Specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have found no signs of any mines at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the UN agency said in a statement on Wednesday, following an inspection carried out by its staff at the site. The experts checked some parts of the facility, including …
Read More »Polish militants claim involvement in attack on Russia
Polish militants fighting for Ukraine released a statement on Sunday claiming their involvement in an attack on Russia’s Belgorod Region. The announcement, accompanied by alleged photo and video evidence, was shared on social media accounts of the so-called “Polish Volunteer Corps.” The statement appears to refer to an incursion by …
Read More »Erdogan scolds rival over ‘Russian interference’ claim
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has condemned rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu for claiming without evidence that Moscow is interfering in Türkiye’s upcoming elections. Erdogan claimed that the West, and not Russia, is “manipulating the elections in Türkiye.” “[Kilicdaroglu said that] Russia is manipulating the elections in Türkiye. Shame on you!” Erdogan …
Read More »Official rebuffs claim about explosions near Europe’s biggest nuclear plant
Moscow has no heavy artillery systems stationed near the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), situated close to the frontline with Ukraine, Renat Karchaa, an adviser at Russia’s national nuclear operator Rosenergoatom, said on Thursday. He was responding to International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director Mariano Grossi, who said on Sunday …
Read More »Kremlin reacts to Nord Stream sabotage claim
Russia is concerned by attempts to silently wind down the investigation into last year’s explosions on the Nord Stream gas pipelines, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has said. A report by renowned American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, blaming the US for the sabotage, should spur attempts to find out what …
Read More »Ex-Russian president mocks EU over deleted claim on Ukrainian losses
Self-censorship from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, after she deleted a tweet which mentioned Ukrainian casualties, is “humiliating”, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday. He added that the climbdown showed the bloc is nothing but a US puppet. “It is obvious that ‘Aunt Ursula’ was slapped …
Read More »China responds to Biden’s claim about ties with Moscow
Relations between Moscow and Beijing are as healthy as ever, Zhao Lijian, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, said on Friday, denying an assertion by US President Joe Biden that China is attempting to distance itself from Russia. Speaking at a regular press briefing, Zhao commented on the current state of Sino-Russian …
Read More »Kremlin calls media claim about mobilization size ‘a lie’
A media report claiming that the partial mobilization decree signed by President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday allows for one million people to be called up for military service has been dismissed by Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov. “This is a lie,” Peskov told journalists on Thursday. Earlier in the day, …
Read More »Russia makes new claim on Ukraine’s counter-offensive losses
Russian forces have taken out hundreds of Ukrainian troops and dozens of tanks and armored military vehicles after repelling Kiev’s ill-fated offensive in southern Ukraine, which was mounted at the personal order of President Vladimir Zelensky, the Defense Ministry claimed on Tuesday. “The effective actions by the Russian forces destroyed …
Read More »Activists claim US school lunches are racist
Dozens of US race and food activist groups have reportedly signed on to a letter accusing the federal government of “dietary racism” in its program for free or subsidized school lunches, saying the USDA is forcing millions of non-white, lactose-intolerant children to drink cow’s milk. The National School Lunch Program …
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