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The United Nations’ General Assembly voted on Thursday to suspend Russia from the UN Human Rights Council. The resolution, proposed by the US, received 93 votes, with 24 members opposed and 58 abstaining. China, a fellow permanent Security Council member, was a prominent “no” vote. Among the abstentions, the most noteworthy were …

Ukraine’s envoy to Berlin, Andrij Melnyk, sparked criticism after calling all Russians “enemies” in an interview on Wednesday with a German newspaper, and doubling down on his words the same day. His comments triggered accusations that the statement is “nothing short of fascism.” “I will say it very clearly: Russia …

Finland will not be able to escape responsibility when it comes to the return of paintings and sculptures worth $46 million that belong to the Tretyakov Gallery, the Hermitage, and other museums in Russia, Moscow warned on Thursday. The statement came one day after Finnish Customs confirmed the seizure of the …

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says that Minsk must have a place at the negotiating table during the Russia-Ukraine talks. Lukashenko said that there was a war at the doorstep of his country during the Security Council meeting on Thursday. Open hostilities broke out in Ukraine after Moscow attacked the state …

Western nations wanted to destroy the Russian economy with sanctions, some of which are in essence nothing short of outright piracy, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Thursday, as he was delivering his yearly government performance report to the parliament. “Unfriendly nations found no better way than to return …

British oil giant Shell has confirmed a potential hit to the company of €3.7-€4.6 billion ($4 to $5 billion) from offloading its Russian assets as the company decided to pull out of the country amid Western sanctions. “For the first quarter 2022 results, the post-tax impact from impairment of non-current …

Russia has said that Washington’s plan to send more weapons to Ukraine will not help with the peace process. Western countries have been increasingly arming Kiev after Moscow attacked the country in late February. “Flooding Ukraine with weapons doesn’t contribute to the success of the Russian-Ukrainian talks. Instead, obviously, it …

The Chinese Army has vowed to take “effective measures” to prevent foreign meddling and attempts to establish the independence of Taiwan, Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Tan Kefei said on Thursday in response to the US supplying weapons systems to Taipei. “Taiwan is an inalienable part of China’s territory, the Taiwan …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced a summit of countries ready to discuss security guarantees for Kiev. The event would be part of the negotiations to end Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. “Such a meeting will certainly happen because it was confirmed by the representatives of future guarantors,” Zelensky told …

The Russian state media regulator has banned advertising of Google information resources in the country for non-compliance with laws. “The complete ban on distribution of advertising on Google and its resources is due to the spreading of misinformation by a foreign entity in violation of the Russian legislation,” the press office …