South Korea has ordered civilians on an island near the border with North Korea to evacuate to shelters, after accusing Pyongyang of firing off hundreds of artillery shells as part of a military “provocation.” The evacuation order was issued twice on Friday afternoon by local authorities, Yonhap News reported, noting …
Read More »US could stage chemical weapons provocation – Russia
The US is preparing Syrian jihadists for possible chemical weapons attacks in order to derail Damascus’ diplomatic reengagement with other Arab nations, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) has claimed. The goal of the purported operation and subsequent media campaign would be to “show the Arab world that their choice …
Read More »European leader accuses Biden of ‘provocation’
US President Joe Biden congratulated Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik on a holiday his people boycott. Arguing that only Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Muslim population celebrate Statehood Day, the Orthodox Christian Dodik accused Biden of attempting a “provocation.” Speaking at a press conference in Belgrade, Dodik accused Biden of stoking division within …
Read More »Missile incident was Ukrainian ‘provocation’ – Polish politician
Poland should rethink its position towards the conflict in Ukraine after a “provocation” on the part of Kiev that cost two villagers their lives, a former city councilman in Lublin said on Wednesday. Jaroslaw Pakula, whose term ended four days before the incident, said the missile that struck Przewodow was …
Read More »Ukraine planning nuclear provocation on Friday – Moscow
Ukraine plans to carry out artillery strikes on the Russia-controlled Zaporozhye nuclear power plant on Friday, and then accuse Russia of causing a disaster at the site, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday. The predicted attack will be timed to coincide with the ongoing visit to Ukraine by UN …
Read More »Сhina’s vow to fight over Taiwan was not a provocation
Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe spoke at the 19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 12, sharing China’s vision for regional order and clarifying Beijing’s position on various issues. One important sound bite from that speech was a stern warning to countries that might support “Taiwan independence,” which …
Read More »Ukraine plans ‘monstrous’ provocation – Moscow
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday that Kiev, with Western backing, is planning to shell churches, during Orthodox Easter celebrations in southern and eastern Ukraine, and then pin the blame on Moscow. “Nationalist battalions will form more than 70 mobile groups equipped with mortars with the goal to shell …
Read More »Ukrainian navy ship sails away from Russian waters after ‘provocation’ – Moscow
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) released a statement earlier saying that the Ukrainian command ship ‘Donbass’ was sailing toward the Kerch-Yenikalsky canal, which connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, near Crimea, without prior notification to the Russian side. According to the FSB, the intruder initially did not …
Read More »‘Focus on Brexit’: North Korea blasts London’s ‘provocation’ as UK sends its largest carrier strike group to Asian waters
In a statement on Tuesday, the North Korean Foreign Ministry decried Britain’s decision to permanently station military vessels in the Asia-Pacific. “The UK, which is intensifying the situation by pushing warships into the distant Asia-Pacific region, is using our ‘threat’ as an excuse,” a statement on the Foreign Ministry’s website …
Read More »China rails against ‘provocation’ as American senators fly into Taiwan on a military plane & promise to donate 750,000 vaccines
On Sunday, three US senators briefly visited Taiwan in a military aircraft in a move which angered China. Although they did not leave the airport and stayed just three hours, they met with President Tsai Ing-wen and carried the announcement that Washington would donate 750,000 Covid vaccines to the island. …
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