Source link Failure to condemn the Israeli bombing of Tehran’s consulate in Syria spurred the latest violence, Russia’s ambassador has argued The UN Security Council helped give rise to Saturday’s Iranian attack against Israel by hypocritically failing to take action over the illegal bombing that provoked the latest violence in the region, Russia’s ambassador to […]
Source link Almost three-quarters of Polish people don’t want NATO boots on the ground, Euractiv has reported, citing a new poll A vast majority of Poles are opposed to deploying NATO troops to Ukraine, Euractiv reported on Wednesday, citing a survey by the Public Opinion Research Center (CBOS). Almost three-quarters of respondents (74.8%) said they […]
Source link Moscow will use multilateral formats such as BRICS to bypass the restrictions, the foreign minister has said Russia and China are able to overcome the problems arising from Western sanctions by using multilateral formats, such as BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is on a two-day […]
Source link African traditional governance models can and should be incorporated into modern socio-political life In the discourse of global governance, Western democracy often stands as the epitome of political organization and representation. Yet, across the African continent, there exists a critical perspective on Western democratic models. Many Africans, informed by their rich tapestry of […]
Source link Russia’s military has already been testing countermeasures against the fighter jets, the outlet reported There may be little value in Ukraine deploying Western-provided F-16 fighter jets because Russia has already taken measures to counter them, according to comments made by Ukrainian military officials to Politico. The officials, who spoke to the outlet on […]
Source link Russian prosecutors are demanding that the US, Germany, France and Cyprus fulfill their obligations under international conventions The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office has sent official requests and appeals from a group of MPs to the US, Germany, France and Cyprus, demanding that these countries investigate recent terrorist attacks on Russia. It follows demands […]
Source link Moscow has introduced tight requirements for companies wishing to divest, ensuring local buyers receive major discounts on businesses that are leaving Western companies that have left the Russian market amid sanctions have suffered billions in write-downs and lost revenue, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing calculations based on company filings and statements. The US […]
Source link Many of the responses to the tragedy betray both the narrow-mindedness and meanness of some of West’s Russophobes Only a few days ago, one of the worst terrorist attacks in recent history occurred in Russia. The perpetrators stormed concert venue Crocus City Hall on the outskirts of Moscow, systematically and in cold blood massacring […]
Source link The self-deception practiced by journalists writing about the country is leading to dire consequences Western media coverage of every Russian election is bad. But this time it was even worse than usual. Instead of lashing out at the incompetence on display, it’s more constructive to explore why rational discussions about the country continue to appear impossible. […]
Source link The presence of a certain number of NATO-member forces has been implicitly confirmed, according to Warsaw’s top diplomat The fact that Western forces are present in Ukraine is now an ‘open secret’, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has told German press agency dpa. The statement comes less than two weeks after the minister […]
Source link Don’t expect a standing ovation from nations that seek to contain Russia, the president told supporters Western criticisms of the Russian political system and its elections as supposedly undemocratic are hypocritical and irrelevant for the nation, President Vladimir Putin told the media after securing a new term in office. The Russian leader urged […]
Source link The US and its allies have tried to manipulate this country’s politics since the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s One of the most curious cases in the turbulent history of post-Cold War US-Russian relations is the decision of the US authorities to reduce financial aid to Moscow after the free elections […]
Source link Sanctions against Moscow should be implemented in full, Alexander Schallenberg has said The majority of Western companies continue to operate in Russia despite many foreign businesses announcing their exit from the country in response to the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, Austria’s Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg has said. Austrian firms are “heavily engaged” […]
Source link Macron’s latest sallies and the spat they have caused show that Western Europe must finally be honest about the causes of the Ukraine war The current situation in the conflict between Ukraine – serving (while being demolished) as a proxy for the West – and Russia, can be sketched in three broad strokes. […]
Source link France has just made abortion, already legal, a constitutional right – a sign of the country’s morbid drive to self-destruction By Matthieu Buge, who has worked on Russia for the magazine l’Histoire, the Russian film magazine Séance, and as a columnist for Le Courrier de Russie. He is the author of the book Le […]