EU businesses have lost at least €250 billion ($266.6 billion) due to the sweeping sanctions imposed on Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Wednesday. According to the top diplomat, these are “very conservative estimates” of the damage that the West has inflicted on its own businesses over the …
Read More »Kremlin accuses Zelensky of trying to start a world war
The Kremlin has accused Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky of trying to spark a third world war, after he demanded that NATO carry out preventive strikes on Russia to deter the use of nuclear weapons. Speaking to the Australian Lowy Institute on Thursday, Zelensky stated that NATO must ensure Moscow does …
Read More »Russia and China aren’t trying to rule the world – Kremlin
Neither Moscow nor Beijing are seeking to rule the world – unlike some other countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. “In implementing their bilateral relations, Russia and China do not lay claim to ruling the whole world,” he told Russia’s Rossiya 1 channel on Sunday. However, “we know that …
Read More »Washington trying to derail relations between Russia and China – analyst
Moscow and Beijing have significantly boosted trade cooperation and mutual investment in recent years, Deputy Chairman of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Society, and member of the Russian International Affairs Council, Sergey Sanakoev told RT. He described the two countries’ cooperation as stable, dynamic, and completely self-sufficient. Speaking on the sidelines of …
Read More »The US is trying to use Ukraine as a test lab for its drones, a move Russia is unlikely to forget
According to Reuters, the US government is considering selling to Ukraine four MQ-1C Grey Eagle drones capable of firing Hellfire missiles for use against Russian forces participating in the special military operation in the Donbass region. If true, the sale would require special permission from both the State Department and US …
Read More »France and the EU blew it in Africa and are trying to blame Russia
French influence in Africa has long been taken for granted to such an extent that the French media has a name for the relationship: “Françafrique”. The implication is that Paris still has historical and linguistic ties to its resource-rich former colonies on the continent, which should automatically translate to military, …
Read More »Timofei Bordachev: Henry Kissinger is trying to warn Westerners that they are running out of time in the fight for Russia
In the event that the growing conflict in, and around, Ukraine doesn’t lead to irreparable consequences on a global scale in the near future, its most important outcome will be a fundamental demarcation between Russia and the Western-aligned states of Europe. This will make it impossible to maintain even minor neutral zones …
Read More »Russian troops ‘trying to seize’ Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Zelensky claims
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted on Thursday evening that Russian troops are trying to capture the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the northern part of the Kiev Region. The plant was the site of the 1986 disaster, which caused massive contamination of the surrounding area and parts of Europe. Zelensky …
Read More »NATO is trying to create irresolvable confrontation with Russia – Lavrov
The West is attempting to incite an unavoidable confrontation with Russia over Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. Speaking to his Syrian counterpart, Faisal Mekdad, Lavrov lamented that Russia is unable to focus its efforts on its relationship with the Middle Eastern country, blaming Western attempts to …
Read More »Protesters arrested trying to pass parliament barricade
At least two people were arrested in Wellington, New Zealand on Wednesday after Covid-19 mandate protesters allegedly tried to get past a police barricade outside parliament. According to local reports, demonstrators tried to walk past the police barricade and onto the steps of parliament at around 3pm, prompting officers to …
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