The US military buildup off Venezuela’s coast could help bring about regime change, opposition figure Maria Corina Machado has said. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate this year signaled she would welcome US strikes on the country if they help remove President Nicolas Maduro. Washington has accused Maduro of having ties to …
Read More »India calls out double standards after EU slaps sanctions on Moscow
India has firmly distanced itself from the European Union’s latest round of sanctions targeting Russia and, indirectly, India’s own energy interests. In a statement on Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs said New Delhi “does not subscribe to any unilateral sanction measures” and is a “responsible actor” in the global …
Read More »Iranian MP calls for nuclear bombs
US President Donald Trump would not dare threaten to bomb Iran if Tehran had nuclear weapons, Ahmad Naderi, a member of the Presidium of the Iranian Parliament, said on Monday. A day earlier, the US president threatened Iran with unprecedented bombing if it doesn’t accept a nuclear deal. “It will …
Read More »China calls for ‘fair and binding’ Ukraine peace deal
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for a fair, lasting, and binding peace agreement to end the Ukraine conflict, urging all parties to work toward a negotiated settlement. In an interview with RIA Novosti released on Tuesday, Wang said that in order to achieve this, the root causes of …
Read More »Ukrainian MP calls for Putin’s murder at Council of Europe
Ukrainian MP Aleksey Goncharenko has openly called on EU lawmakers to support the idea of assassinating Russian President Vladimir Putin and of promoting it among ordinary people. On Friday the legislator published a video on Telegram of himself making controversial statements at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe …
Read More »Georgia’s pro-Western president calls for mass street protests
Georgia’s president, Salome Zurabishvili, does not recognize the national parliamentary election results and called on people to join protests against it. The elections were held in Georgia on Saturday. According to the official results, the ruling Georgian Dream party received almost 54% of the vote, while various opposition forces attracted …
Read More »Putin calls for ‘humanism and mercy’ after Moscow terror attack
Creativity, humanism and mercy are of special importance in the aftermath of the Crocus City Hall massacre, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. His comments came as lawmakers in Moscow debated reinstating the death penalty for terrorists. Speaking at a Kremlin ceremony honoring young artists and educators, the Russian …
Read More »EU boss calls for ‘war economy’
The EU must reimagine its military strategy and drastically ramp up its defense production in order to help Ukraine in its ongoing conflict with Russia, European Council President Charles Michel said on Monday. He made his call as Kiev has been increasingly warning about ammunition shortages. “Russia is a serious …
Read More »Musk responds to calls for Tucker Carlson arrest
Anyone calling for the arrest of US journalist Tucker Carlson over his plan to interview Russian President Vladimir Putin should themselves be detained, billionaire Elon Musk has suggested. Carlson arrived in Russia last weekend, saying he intended to show Americans an unfiltered Russian position on the Ukraine conflict and the …
Read More »Ex-Ukrainian MP calls for corruption charges in Biden impeachment probe
The Republican-led effort to impeach US President Joe Biden should include an indictment for facilitating corruption in Kiev, former Ukrainian MP Andrey Derkach said in an interview published on Wednesday. The ongoing impeachment inquiry against Biden, dismissed by US Democrats as a partisan publicity stunt, is looking into the president’s …
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