WorldThe 2024 BRICS Summit begins today in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan.
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Hungary ready to block sanctions against Russia
WorldBudapest will only allow new sanctions if the current exemptions for Russian energy supplies are maintained.
Scholz ready to negotiate with Putin
WorldSays it's "time for us to do everything we can to explore how we can get to a situation where this war doesn't carry on indefinitely".
Zelensky’s “victory plan”: NATO membership and escalation
WorldThe Ukrainian president wants to attack targets deep inside Russia and refuses to give up territory.
French historian: “US defeat in Ukraine would liberate Europe”
EuropeEmmanuele Todd predicted the fall of the Soviet Union - now he predicts the dissolution of NATO.
Zelensky to present “victory plan”
WorldTo be announced at the NATO meeting in Germany this weekend.
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Russian forces capture strategic city
WorldAccording to reliable sources, the Ukrainian army has been forced to abandon Vuhledar after heavy fighting.
Here is Russia’s list of “destructive neoliberal countries”
WorldCitizens of listed countries are “offered a sanctuary of normality” from what is referred to as “cultural upheaval” in the West.
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Macron calls for new world order
World"We must be imaginative enough to think about the peace of tomorrow, a peace in Europe in a new form", says Emmanuel Macron.
Hillary Clinton: Spreading “Russian propaganda” should lead to prosecution
World"Republicans go to the floor of the Congress and they parrot Russian talking points", Hillary Clinton fired off on American television.
Russia bans American journalists
WorldSaid to be “leading liberal-globalist publications involved in the production and dissemination of ‘fakes’ about Russia and the Russian armed forces”.
Report: Russian residential building hit by drones
WorldToday's attack on a Russian airfield also hit residential buildings.
Russia offers asylum to people “trying to escape Western neoliberal ideals”
WorldThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been instructed to start issuing three-month visas as early as next month.
Sources: Iran supplies missiles to Russia
WorldFath 360 has been compared to the US HIMARS and has been developed by the governmental Aerospace Industries Organization.
Comment: EU sanctions package against Russia has backfired
EconomyJenny Piper: One of the biggest economic disasters in modern European history.
First shipment of F-16 has arrived in Ukraine
WorldConsidered by Russia as a potential nuclear threat.
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Poll shows increasing Ukrainian support for discussing peace terms
WorldA KIIS poll reveals 32% of Ukrainians now support territorial concessions to end the war, up from 10% last year.
Serbian President: “The West is preparing for war against Russia”
World“They are already preparing for conflict with the Russian Federation and they are preparing much faster than some people would like to see”, says Vucic.
Poland’s President: “We cannot allow Russia to win this war”
WorldAccording to Andrzej Duda, "a potential war between Russia and the West will be extremely close" if Kiev is defeated.
Beijing to NATO: Stop hyping China threat and focus on peace
WorldAccuses the US-led alliance of engaging in "Cold War mentality and belligerent rhetoric, and China-related content is full of provocations, lies, incitement and smears".
Erdogan: “NATO must stay out of the Ukraine war”
World"We support its territorial integrity and consider it unacceptable for NATO to become a party to the war in Ukraine", Erdogan says.
Few Europeans believe in Ukrainian victory
EuropeDespite promises to "stand by Ukraine as long as it takes", only 17% of Swedes believe that Ukraine will defeat Russia militarily.
Russia wants to ban “extremist childlessness ideology”
World"One should not be able to promote ideas that “nowadays girls, especially young ones, do not need to give birth, they can do without children", declares Deputy Minister of Justice Vsevolod Vukulov.
Russia blocks EU broadcasters in retaliation for EU media bans
WorldThe EU shuts down four more Russian media outlets - now Moscow is responding by blocking Sweden's SR and SVT, among others.
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