US Senator Lindsey Graham has been driven crazy by the ongoing tensions between Moscow and the West, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov implied, following calls from the politician for the assassination of Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Not everyone can remain cool-headed these days, some [people] lose their senses,” Peskov told a …
Read More »China to pull Premier League broadcasts because of pro-Ukraine displays – reports
China will refuse to show this weekend’s scheduled broadcast of English Premier League matches because of the organization’s plans for an effusive support for Ukraine amid the ongoing conflict, according to reports. The Premier League has stated that it “wholeheartedly rejects Russia’s actions” with several individual clubs also making demonstrations …
Read More »Hungarian PM says countries can’t count on NATO to protect them
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday morning that he felt he couldn’t count on the Western bloc when it comes to real action concerning the country’s security. “NATO will protect us when we are ready to defend ourselves. Anyone who thinks NATO will protect us is wrong,” he …
Read More »Leading experts warned NATO expansion would lead to conflict. Why did no one listen?
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has provoked serious backlash around the world, particularly in the Western world – an understandable reaction against a war of aggression in violation of international law. However, it’s also true that this outcome had been predicted by the world’s foremost foreign-policy experts for decades. Specifically, experts …
Read More »Ukraine sanctions lead to $80bn loss for Russia’s richest
Russia’s richest people have lost about a third of their wealth over the past week, due to Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine, according to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The impact of US and EU sanctions against Russian oligarchs and the collapse of the ruble has seen their …
Read More »RT broadcast restored in Serbia
Serbian public broadcaster Telekom Srbija has restored RT and RTD, the Russian news and documentaries channels, to its cable package, RT announced on Friday. However, privately-owned SBB has kept the Russian channels blocked there, “despite having the technical capability” to resume their broadcast, Sasha Savicevic, an RT officer for distribution …
Read More »Russia criminalizes ‘disinformation’ about army
Russian lawmakers have approved legislation that could see people put behind bars for up to 15 years if found guilty of peddling so-called false information about the actions of the army, amid Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine. On Friday, the lower chamber of Russia’s parliament voted to introduce the law …
Read More »BBC, Deutsche Welle, and other websites restricted in Russia
Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor limited access to Radio Svoboda (Radio Liberty) and blocked the Meduza news outlet website on Friday morning, its registry of restricted internet resources shows. Both had been designated “foreign agents.” Access to the websites of the German newspaper Deutsche Welle and BBC has also been restricted. …
Read More »UK could struggle to sanction Russian ‘oligarchs’ – media
Russia’s wealthiest tycoons may not be hit immediately by British embargos, a media report has claimed, alleging that the government has been unable to build a substantive case against them. In a report published by The Times on Thursday, it was alleged that the Foreign Office and National Crime Agency …
Read More »Russia reacts to US senator’s Putin assassination plea
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham pleaded on Thursday for “somebody in Russia” to “step up to the plate” and assassinate President Vladimir Putin, and who would thus do the country and the world “a great service.” The Russian ambassador to Washington has rebuked the remarks, calling them “unacceptable and outrageous.” The …
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