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Sergey Lavrov: “I am particularly concerned about the behaviour of the UN Secretary-General… He should understand the role of the UN Secretary-General that he take no instructions from any government, maintain neutrality, and focus solely on fulfilling the objectives of the UN Charter”

14:42 31.03.2025

Sergey Lavrov: “I am particularly concerned about the behaviour of the UN Secretary-General… He should understand the role of the UN Secretary-General that he take no instructions from any government, maintain neutrality, and focus solely on fulfilling the objectives of the UN Charter”

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview for the No Statute of Limitations: The Front without a Frontline project. Moscow, March 30, 2025 Question: Mr Lavrov, could you please explain why there are attempts today to downplay or even completely deny the role of the Red Army and the Soviet people in …

NATO's first casualties in the Baltics

9:24 31.03.2025

NATO's first casualties in the Baltics

The search for four U.S. Army soldiers who went missing Tuesday during a training session in Lithuania continued this weekend, officials said, NBC News reports. The soldiers went missing after their M88 Hercules armored vehicle became submerged in a peat bog during the training exercise with Lithuanian armed forces and …

View from India: “If the Russians are to get their way fully, it will mean a massive political and strategic defeat for the West”

9:23 31.03.2025

View from India: “If the Russians are to get their way fully, it will mean a massive political and strategic defeat for the West”

Kanwal Sibal, former Indian Foreign Secretary and distinguished diplomat, former ambassador to Russia, Türkiye, Egypt and France, gave an interview for Indian ‘First Post’. There are some interesting points: What is the reason behind West’s Russophobia? Is it cultural, civilizational, existential, or something else entirely? The fact is that Russia …

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova: The targeting and guidance for these strikes against the Sudzha gas metering station were conducted via French satellite systems, while the input of coordinates and launch procedures were managed by British specialists

9:21 31.03.2025

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova: The targeting and guidance for these strikes against the Sudzha gas metering station were conducted via French satellite systems, while the input of coordinates and launch procedures were managed by British specialists

Reply by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova to a media question regarding another attack by the Kiev regime on Russian energy facilities. Question: According to the Russian Defence Ministry, on the morning of March 28, the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) launched a double strike using HIMARS multiple-launch rocket systems, …

Secret Pentagon memo on China

9:20 31.03.2025

Secret Pentagon memo on China

The Pentagon will “assume risk in other theaters” given personnel and resource constraints, and pressure allies in Europe, the Middle East and East Asia to spend more on defense to take on the bulk of the deterrence role against threats from Russia, North Korea and Iran, according to the guidance, …

American life-style: Cockroaches instead of workers in offices

11:29 30.03.2025

American life-style: Cockroaches instead of workers in offices

American officials are unhappy that Trump is forcing them to go to work in the office: ‘The pain of the return-to-office order is being felt among federal workers across the country,’ Reuters claims. At NASA headquarters in Washington, just a mile from the U.S. Capitol, employees returned to an infestation …

View from CEPA: How long before Europe can fight Russia?

11:29 30.03.2025

View from CEPA: How long before Europe can fight Russia?

“Europe wants to stand on its own militarily, but what’s holding it back and how long will it take?” – a group of analysts from Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) puts a question. Recent weeks have demonstrated there’s still some sprightliness and even dynamism in the old continent. A …

View from London: “I’m a former soldier, Putin will be laughing at Reeves and the whole UK today”

11:27 30.03.2025

View from London: “I’m a former soldier, Putin will be laughing at Reeves and the whole UK today”

Conor Wilson, London’s ‘Express‘ news reporter writes: “The Chancellor Rachel Reeves today pledged to bring about “security and national renewal” with an increase of £2.2bn to the defence budget. On paper that sounds great, but in reality, it is akin to me committing a couple of grand towards my future …

View from Delhi: A détente struggling to be born

11:26 30.03.2025

View from Delhi: A détente struggling to be born

Trump wants a reset with Russia. But the US Deep State and Europeans are making the Ukraine endgame tougher. In private, Putin is indicating he is ready to deal, writes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer. Donald Trump’s strategy of focusing on a limited ceasefire in the Ukraine …

U.S. intel community warns: Russia has ‘seized the upper hand’ in Ukraine war

10:31 29.03.2025

U.S. intel community warns: Russia has ‘seized the upper hand’ in Ukraine war

An annual U.S. intelligence assessment of global threats also questions both countries’ willingness to reach a quick settlement to the war, writes POLITICO. U.S. intelligence agencies sounded the alarm on Ukraine’s dwindling battlefield prospects against Russia in an annual report released Tuesday. The 2025 Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. …

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