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Visiting North Korea and Vietnam Putin seeks new 'security architecture' for Asia, international press notes

11:48 22.06.2024

Visiting North Korea and Vietnam Putin seeks new 'security architecture' for Asia, international press notes

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he wanted to build a "reliable security architecture" in the Asia-Pacific region during a state visit to Vietnam on Thursday, part of a trip to Asia seen as show of defiance to the West, notes Reuters. Putin had contributed to "peace, stability and development" in …

Vladimir Putin: “NATO is moving to Asia for permanent residence. This is definitely posing a threat to all regional countries, including the Russian Federation. We must respond and we will respond to that”

17:50 21.06.2024

Vladimir Putin: “NATO is moving to Asia for permanent residence. This is definitely posing a threat to all regional countries, including the Russian Federation. We must respond and we will respond to that”

Vladimir Putin made a state visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. In conclusion of his visit, Vladimir Putin answered questions from Russian media. Pavel Minakov: Russia and the DPRK have signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty, which envisages, among other things, cooperation in the military-technical and defence spheres. The …

Swiss Foreign Ministry: There is NO PHYSICAL VERSION of the Communiqué on Ukraine!

12:18 21.06.2024

Swiss Foreign Ministry: There is NO PHYSICAL VERSION of the Communiqué on Ukraine!

Swiss Foreign Ministry spokesman Pierre-Alain Elchinger told RIA Novosti. There is no physical version of the communiqué of the conference on Ukraine in Switzerland, it is a “live list”, even countries that did not participate in the conference can enter it at any time. “The communiqué was not physically signed, …

‘The National Interest’: Joe Biden’s Ukraine policy is marching toward Catastrophe

12:17 21.06.2024

‘The National Interest’: Joe Biden’s Ukraine policy is marching toward Catastrophe

Allowing Ukraine to use American weapons to strike targets in Russian territory increases the risk of escalation without meaningfully aiding Ukrainian capabilities, writes at ‘The National Interest’ two experienced authors – Robert Clarke, the Director of Marketing Strategy for Foreign Policy, a commentator on U.S. foreign policy in The American …

View from Estonia: Duda’s call for “decolonizing” Russia proved that Putin was right to warn about this plot

12:14 21.06.2024

View from Estonia: Duda’s call for “decolonizing” Russia proved that Putin was right to warn about this plot

Polish President Duda (photo) called for the “decolonization” of Russia literally one day after President Putin warned about this plot. Such demands aren’t anything new since they’ve been part of the Western discourse since the special operation began, but there have also been attempts to gaslight by pretending that the …

IDF approves ‘operational plans for offensive in Lebanon’

12:12 21.06.2024

IDF approves ‘operational plans for offensive in Lebanon’

Israeli officials say Tel Aviv is preparing for an all-out war in Lebanon to destroy Hezbollah. Washington is concerned such a conflict would drag in the US, and the White House is attempting to prevent the hostilities from expanding. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) posted astatement saying that top commanders …

Russian-Vietnamese strategic partnership: Key takeaways from Putin-Lam talks

18:21 20.06.2024

Russian-Vietnamese strategic partnership: Key takeaways from Putin-Lam talks

Vladimir Putin's state visit to Vietnam began in the early hours of Thursday morning when his plane landed at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport, shortly after the Russian president met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, Sputnik informs. Negotiations between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Vietnamese …

‘Foreign Affairs’: NATO dilemma – if the US troops will leave Europe for the Indo-Pacific?

11:36 20.06.2024

‘Foreign Affairs’: NATO dilemma – if the US troops will leave Europe for the Indo-Pacific?

It seems that the United States has begun to prepare its European NATO allies for the fact that Washington sooner or later will turn away from Europe. The article in ‘Foreign Affairs’ perfectly illustrates this assumption: “…which requires that Washington be more open with its European allies about how its …

Bloomberg: Kim Jong Un with Vladimir Putin meeting “presents a very modern security challenge to the US and its allies”

11:34 20.06.2024

Bloomberg: Kim Jong Un with Vladimir Putin meeting “presents a very modern security challenge to the US and its allies”

Kim Jong Un is pulling out all the stops for Vladimir Putin’s first visit to North Korea in 24 years, greeting him personally at the airport and staging lavish displays of public adoration for the Russian president on the streets of Pyongyang. For all the cheesy echoes of a 1950s …

FT: After the US weaponised its currency in sanctions against Russia, rich countries plan to buy more gold

11:32 20.06.2024

FT: After the US weaponised its currency in sanctions against Russia, rich countries plan to buy more gold

Advanced economies’ central banks expect gold’s share of global reserves to rise at the expense of the US dollar, as these institutions look to follow the lead of emerging markets in buying bullion, writes ‘The Financial Times’. Almost 60 per cent of rich countries’ central banks believe that gold’s share …

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