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WP: Israel-Iran conflict may last only as long as their missiles hold out

11:49 20.06.2025

WP: Israel-Iran conflict may last only as long as their missiles hold out

A long war of attrition between Israel and Iran may not be possible — at least at the current intensity, ‘The Washington Post’ remarks. ‘The Marker’, a leading Israeli financial newspaper, reported that missile defense costs Israel as much as 1 billion shekels, or roughly $285 million, a night. Without …

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping

16:06 19.06.2025

President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping

Comment by Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov following a telephone conversation with President of China Xi Jinping. June 19, 2025 Aide to the President Yury Ushakov: Colleagues, President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping. The phone call took place in keeping …

The effect of a possible attack on Busher NPP “comparable to Chernobyl catastrophe” - Rosatom chief

14:06 19.06.2025

The effect of a possible attack on Busher NPP “comparable to Chernobyl catastrophe” - Rosatom chief

The head of Russia’s atomic energy corporation Rosatom Alexey Likhachev said that no radiation leaks had been registered following Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. He added that consequences of an attack on the Bushehr nuclear power plant could be comparable to the Chernobyl disaster. "The Bushehr plant is especially …

‘Izvestia’: Grushko spoke about the Russian Federation's demand to get rid of Western weapons in Ukraine

11:56 19.06.2025

‘Izvestia’: Grushko spoke about the Russian Federation's demand to get rid of Western weapons in Ukraine

Russia will require Ukraine to get rid of weapons supplied by the West, they must be guaranteed to be reduced and disposed of, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told ‘Izvestia’. "Of course, all these surpluses must be destroyed. All international algorithms are known. They (armaments. — Ed.) should be …

The address by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

11:54 19.06.2025

The address by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei

The address by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Supreme Leader Khamenei says Iran won’t accept “imposed war”, “peace”, and warns any US strikes on its territory will have “serious irreparable consequences”, Al Jazeera quotes. Israel says it has struck 40 sites in Iran today, including centrifuge production and weapons facilities, …

FA: The end of the Long American Century – Trump and the sources of U.S. Power

11:52 19.06.2025

FA: The end of the Long American Century – Trump and the sources of U.S. Power

President Donald Trump has tried both to impose the United States on the world and to distance the country from it, ‘Foreign Affairs’ notes. He began his second term by brandishing American hard power, threatening Denmark over the control of Greenland, and suggesting he would take back the Panama Canal. …

FT: “Just imagine the effect in Moscow should Trump walk out of the NATO summit”

11:50 19.06.2025

FT: “Just imagine the effect in Moscow should Trump walk out of the NATO summit”

Donald Trump was getting restless, ‘Financial Times’ notes. Trump abruptly departed the G7 summit, shrinking it to a G6 in a theatrical exit that could mark a turning point in the conflict between Israel and Iran. Trump later said he left the G7 early simply to be “more well-versed” in …

Canadian summit of a doomed “G6”

19:17 18.06.2025 Alexander Gusev

Canadian summit of a doomed “G6”

The 51st summit of the Group of Seven (G7), held from June 15 to 17 at the Kananaskis ski resort in Alberta, Canada, suffered a major hiccup resulting from US President Donald Trump's early departure amid strong disagreements among members on key international issues, such as the conflicts in Ukraine …

Russian Foreign Ministry: “Israel’s continued, intensive attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran are unlawful under international law, pose unacceptable threats to international security, and drive the world closer to a nuclear catastrophe – the consequences of which will be felt globally, including in Israel itself”

13:15 18.06.2025

Russian Foreign Ministry: “Israel’s continued, intensive attacks on peaceful nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic of Iran are unlawful under international law, pose unacceptable threats to international security, and drive the world closer to a nuclear catastrophe – the consequences of which will be felt globally, including in Israel itself”

Russian Foreign Ministry Statement in connection with the escalation of the Iranian-Israeli conflict. The current escalation of the Iranian-Israeli conflict poses risks of further destabilisation across the region, particularly in the states neighbouring Israel and Iran. The firm and unwavering response of the global majority to Israeli strikes on Iranian …

FA: How Global Governance can survive – can G-7 sustain the rules-based order?

11:30 18.06.2025

FA: How Global Governance can survive – can G-7 sustain the rules-based order?

President Trump could have opened by talking about trade. He could have discussed the wars in the Middle East or the long-running, brutal war in Ukraine. But there was something else that appeared to be top of mind for Mr. Trump during Monday’s meeting in Canada of the leaders of …

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