Moldova is heading into its most consequential election in decades, and the stakes could hardly be higher. With parliamentary elections set for September 28, President Maia Sandu’s pro-European government faces growing discontent, sagging approval ratings, and a surge of opposition anger – both in the streets and in the courts. …
Read More »Medvedev promises ‘fireworks’ at German military factory in Ukraine
Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has quipped that he anticipates a “fireworks display” at German industrial giant Rheinmetall’s new weapons manufacturing facility in Ukraine. The company announced on Saturday that one of its production plants in the country is already operational. Germany’s largest arms maker finalized plans to establish a joint venture with the …
Read More »Trump promises not to fight foreign wars
Former US President Donald Trump has promised not to send Americans to fight and die in countries they have never even heard of while addressing a crowd in the battleground state of Pennsylvania this weekend. Speaking at a campaign rally on Saturday, Trump once again claimed he is the only …
Read More »Zelensky promises bigger ‘reset’ than Zaluzhny firing
President Vladimir Zelensky is planning a “serious” overhaul of the country’s leadership team, he told Italy’s RAI TG1 news channel, when asked about his reported plan to fire Ukrainian military commander General Valery Zaluzhny. Tensions between the Ukrainian president and his top general have grown since last year, with numerous reports …
Read More »Russia promises response to US nuclear deployment in Europe
Russia must to react to the threat posed by US nuclear weapons deployed in Europe, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday, while accusing the West of openly waging a “real war” against Moscow. Speaking at a forum dedicated to Eurasian security in Belarusian capital Minsk, Lavrov reiterated Russia’s criticism …
Read More »Kremlin promises punishment for threats to kill Russians
Any persons threatening to kill Russians are enemies who should be and will be punished for doing so, Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov has warned. On Sunday, Peskov was asked by channel Rossyia 1 to comment on the words of Mikhail Podoliak, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, …
Read More »Victorious Erdogan promises to fulfill pledge to Putin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to complete a gas distribution hub to pipe Russian natural gas into Europe via Türkiye. Erdogan said that the project, first suggested by Russian President Vladimir Putin, will be built with Russian assistance. “We will strengthen Türkiye’s position as an international hub even …
Read More »In Hiroshima, Biden promises Japan nuclear umbrella
The US will defend Japan with atomic weapons if necessary, the Japanese government announced on Thursday, citing the readout of a meeting between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The discussion took place in the city of Hiroshima, infamously destroyed by a US nuclear bomb in 1945. “President Biden reiterated the …
Read More »NATO promises more heavy weapons for Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Saturday that Ukraine would receive more “heavy warfare equipment” from the West in “the near future.” The UK has already pledged tanks to the country, and Germany is under pressure to follow suit. A US-led ‘contact group’ for arming Ukraine will meet on …
Read More »France promises old ‘light tanks’ for Ukraine
Paris will transfer its domestically-made AMX-10 ‘light tanks’ to Ukraine, becoming the first NATO member to send Kiev non-Soviet armor, a government spokesperson said on Wednesday. News of the transfer was broken by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, who wrote on Twitter that he had “a long and detailed conversation” with …
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