A top US national security official has called on India to scale back its economic and military ties with Russia, warning of “consequences” for any nation that helps Moscow avoid a recent wave of Western sanctions. Speaking to reporters after meeting with Indian officials on Thursday, Washington’s deputy national security …
Read More »Ukraine’s nuclear threats undermine European security, experts tell RT
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hints that Ukraine might review its non-nuclear status “seriously undermine European and international security,” a senior researcher at the Center for European Studies at Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Vladimir Olenchenko, told RT on Sunday. The day before, in his speech at …
Read More »‘State sponsor of terrorism’ threat will undermine relations with US – top Russian senator
“This initiative will undermine dialogue between Russia and the US if it’s adopted,” Sergey Tsekov, who sits in the upper house of Russia’s parliament, told RIA Novosti on Thursday. “It is characteristic of a certain strand of the American political elite.” Tsekov, a member of the ruling United Russia party, claimed …
Read More »Beijing urges Delhi to stop ‘doing things that undermine mutual trust & relations’ after Indian VP’s visit to disputed region
Speaking on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian reiterated Beijing’s position on the Indian province of Arunachal Pradesh, stating China has never recognized the unilaterally and illegally established territory. The spokesman said China firmly opposed Indian leaders’ visits to the region, referencing Naidu’s trip to the mountainous region that …
Read More »Sweeping new anti-Russia sanctions pushed by US Democrats would ‘undermine spirit’ of Putin-Biden summit in Geneva, Kremlin blasts
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that the proposals, backed by an influential Congressional committee earlier this week, “would significantly undermine the spirit of Geneva.” Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden met in the Swiss city in June for talks about …
Read More »By shutting out travelers immunized with Sputnik V, the EU is helping undermine Russia’s vaccine drive by feeding domestic doubts
Prior to the outbreak of the pandemic last year, the number of Russians taking trips to the EU was rising rapidly, accounting for nearly one in four visas granted by countries in the Schengen free travel area. Since then, with governments across the world closing their borders in response to …
Read More »India’s govt accuses Twitter of trying to ‘undermine’ country’s legal system after company raises ‘freedom of expression’ concerns
Twitter’s offices in the cities of Delhi and Gurgaon were visited by police on Monday, just days after the US tech company flagged tweets by Indian politicians as “manipulated media.” In a statement on Thursday, Twitter said it was “concerned by recent events regarding our employees in India and the …
Read More »‘Unreal strength’: Eurovision star Manizha does not ‘shame our country and undermine Russian women’, insists ice icon Slutskaya
Known for her activism and concerts railing against prejudice, xenophobia and media-imposed beauty ideals, art-pop singer Manizha represented Russia at the finals in Rotterdam on Saturday night with a bombastic costume and stage show after winning almost 40 percent of the vote to represent her nation at a vote in …
Read More »Did BoJo stoke up racial tensions on the streets of Glasgow to undermine Sturgeon’s bid for Scottish independence?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel are ardent supporters of clamping down on immigration and deterring asylum seekers from arriving in Britain. They’ve continued the work of their predecessor Theresa May, who infamously launched Go Home vans to patrol the streets, in what was billed as the …
Read More »China’s new partnership with Iran is not a full alliance, but enough to undermine US sanctions & rock global status quo
In the midst of a spat of tensions between China and the West, Beijing’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi spent the weekend in Iran, another country that has borne the brunt of confrontation with the United States over the past few years. Sweeping the Middle East on his diplomatic tour, in …
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