Israel does not believe that Russia was in any way connected to last week’s Hamas attack, the country’s ambassador to Moscow, Alexander Ben Zvi, said in an interview with Kommersant on Wednesday. Ben Zvi was asked to comment on allegations against Russia on social media and by a number of …
Read More »Lavrov rubbishes ‘lies’ about Ukraine peace talks
Allegations that Russia is seeking peace talks with Ukraine as a ploy for a military build-up are false, Russia’s foreign minister has said. Sergey Lavrov was responding to statements to that effect from top officials in Kiev, including President Vladimir Zelensky. The accusations are “ridiculous and unpleasant, because [those who …
Read More »Moscow rubbishes chances of US sanctions succeeding
Washington’s contemplation of harsh new measures that could limit Russia’s ability to convert its own currency are something conjured up out of fiction and unlikely to happen, Moscow has warned amid strained relations with the US. Speaking to RIA Novosti on Tuesday, Dmitry Birichevsky, the director of the economic co-operation …
Read More »UK rubbishes claims Kabul airport gate was kept open to allow British evacuation to continue before deadly suicide bombing
Speaking to British broadcasters, the BBC and Sky News, on Tuesday, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said that the UK evacuation effort had taken mitigating action prior to the terrorist attack on Thursday. He stated that the UK had warned people to stay away from Kabul airport amid credible intelligence of …
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