Tech billionaire Elon Musk has lashed out at Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky in a series of X posts, accusing him of prolonging the conflict with Russia by refusing to negotiate. Musk’s comments follow a tense White House meeting on Friday between Zelensky, US President Donald Trump, and Vice President J.D. …
Read More »Biden slams US ‘oligarchy and tech industrial complex’
US President Joe Biden has warned Americans about the rising influence of an “oligarchy” of ultra-wealthy individuals and a burgeoning “tech-industrial complex,” claiming these forces pose an existential threat to democracy. Biden issued the caution during his farewell address from the Oval Office on Wednesday, emphasizing the need to protect …
Read More »Biden slams US ‘oligarchy and tech industrial complex’
US President Joe Biden has warned Americans about the rising influence of an “oligarchy” of ultra-wealthy individuals and a burgeoning “tech-industrial complex,” claiming these forces pose an existential threat to democracy. Biden issued the caution during his farewell address from the Oval Office on Wednesday, emphasizing the need to protect …
Read More »Moscow slams Ukraine’s ‘energy terrorism’
Ukraine is continuing with its policy of “energy terrorism,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. He was reached for comment by Russian media over an attempted attack on the Russkaya gas compressor station near the village of Gaikodzor in Russia’s Krasnodar Region, reported by the Russian military earlier in the …
Read More »Moscow slams Ukraine’s ‘energy terrorism’
Ukraine is continuing with its policy of “energy terrorism,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. He was reached for comment by Russian media over an attempted attack on the Russkaya gas compressor station near the village of Gaikodzor in Russia’s Krasnodar Region, reported by the Russian military earlier in the …
Read More »US Senate slams Credit Suisse over Nazi ties
The troubled Swiss bank Credit Suisse hampered the investigation into accounts possibly held by high-ranking German Nazis and SS officers, some of which turned out to be active for decades, the US Senate announced on Tuesday. The Senate Budget Committee published the findings on Holocaust Remembrance Day, after issuing its …
Read More »Iran slams ‘irresponsible’ rhetoric from Kiev
Kiev’s allegation Iran is delivering drones to Russia amid the conflict in Ukraine is “irresponsible” and untrue, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has said in response to Ukrainian calls for a clampdown on UAV producers in the country. This followed accusations by an aide to Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, Mikhail Podoliak, …
Read More »Ukrainian official slams Bayraktar drones in prank call
Turkish-made Bayraktar drones have no combat effectiveness due to their extreme vulnerability to air defense systems, Ukrainian official, Sergey Pashinsky said in a mock interview with Russian pranksters Vovan and Lexus. Pashinsky thought he was speaking to former US ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul. During the call he apparently admitted …
Read More »Moscow slams West over Ukrainian grain deal
The sanctions the West has imposed on Russia over the Ukraine conflict stand in the way of the grain deal that was supposed to allow Moscow to export food products and fertilizers, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia said on Thursday. Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting, …
Read More »Beijing slams ‘dangerous’ NATO claims
NATO’s claims that cooperation between Beijing and Moscow in the Arctic represents a ‘challenge’ signals that the alliance is still dwelling in the Cold War, Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday. “NATO falsely claimed that China-Russia cooperation poses a challenge to NATO’s values and interests, which once again …
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