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Sergey Lavrov: Europe as a partner was irrelevant for Russia for at least one generation

11:12 23.05.2024

Sergey Lavrov: Europe as a partner was irrelevant for Russia for at least one generation

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the 32nd Assembly of the Council for Foreign and Defence Policy (photo). Key points: - The US-led West sticks to its official goal proclaimed even at the doctrinal level of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia. This includes military defeat and more. The very …

Europe as it is: The EU deliberately resorted to theft of sovereign assets of a foreign state

11:12 23.05.2024

Europe as it is: The EU deliberately resorted to theft of sovereign assets of a foreign state

Brussels has escalated theft to the status of an instrument of its foreign policy by making a decision on seizure of revenue from Russian assets, Acting Russian Permanent Representative to the EU Kirill Logvinov told Russian reporters, TASS informs. "The EU, which has firmly embarked on the path of self-destruction, …

View from London: Ukraine’s desperate struggle to defend Kharkiv

11:10 23.05.2024

View from London: Ukraine’s desperate struggle to defend Kharkiv

Ten days after the start on May 10th of Russia’s offensive in Kharkiv province, the pace of the advance has slowed. For now, Ukraine is holding the Russians roughly halfway through Vovchansk — a town, just 5km from the border and at positions roughly 9km inside Ukraine further west, near …

Chinese plans for floating nuclear plants

11:07 23.05.2024

Chinese plans for floating nuclear plants

China is pursuing plans to develop floating nuclear reactors that could power military facilities it has built in contested areas of the South China Sea, according to the top U.S. military commander in the Pacific and State Department officials. US officials fear reactors will be used to power military bases …

Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC: “Western members on UNSC, have prevented from taking a balanced decision in favor of preserving space exclusively for peaceful use”

11:52 22.05.2024

Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC: “Western members on UNSC, have prevented from taking a balanced decision in favor of preserving space exclusively for peaceful use”

Explanation of vote by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UN Security Council vote on a Russian draft resolution on non-placement of weapons in outer space. Main points. Before the vote: - We believe that the peaceful exploration of outer space, which has become a symbol of the tremendous progress of …

Slovak PM Fico's attacker may not have acted alone

11:51 22.05.2024

Slovak PM Fico's attacker may not have acted alone

The suspect in an assassination attempt on Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico may not have been just a "lone wolf" as previously believed, the interior minister said, as security services try to shed light on an attack that sent shockwaves through Europe. Fico is no longer in immediate danger but …

View from Switzerland: Report from Donbas

11:48 22.05.2024

View from Switzerland: Report from Donbas

“How could they do this to us? Why does Kiev want to destroy us?” – these are the questions that the people of Donbas have been asking themselves for the past 10 years. Considered from Switzerland or France, they may seem incongruous, as we are so used to believing that …

'Disaster' if US trainers go to Ukraine without a plan with Russia

11:47 22.05.2024

'Disaster' if US trainers go to Ukraine without a plan with Russia

Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (photo), said that NATO “trainers” will eventually be sent to Ukraine, breaking one of the few remaining red lines preventing the Ukraine war from erupting into a direct conflict between Russia and the West. This proposal, without …

View from India: Sino-Russian entente shifts the tectonic plates of world politics

13:44 21.05.2024

View from India: Sino-Russian entente shifts the tectonic plates of world politics

The state visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to China underscored that the two superpowers’ choice of entente-type alignment has gained traction. It falls short of explicit military obligations of support and yet will not entirely rule out military support either. It provides them the optimal means to address the …

WP: Russian attack on Kharkiv caught Ukraine unprepared

13:43 21.05.2024

WP: Russian attack on Kharkiv caught Ukraine unprepared

Despite months of complaints from troops over shortages and fatigue, Kyiv has been slow to ramp up mobilization, leaving some areas of the front critically understaffed, writes ‘The Washington Post’. Russia’s new offensive across Ukraine’s northeastern border had been expected for months — yet it still surprised the Ukrainian soldiers …

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