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Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland: “The crisis in Ukraine is linked to NATO's constant eastward expansion”

11:36 08.06.2023

Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland: “The crisis in Ukraine is linked to NATO's constant eastward expansion”

Chinese Ambassador to Switzerland Wang Shihting (photo) spoke in an interview with local TV about China's position on the war in Ukraine and his country's new place in the global diplomatic game. He said in this conversation, in particular: - The United States and other Western countries use their advantage …

British style: lie to the country, lie to the voters

11:36 08.06.2023

British style: lie to the country, lie to the voters

Five former UK government ministers have explained to the state broadcaster why despite over a decade of promises immigration has only ever gone up, with the answer boiling down to tell the public one thing, do another, writes Breitbart. “606,000: Net Migration Surges to Fresh Record, Again Demolishing Tory Lies …

Vassily Nebenzia: ‘Terrorist methods have become part of the official playbook of Kiev regime’

11:55 07.06.2023

Vassily Nebenzia: ‘Terrorist methods have become part of the official playbook of Kiev regime’

The permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia made a statement at UN Security Council on the situation around the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant: On the night of June 5 to 6, the Kiev regime committed an unthinkable crime. They blasted the dam of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric …

A new scandal in Washington: republicans accuse Biden of corruption

11:46 07.06.2023

A new scandal in Washington: republicans accuse Biden of corruption

Biden whistleblowers 'fear for their lives': Republicans say FBI won't hand over alleged $5 million 'bribery' document because key informant's safety could be in jeopardy, writes London “Daily Mail”. The FBI allowed leaders of the House Oversight Committee to view the FD-1023 form Republicans say proves President Biden was involved …

General Li Shangfu: “When jackals or wolves come, we will face them with shotguns”

11:45 07.06.2023

General Li Shangfu: “When jackals or wolves come, we will face them with shotguns”

In his first international public address since becoming defense minister in March, General Li Shangfu told the Shangri-La Dialogue that China doesn’t have any problems with “innocent passage” but that “we must prevent attempts that try to use those freedom of navigation (patrols), that innocent passage, to exercise hegemony of …

The G7’s nuсlear-weapon-free world ‘vision’ is a farce

11:43 07.06.2023

The G7’s nuсlear-weapon-free world ‘vision’ is a farce

The choice of Hiroshima as the venue of May’s G7 meeting implied that the issue of nuclear disarmament would be highlighted in the summit documents. Not surprisingly, the G7 leaders issued the “Hiroshima Vision on Nuclear Disarmament” to mark the occasion, writes Kanwal Sibal, retired Indian foreign secretary and former …

BRICS vs the US ‘rules-based order’

10:56 06.06.2023

BRICS vs the US ‘rules-based order’

The inability of NATO-backed Ukraine to defeat the Kremlin’s forces and the commercial and economic dependency that Western countries have fallen into vis-à-vis China confirm bitter apprehensions about a rapid decline of the US-led Western bloc, writes Côme Carpentier de Gourdon, a member of the Editorial Board of the World …

Belgium investigating whether its weapons were used in Russia

10:53 06.06.2023

Belgium investigating whether its weapons were used in Russia

The fighters aligned against Moscow who launched a cross-border raid from Ukraine into the Belgorod region of Russia last week used at least four tactical vehicles originally given to Ukraine by the United States and Poland, U.S. officials said, raising questions about the unintended use of NATO-provided equipment and Kyiv’s …

China takes leadership role in Central Asia

10:53 06.06.2023

China takes leadership role in Central Asia

The China-Central Asia Summit, which took place recently in Xi’an on May 18-19 was every bit a geopolitical event as much as the G7 summit in Hiroshima that it overlapped. The symbolism was profound, notes M.K. Bhadrakumar, Indian Ambassador and prominent international observer. China and Russia were the elephants in …

Next European ‘victory’ – Qatari LNG shipments to Europe will drop

10:52 06.06.2023

Next European ‘victory’ – Qatari LNG shipments to Europe will drop

Qatar is sending less of its liquefied natural gas to Europe, where slumping prices have reduced its attractiveness as a destination for the super-chilled fuel, informs Bloomberg. Less than 18% of Qatar’s LNG output has sailed to Europe so far this year, down from 25% in 2022, according to ship-tracking …

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