The United Nations is “greatly concerned” about Russia’s decision to grant recognition to the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics in eastern Ukraine, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, deeming the move a violation of Kiev’s sovereignty. Speaking soon after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow would give “immediate” recognition to the pair …
Read More »Putin set to recognize Donbass – Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has told foreign leaders that Moscow is likely to officially recognize the sovereignty of the the two breakaway regions in Ukraine’s war-torn east. In a statement released on Monday, the Kremlin revealed that Putin had notified French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that he intends to sign a …
Read More »Donbass republics call on Putin to recognize their independence
The leaders of Ukraine’s two self-declared breakaway republics have appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin, requesting that Moscow recognize the separatist regions as independent states. Speaking in an address on Monday, the head of the self-declared Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), Leonid Pasechnik, appealed to Putin, insisting that Moscow’s affirmation of …
Read More »Putin comments on calls to recognize Donbass
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reiterated his support for diplomatic efforts to put an end to the conflict in the Donbass, despite calls from his country’s parliament for the Kremlin to consider recognizing two breakaway regions of Eastern Ukraine. Speaking at a press conference alongside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in …
Read More »Russian parliament tells Putin to recognize Donbass
Lawmakers in the Russian State Duma have backed a motion calling on the Kremlin to recognize the independence of the breakaway Donetsk and Lugansk regions in eastern Ukraine, with the overwhelming majority voting in support of the draft resolution amid heightened tensions between Moscow and Kiev. On Tuesday, 351 MPs …
Read More »20 years after 9/11, I no longer recognize my country. The US has become a malignant narcissist, infecting all it encounters
I was raised as a military brat – a special category of American youth imbued from an early age with the pride in being part of a collective united by a sense of duty to country and the selflessness of sacrifice when it came to fulfilling that duty. There was …
Read More »Russia reveals it may recognize Taliban as Afghan authorities – but only after formation of government including minority groups
However, speaking to a press briefing, Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova explained that recognition wouldn’t be a cause for discussion until there is a real government in Kabul. “We stand for the formation of an inclusive coalition government in Afghanistan with the participation of all the country’s ethnopolitical forces, including national …
Read More »Turkey poised to recognize Taliban as Afghanistan’s govt, expected to sign deal to operate Kabul airport after US exit – reports
The agreement is awaiting approval by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and will be finalized once Washington’s exit is completed, the Middle East Eye (MEE) reported on Saturday, citing two unidentified people familiar with the negotiations. US President Joe Biden has stuck to his plan to complete the withdrawal by August …
Read More »‘Looks very awful and ill’: Journalist tells RT he ‘couldn’t recognize’ Assange during High Court hearing on his extradition to US
Medhurst told RT said that he “literally did a double take” upon seeing Assange during the High Court preliminary hearing on Wednesday, which he was connected to remotely. “I couldn’t recognize that it was Assange, he looked extremely old,” Medhurst declared, adding that the WikiLeaks founder looked so “awful and …
Read More »Ukrainian plan for new ‘race law,’ which refuses to recognize Russians as ‘indigenous people,’ has echoes of Hitler, Putin warns
The draft law, which aims to define the “indigenous peoples of Ukraine,” was introduced by the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in April. As well as elevating the status of ethnic Ukrainians, it recognizes the status of some minority communities, including Crimean Tatars, Karaite Jews, and Krymchaks. However, it excludes those …
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