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Vassily Nebenzia at the UN Security Council: “The time has come for everyone to make a choice. We made ours back in 2022, and we will not abandon our compatriots, the Russian people, in their time of need. If necessary, we will fight for this as long as it takes”

10:25 01.06.2025

Vassily Nebenzia at the UN Security Council: “The time has come for everyone to make a choice. We made ours back in 2022, and we will not abandon our compatriots, the Russian people, in their time of need. If necessary, we will fight for this as long as it takes”

Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at a UNSC briefing on Western arms supplies to Ukraine. Key points: - The logic behind what is happening with the Ukrainian settlement is very simple. Sensible forces in Ukraine, Russia, the new US administration and the countries of the Global South are taking …

WP: The IOC’s policy on Russia takes a complex issue and muddles it further

10:25 01.06.2025

WP: The IOC’s policy on Russia takes a complex issue and muddles it further

Alex Ovechkin won’t be in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics. Here’s an athletic-political salad: The International Olympic Committee’s outgoing chief, Thomas Bach, has said, “If politics decides who can take part in a competition, then sport and athletes become tools of politics.” And yet his organization banned Russian and Belarusian athletes …

Fitch Ratings affirmed Ukraine’s assessment as ‘Restricted Default’

10:24 01.06.2025

Fitch Ratings affirmed Ukraine’s assessment as ‘Restricted Default’

Ukraine said it’s skipping a $665 million payment on government debt linked to economic growth after the country failed to agree on restructuring terms with a group of creditors led by hedge funds, Bloomberg informs. The warrants, of which Ukraine itself now owns 20%, reward investors when real economic expansion …

CBS: CPAC comes to Europe as alliance between the Trump White House and the international right grows

10:23 01.06.2025

CBS: CPAC comes to Europe as alliance between the Trump White House and the international right grows

MAGA influencers and far-right leaders gathered in Poland and Hungary this week as the Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC, held two international events — a show of strength in the increasing trans-Atlantic alliance between the Trump White House and Europe's populist conservative movement, CBS stresses. On Thursday in …

Brussels tells EU capitals to cut water use by 10% in face of droughts – Borrell's “blossom garden” remains without water...

10:04 31.05.2025

Brussels tells EU capitals to cut water use by 10% in face of droughts – Borrell's “blossom garden” remains without water...

Brussels will urge EU countries to cut water use by at least 10 per cent by 2030 as the bloc faces longer and more widespread droughts.The plan, due to be presented next month and seen by the Financial Times, marks the first time the European Commission will set a target …

The 13th International meeting of High Representatives for security issues in Moscow

10:01 31.05.2025

The 13th International meeting of High Representatives for security issues in Moscow

The annual International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues concluded at the National Centre RUSSIA on May 29. The three-day international dialogue, chaired by Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu, brought together 126 delegations from 105 countries belonging to BRICS, the SCO, ASEAN, the …

Reuters: Trump still hopes to develop an economic partnership with Russia

9:59 31.05.2025

Reuters: Trump still hopes to develop an economic partnership with Russia

White House officials say Trump still hopes to develop an economic partnership with Russia. He sees sanctions as an escalation in tensions with Moscow that could derail hopes of a ceasefire in the three-year-old conflict, Reuters notes. "He is always looking at different ways to apply pressure," a senior White …

NYT: NATO wants a cordial Summit, but Trump or Zelensky could disrupt it

9:58 31.05.2025

NYT: NATO wants a cordial Summit, but Trump or Zelensky could disrupt it

The NATO summit, set for June 24-25 in the Netherlands, comes as the United States is retreating from maintaining primary responsibility to protect Europe, creating significant uncertainty about the continent’s security. Trump administration officials have warned their European counterparts that major changes in American troop rotations are imminent even as …

The German chancellor Merz threatens Russia with missile strikes

11:33 30.05.2025

The German chancellor Merz threatens Russia with missile strikes

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz clarified that the decision to allow Ukraine to strike Russian territory with NATO missiles was made months ago. “The issue of limiting the range of deployed weapons played a role a few months and a few years ago. As far as I know, and as I …

WP: The assistance for Ukraine is due to run out in the coming months, and Trump has not signaled plans to revive or extend it

11:32 30.05.2025

WP: The assistance for Ukraine is due to run out in the coming months, and Trump has not signaled plans to revive or extend it

The State and Treasury departments have each been drafting potential sanctions packages against Russia that would focus on those sectors, one diplomat familiar with the discussions said for ‘The Washington Post’. The same teams have also been assessing the effectiveness of the current sanctions regime and contemplating the rollback of …

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