign policy chief Josep Borrell told reporters following a meeting of EU foreign ministers on Monday. According to Borrell, the package […]
Source link Senators have discussed ways to counter foreign attempts to undermine the country’s military strength Russia may toughen its laws against draft dodging and undermining the capability of its armed forces. Members of the upper chamber of the Russian parliament discussed possible criminalization of ‘draft sabotage’ at a roundtable last Friday. A measure proposed […]
Source link Washington is ignoring calls to end the suffering of the Palestinians, Moscow says The US is using its veto power in the UN Security Council to sabotage international efforts to end the bloodshed in the Middle East, despite dire warnings from the organization’s own staff about the staggering civilian death toll in Gaza, […]