The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, is planning a visit to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This visit carries particular significance against the backdrop of a new phase in nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States, in which Oman is once again playing …
Read More »Four female agents working for Ukraine detained – FSB
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has said that its operatives have curbed the activities of four female agents recruited by Ukraine to carry out acts of terrorism and sabotage inside Russia. The suspects, who operated in the cities of Sevastopol, Voronezh and Rostov-on-Don, are believed to have been preparing attacks …
Read More »Russia and China working on rival to ‘Eurovision’ – Putin
Russia and China are working to strengthen their cultural cooperation through the film and music industries, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said. He revealed various projects discussed during the BRICS Summit last week, including joint film ventures and an international music festival. In an interview with Rossiya-1 correspondent Pavel Zarubin …
Read More »US defense chief still working remotely from hospital
Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder has admitted that the US Secretary of Defense was still in hospital nearly a week after his secret “elective medical procedure” went awry, but insisted that Lloyd Austin is “recovering well” and continues to fulfill his duties. Austin was admitted to Walter Reed …
Read More »US working to avoid World War III while supporting Ukraine – White House
The US is providing weapons to Ukraine in a manner that avoids a major escalation, While House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Saturday. President Joe Biden’s “core precept… is that we are going to do everything we can to support Ukraine in its defense of its sovereignty and …
Read More »EU state working on emergency plan for Russian gas halt – media
Germany has been busy working on emergency measures to help the country cope in case of an abrupt stop to Russian natural gas flows, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing government sources. According to the outlet, the package of proposed measures includes providing further loans to energy firms from German state …
Read More »West working to disrupt Ukraine peace talks – Russia
Russia believes the West is enabling ‘hysteria’ around the alleged mass killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha to derail the peace talks between Moscow and Kiev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed on Tuesday. The purported events in the town, which he referred to as a ‘provocation,’ have been introduced …
Read More »Ukraine accuses Red Cross of ‘working for enemy’
Ukraine’s deputy prime minister has accused the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) of “working for the enemy” after it allegedly assisted in the evacuation of residents from the city of Mariupol to Russia. She implied that the international aid organization was more interested in Russian money than in …
Read More »EU working on fourth package of sanctions
The Austrian Minister for Foreign Affairs Alexander Schallenberg announced on Wednesday that a new package of economic sanctions against Russia was in the pipeline in the European Union. “We have already introduced powerful sanctions. We are working on the fourth package,” he told journalists. According to Schallenberg, the new package …
Read More »UK to accuse Russia of working to install pro-Moscow leader in Ukraine – leak
An embargoed UK Foreign Office release to media outlets, which has been seen by RT, claims that Britain has exposed a plan by Moscow to install a pro-Russian leader in Kiev as tensions continue to mount over an alleged threat of “invasion” by Moscow. “We have information that indicates the Russian …
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