The West is happy to back Kiev militarily and politically without regard for the consequences, and will always act as if Russia is in the wrong, Moscow’s ambassador to Austria has claimed. In an exclusive interview with RT this week, Dmitry Lyubinsky said that despite intense diplomatic work between Russia …
Read More »EU’s top diplomat reveals what he thinks about protesters attacking his building
The head of the European Union’s External Action Service on Sunday said that he “strongly condemns” what he called “senseless destruction and violence” after his agency’s headquarters were attacked by an angry mob during a massive anti-lockdown rally. Borrell also thanked the police for their actions during the incident. The …
Read More »US disavows ‘diplomat’ arrested in Turkey
“We are aware of the detention of a US citizen in Turkey. The individual is not a US diplomat,” the State Department said on Wednesday afternoon. They gave no further details, adding only that the US was “providing appropriate consular services” to the individual, who has yet to be named. …
Read More »NATO risks crossing Russian ‘red lines’ – influential German diplomat
Speaking as part of an interview with German daily Handelsblatt on Saturday, Wolfgang Ischinger claimed Russian President Vladimir Putin “has long been haunted by the fear” that America still wanted to make Ukraine and Georgia members of the organization. The chair of the overwhelmingly pro-NATO event acknowledged this was a …
Read More »Russian diplomat found dead outside embassy in Berlin
Der Spiegel said the deceased man was a 35-year-old secretary who had worked at the embassy. The magazine said the man appeared to have fallen from an upper floor of the building. His body had been discovered on October 19. Russia’s embassy in Germany released a short statement in response …
Read More »Kuwait orders Lebanon’s top diplomat to leave country in regional row over comments on Yemen
The diplomatic crisis in the Gulf region further worsened on Saturday, when Kuwait evicted Lebanon’s senior diplomat and also recalled its ambassador from Beirut. On Friday, Saudi Arabia gave a Lebanese ambassador two days to leave and imposed a blanket ban on all imported goods from the country. Hours later, …
Read More »‘Soon’ means different things in Iran & West, Tehran’s top diplomat says regarding resumption of nuclear talks
On Friday, Amirabdollahian told reporters in New York that the stalled negotiations on bringing back the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) are going to continue “very soon,” but didn’t give a specific date. An attempt to clarify his statement by the Iranian state-run broadcaster IRINN on Saturday also …
Read More »Malaysian PM says AUKUS will be ‘catalyst for nuclear arms race’ as ex-diplomat warns Australia is now ‘isolated’ in region
Ismail expressed concern about the effects on regional stability on Saturday, after he spoke to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison about the AUKUS treaty – Canberra’s new deal with the United States and United Kingdom to acquire nuclear-powered submarines apparently aimed at countering China. The AUKUS deal could become a …
Read More »WATCH: Senator rips top diplomat after he admits he doesn’t know if US drone strike killed Afghan aid worker or ISIS-K terrorist
Pressed by Paul (R-Kentucky) on whether the August 29 strike killed an aid worker or an ISIS-K operative, Blinken testified in a Senate hearing on Tuesday that the Biden administration is reviewing the incident, and “a full assessment will be forthcoming.” “So you don’t know if it was an aid …
Read More »NATO is ‘provoking conflict’ in Black Sea, top Russian diplomat warns, saying confrontation could be on cards over naval drills
Yuri Pilipson, the director of the Ministry’s Fourth European Department, told RIA Novosti on Thursday that recent NATO manoeuvres risked creating tensions. “It is quite obvious that this kind of ‘training’ provokes, rather than prevents, conflict situations,” he said. The diplomat added that Russia will do whatever it takes to …
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