Russia’s Ministry of Culture has published a draft order setting out “traditional values” that it says must be protected from encroachment by foreign ideas, terrorists, and extremists amid a “global crisis” for public morality. The document was posted on the ministry’s website this week for consultation, ahead of being presented …
Read More »US officials make Russian blood claim – Reuters
Citing “three US officials,” Reuters has reported that Russia is allegedly moving blood supplies and other medical materials closer to its frontier with Ukraine. The anonymous individuals cited by the agency have claimed that this was one of the “concrete indicators” showing whether Moscow is poised to launch an invasion. “The disclosure of …
Read More »Croatian president calls PM ‘Ukrainian agent’
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic accused his Prime Minister Andrey Plenkovic of behaving like a “Ukrainian agent” on Friday, two days after the latter apologized to Kiev over the head-of-state’s comments on NATO deployments. In a televised address on Tuesday, Milanovic said Zagreb would withhold its troops from Eastern European NATO contingents …
Read More »‘Major non-NATO ally’ loses US military aid
The US has announced that it is canceling $130 million in military aid to Egypt over human rights concerns, with the move coming just days after the Biden administration approved a $2.5 billion arms sale to the North African country. Cairo has failed to meet all the human rights conditions …
Read More »Greek ace caught in ‘sting operation’ after Russian rival Medvedev’s cheat claims (VIDEO)
Australian Open officials have been praised after launching a ‘sting operation’ to catch Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas ‘red handed’ during his Australian Open semifinal against Daniil Medvedev. Much to the outrage of his Russian foe, Tsitsipas appeared to receive advice from his father Apostolos, who was watching the match from …
Read More »Even Ukraine ‘shocked’ by American hype over ‘Russian invasion’ – Moscow
With tensions rapidly escalating in Eastern Europe, Moscow’s top diplomat has accused Washington of politicizing the growing standoff over Ukraine’s borders to an extent that has taken Kiev itself by surprise. Speaking to news outlets as part of a broadcast interview on Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov weighed in …
Read More »Former Russian president names country’s biggest problem
Poverty and a lack of quality education, as well as substandard healthcare, are the main issues facing Russia as a nation, Dmitry Medvedev, the president of Russia from 2008-2012, has declared. In an interview with RIA Novosti on Friday, Medvedev said that he agrees with President Vladimir Putin that the …
Read More »US weapons makers celebrate ‘benefits’ from tensions with Russia
Rock bottom relations between Moscow and the West, along with the looming prospect of a conflict in Eastern Europe, bode well for firms cashing in on sending arms overseas, two of America’s largest weapons exporters have admitted. As Washington spends increasingly large sums of cash on military equipment for Ukraine, …
Read More »VIDEO of US Navy jet crash in South China Sea released
A video has surfaced online showing one of the most advanced US fighter jets, the F-35C Lightning II, crashing into the deck of an aircraft carrier in the South China Sea. The footage, along with a photo showing the wreckage of the aircraft floating in the sea, was confirmed to …
Read More »Ambassador warns of ‘tinderbox’ at risk of starting US-China war
China’s ambassador to the US has warned that Beijing and Washington are likely destined for war if the latter encourages Taiwan to seek independence, describing Taipei as the “biggest tinderbox” in the relationship between the countries. “If the Taiwanese authorities, emboldened by the United States, keep going down the road …
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