China position on Ukraine boils down to 'supporting talks for peacé...BEIJING, April 6. /TASS/. China s position on the Ukrainian crisis is ‘supporting talks for peace’, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday during a trilateral meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Beijing.
Ukrainian conflict turns into 'trench warfaré...BELGRADE, April 7. /TASS/. The conflict in Ukraine has turned into difficult trench warfare, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said in an interview to the RTS television aired late on Thursday.
Judging by how the situation unfolds, none of the sides can win, he said, adding that the crisis
London totally ruined architecture of relations with Moscow...MOSCOW, March 30. /TASS/. #Russia# and the UK have no political dialogue after London completely ruined the architecture of relations between the countries, #Russia#n Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin said in an interview with RTVI television on Thursday.
We now in principle have no political commun
Cuba marks six decades under US sanctions...Decreed by U.S. president John F. Kennedy on February 3, 1962, the embargo on all bilateral trade came into effect four days later.
Its purpose, said Kennedy’s executive order, was to reduce the threat posed by the island nation’s “alignment with the communist powers.”
Oil, espionage rallying allies? Trips of Putin’s men to Cuba and Venezuela attract attention ...The recent #visit#s of high profile #Russia#n officials to #Cuba# and Venezuela, all in less than a week, have fueled scrutiny and speculation about #Russia#’s interests in the region amid the war it launched on Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s top security adviser and close ally, Gen. Nikolai Patrushe
Transnistria’s Foreign Ministry called on OSCE to intensify conflict settlement talks...CHISINAU, March 29. /TASS/. The authorities of Transnistria have called on the OSCE to take a more active stance at the five plus two negotiations (by Moldova, Transnistria, the OSCE, #Russia#, Ukraine and observers from the US and the EU) on the settlement of the conflict, Transnistria’s Fore
Only 20% of US financial aid for Ukraine goes to Kiev, lawmaker says...WASHINGTON, March 29. /TASS/. Washington hands over only about 20% of financial aid allocated for Ukraine directly to Kiev, with about 60% of this money being received by the US side itself, head of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Michael McCaul said during Committee hearing Wednesday.
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US, UK sanction 6 Syria linked Captagon traffickers...BEIRUT: The US and UK on Tuesday slapped sanctions on four Syrians and two Lebanese involved in manufacturing and trafficking the amphetamine drug Captagon, the two #government#s said. The six include cousins of Syrian President Bashar Assad and notorious Lebanese drug lynchpins.
Experts say Captagon
Ukrainians ask Zelensky not to use depleted uranium shells ...MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. A petition #ask#ing that the Ukrainian armed forces be barred from using depleted uranium ammunition has been registered on the website of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
Its author points to the danger of years long environmental pollution, ruining arable land and
Kremlin regrets Berlin’s decision to step up its military aid to Ukraine...MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. Germany is getting increasingly involved in the Ukrainian conflict, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
This was how he commented on a Spiegel report saying that Berlin is planning to increase spending on military assistance to Ukraine from €3 billion t
Over 5.5 mln refugees arrive in Russia from Ukraine, Donbass since February 2022...MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The number of refugees who have arrived in #Russia# from Ukraine and Donbass since February 2022 has grown to 5.5 million people, a law enforcement official told TASS on Tuesday.
Overall, since February [2022], a little more than 5.5 million people, including over 749,000
EU countries stepping up military production to aid Ukraine ...MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The countries of the European Union have stepped up their military production to ensure that not only their own weapons requirements are met, but also those of the Ukrainian armed forces, Kirill Logvinov, #Russia# s acting Permanent Representative to the European Union, said
Russia knows what it fights for in Ukraine, Russians must be freed ...MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. #Russia# is conducting its special military operation in Ukraine to protect #Russia#ns and the #Russia#n speaking population, which the Kiev authorities oppress in violation of all international norms. #Russia# wants to free these people from any threat to their #live#s, traditions a
Pope ready to act as mediator in religious dispute in Ukraine...MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. Pope Francis is ready to act as an intermediary in negotiations between the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) and the schismatic Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU) in the situation involving the eviction UOC monks from the Kiev Pechersk Lavra monastery, Leonid Sevasty
Iran ranks 6th worldwide in terms of car manufacturing growth in 2022: OICA...TEHRAN The International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (known as OICA) ranked #Iran# sixth in the world in terms of car manufacturing growth in 2022, IRNA reported.
According to the OICA data, car manufacturing in #Iran# increased by 19 percent in 2022, as the country manufactured 1.06
Eu collapse not far off, says Russian security chief...MOSCOW, March 27. /TASS/. Europeans are unlikely to continue tolerating the unjustified ‘supranational superstructure’ pushing them into open conflict with Moscow, so the collapse of the European Union is not far off, #Russia#n Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev told Rossiyskaya
UN Security Council votes against Russian resolution on Nord Stream sabotage...UNITED NATIONS, March 28. /TASS/. The UN Security Council did not support the #Russia#n Chinese resolution on the international investigation of the Nord Stream sabotage Monday.
The resolution was supported by 3 countries, with zero votes against and 12 nations abstained. Thus, the resolution faile
Saudi Arabia’s ‘vision and generosity are very well suited’ to WHO’s work on global health issues, says WHO Foundation CEO...LONDON: The WHO Foundation was set up in 2020 during the COVID 19 pandemic to marshal new resources from philanthropists, foundations, businesses, and individuals to support the World Health Organization’s mission.
Both WHO, which is a specialized agency of the UN, and the WHO Foundation a
US has learned nothing from sad chapter of 21st century history: ex Italian diplomat ...“The U.S. political establishment has learned #nothing# from this sad chapter of 21st century history,” says Marco Carnelos who served as #Italy#’s special envoy for Syria and ambassador to #Iraq#.
By invading #Iraq# in 2003, Carnelos says, the U.S. had ambitions to reshape the Middle E
Putin calls West ‘instigators’ of conflict in Ukraine...MOSCOW, March 26. /TASS/. #Russia#n President Vladimir Putin sees Western countries as initiators and instigators of the conflict in Ukraine.
An armed coup that s where it all started. We were forced to protect the population of Crimea, and this way or another we ended up supporting Donbass. T
