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Feng Shaolei, Valdai Club expert, Director of Centre for Russian Studies; Director of Centre for Co-development with Neighboring Countries, East China Normal University

16:54 28.01.2020

Feng Shaolei, Valdai Club expert, Director of Centre for Russian Studies; Director of Centre for Co-development with Neighboring Countries, East China Normal University

The United Nations is the cornerstone of the international order established after the Second World War, which still plays an important role so far, and the United Nations Security Council is the most core part in the construction of this system. Facing the difficult challenges faced by all countries and …

Give me religion that does not polarise society!

11:16 27.01.2020 Julia Suryakusuma

Give me religion that does not polarise society!

A few years ago in Aceh, a poster was put up by the Islamic Sharia Department in Banda Aceh of the communications and information agency office, stating:“A woman whose strand of hair is seen deliberately by a man who is not her husband will be punished by 70,000 years in …

Uncovered, Polish Jews’ pre-Holocaust plea to Chamberlain: Let us into Palestine

14:19 24.01.2020

Uncovered, Polish Jews’ pre-Holocaust plea to Chamberlain: Let us into Palestine

In March 1939, weeks before the notorious White Paper, Polish Jewry sent London a desperate telegram, published here apparently for the first time. At terrible cost, it was ignored.The sordid history of the May 1939 British White Paper, the notorious document with which the British all but slammed shut the …

Jan Charnogursky: we are ready to bring the monument to Marshal Konev from Prague to Slovakia

12:28 21.01.2020

Jan Charnogursky: we are ready to bring the monument to Marshal Konev from Prague to Slovakia

Armen Oganesyan: Good afternoon. I have a few questions for you, Mr. Chairman. The death of General Soleimani led to an outbreak of tensions in Iran. This apparently prompted Slovakia’s decision to withdraw its troops from Iraq, where they were stationed as part of the NATO mission there. Was it …

US-North Korea denuclearization talks: Pyongyang opts for higher stakes

13:14 20.01.2020 Vladimir Petrovsky

US-North Korea denuclearization talks: Pyongyang opts for higher stakes

The year 2020 is witnessing radical changes to the denuclearization talks between the United States and North Korea. In the second half of last year the talks faced a final deadlock following North Korea’s repeated statements of discontent over the US’ refusal to cancel sanctions against Pyongyang and stop military …

Libyan reconciliation: via Moscow on to Berlin

12:30 20.01.2020 Andrey Isayev

Libyan reconciliation: via Moscow on to Berlin

During the January 8 talks in Istanbul, Turkey and Russia, acting as “mediators,” called on all parties in Libya to "cease hostilities from midnight on Sunday, January 12, 2020, declare a sustainable ceasefire, supported by necessary measures to be taken for stabilizing the situation on the ground and normalizing daily …

Libya: is reconciliation possible?

11:57 13.01.2020 Andrey Isayev

Libya: is reconciliation possible?

The recent talks between President Vladimir Putin of Russia and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan focused on the commissioning of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline – a major infrastructure project of today: the pipeline is 930 km long, with a capacity of 31,5 bln м3 yearly. According to Gazprom, …

De-evolution of Europe. The equation of Communism with Nazism (First Part)

20:50 05.01.2020 Anis Bajrektarević

De-evolution of Europe. The equation of Communism with Nazism (First Part)

It was indeed cynical and out-of-touch for the EU (Parliament) to suddenly blame, after 80 years, the Soviet Union for triggering WWII. It is unwise (to say least) to resurrect the arguments surrounding the circumstances of the start of World War II. The historians have agreed, the history has been …

USA, Germany, Nord Stream 2

13:38 31.12.2019 Dmitry Babich

USA, Germany, Nord Stream 2

The US sanctions against European companies that are laying pipes of the Baltic gas pipeline Nord Stream- 2 are contrary to any logic, either legal or political. Nevertheless, what this situation speaks of is that the United States continues to pursue the policy of sanctions and pressure against any opponents …

Iran: how to keep the nuclear deal alive

12:24 30.12.2019 Vladimir Sazhin

Iran: how to keep the nuclear deal alive

The situation around the Iran nuclear deal (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - JCPOA) is getting worse every day as US President Donald Trump and his administration keep ramping up and diversifying financial and economic sanctions against Tehran. Speaking at a summit of Islamic states held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) …

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