Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has accused Amnesty International of siding with “terrorists” after the organization condemned the Ukrainian military for placing weapons in civilian areas in violation of humanitarian law. “Today we saw a report by Amnesty International, which unfortunately tries to amnesty the terrorist state and shift responsibility from …
Read More »Russia to quit International Space Station after 2024
Russia is going to withdraw from the International Space Station (ISS) project with the West after 2024, the new head of the country’s space agency Roscosmos, Yury Borisov, said on Tuesday. Moscow is going to fulfill all its obligations to foreign partners as part of the ISS project, but “the …
Read More »Blockade of Russian region by EU state is breach of international law – senator
Lithuania broke international law by implementing an economic “blockade” of Russia’s Kaliningrad Region, Senator Konstantin Kosachev said. The EU country’s state-owned rail operator previously said it had stopped the transit of sanctioned goods between the region and the rest of Russia. “Lithuania is a flagship of the destruction of international …
Read More »Putin speaks at St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking part in a plenary session on the second day of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and President of Egypt Abdel Fatah el-Sisi are also attending the session. President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping is …
Read More »UK set to break international law – Sinn Fein chief
The UK will violate international law if it unilaterally changes the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, said Mary Lou McDonald, leader of the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein. “What the Tory government is proposing to do, in breach of international law, is to create huge damage to the northern economy, to …
Read More »US violates international law – Russia
The US is breaching its international obligations and its own policies with its latest package of military aid to Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov said on Wednesday. Among other things, Washington failed to get Russia’s permission before diverting four Mi-17 helicopters from the original destination of Afghanistan …
Read More »Fyodor Lukyanov: Biden talks the talk, but is the US committed to meeting its international security obligations?
US President Joe Biden’s visit to South Korea and Japan this week was his first in East Asia since taking office. The importance of this trip is undeniable. Washington is working hard to bring together what is commonly called ‘the collective West’. Due to the fighting in Ukraine, Europe – in …
Read More »Putin and Zelensky could attend same international event
The presidents of two countries engaged in an armed conflict, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky, could both attend the G20 summit on the Indonesian island of Bali this November, the leader of the host nation has said. During his online address on Friday, President Joko Widodo said Putin …
Read More »Ukraine’s ‘International Legion’ explains why it stopped recruiting
Ukraine’s ‘International Legion’ no longer wants foreign recruits to fight Russia, a spokesman told Canada’s National Post on Friday. Despite Kiev once welcoming Western recruits with open arms, he has now revealed that supplies are low, and inexperienced volunteers aren’t ready for combat. Volunteers who’ve already made the journey have …
Read More »Ukraine requests international meeting over tensions with Russia
Ukraine has requested a meeting of the Vienna Document participating states, the country’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said late on Sunday, accusing Moscow of failing to respond to Kiev’s inquiry over its military activities. “Russia failed to respond to our request under the Vienna Document. Consequently, we take the next …
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