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The West should take Moscow’s interests into account to prevent Russia from becoming “an outpost of China in Europe,” former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has said. In an interview with the Sunday Times, Kissinger hailed NATO’s united response to Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine and said the alliance …

Veteran German politician Oskar Lafontaine has said the West’s refusal to hear Moscow’s concerns is one of the main causes of the conflict in Ukraine. Oskar Lafontaine, who from 1995 until 1999 served as chair the Social Democrats, accused the West of ignoring Russia’s security interests for years. In an …

Russia has criticized accusations that it poses a threat to Sweden and Finland amid their sudden drive to join NATO. Leaders in the Nordic states have recently expressed a desire to enter the US-led military bloc following Moscow’s military attack on Ukraine. “These claims [over an alleged Russian threat] are unintelligent. They are …

Russia’s military campaign against Ukraine has seen a dramatic rise in Russophobia all across Europe and in the US, with some leaders using rather undiplomatic language, Russia’s former president told RT and Ria Novosti on Thursday. Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s leader from 2008-2012 and currently the deputy chairman of the Security …

Since the time of Hippocrates, the essential characteristic of a ‘pandemic’ has been universality, that it can infect all populations (from the Greek pan – ‘all’, and demos – ‘the people’). Corollary, preventive, protective, and immunological measures should be distributed across all the populations of the world – which indicates that all …

There are a lot of geopolitical issues at stake. China and Russia have both long-term interests in this Horn of Africa country which is a gateway from the Red Sea to the wider African continent. Sudan has been a key node in China’s ambitious global economic plans, while Russia is …

Proceeding with the 2016 submarine deal with France would have been “negligent” and harmful to Australia’s strategic interests, Scott Morrison said on Sunday. Speaking to the media in Sydney, he said he has no regrets over the decision that triggered a multinational diplomatic crisis and is believed to have put …

September is set to be an important month in redefining the EU’s relationship with China, as the foreign ministers of the bloc gather for a two-day summit where Beijing, and the crisis in Afghanistan, will be high on the agenda. To date, 2021 has not been a good year for …

On Thursday, the Chinese National People’s Congress voted on and passed the ‘Anti-Foreign Sanctions Act’ in an effort to protect national interests against foreign interference.  The anti-foreign sanctions draft law was proposed on Monday to the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC).  The specific content of China’s …

According to the chancellor, who will speak at the St Petersburg Economic Forum’s plenary session via video link on Friday, the Russian gas project aligns with Vienna’s economic interests. “I am very pleased that the United States no longer threatens companies participating in the Nord Stream 2 project with sanctions. …