Author: Steven Sahiounie

Hungary’s parliament would veto Ukraine’s accession to NATO because the move could lead to another world war, the leader of Hungary’s national conservative political party Our Homeland Movement party, Laszlo Toroczkai, told Sputnik on Wednesday. He said the “military psychosis and anti-Russian sentiment” evident at the recent NATO summit in Vilnius were “both astonishing and frightening.” “Unfortunately, there is such an atmosphere in all European institutions, not only in the European Union, but even in the Council of Europe, of which I am a member. I felt that these crazy politicians could even push the world into a third world war, while…

“The Russian Investigative Committee is thoroughly investigating all these crimes,” Maria Zakharova stressed Russia reserves the right to respond harshly to Ukraine’s terrorist attacks on Crimea and Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing. “On July 17, there was an attack on the Crimean Bridge. On July 24, two Ukrainian drones tried to attack targets in Moscow. Seventeen drones attempted to attack facilities in Crimea. These attempts were successfully repulsed by the Russian Air Defense Troops and electronic warfare systems. Earlier, on July 20, a Ukrainian drone attacked the village of Razdolnoye in Crimea, unfortunately, there…

Israeli forces Wednesday have shot and killed a Palestinian youth during confrontations in the occupied West Bank of Nablus, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. WAFA correspondent said that a Palestinian was shot in the chest during the confrontations that broke out after Israeli troops broke into the refugee camp of al-Ain in Nablus and surrounded a house there. Mohammad Abudul Hakim Nada, 23, was taken to the hospital, where his condition was reported to be critical, and later was pronounced dead. Israeli forces raided the said camp amidst intense shooting, resulting in confrontations with Palestinian youths breaking out.…

Sputnik reports that the Sudanese people are rising up to the RSF in light of heightened brutality The Rapid Support Forces, one of the two warring parties in Sudan’s harrowing civil war, are facing a public outcry, and an activist with a local advocacy group telling Russian news agency Sputnik that the RSF had a reputation before the civil war started, with the locals disliking their presence due to numerous violations committed by the group. As thousands fled the country, most of which are foreigners, the Sudanese locals have been forced to bear the brunt of the war, as they did not…

More than 25 countries have applied to join BRICS, and the number is steadily growing Back in May, Belarus sent membership requests to leaders of the BRICS group of nations, bringing together Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, the press service of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry said. “In May 2023, official requests by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko were sent to the heads of the BRICS member states about our country’s accession to this group. This move came as an absolutely logical step in the context of putting into practice the Belarusian vision of broadening multilateral cooperation with traditional partners…

The session is being convened on Russia’s initiative The United Kingdom, which holds the rotating presidency in the UN Security Council this month, is trying to prevent speakers invited by Russia from giving their testimony during Wednesday’s session on Ukraine’s persecution of the canonic Ukrainian Orthodox Church, a senior Russian diplomat said. “We applied for participation of two speakers with personal experience of being persecuted by the Kiev regime. I am not going to disclose their names at this point to save them from pressure of [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky’s regime,” Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry…

President Mahmoud Abbas said today that Palestine and its people count much on the Turkish position, which has always stood by Palestinian rights. President Abbas made the remarks during a joint conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting today in the Turkish capital, Ankara. President Abbas appreciated Turkey’s firm positions in support of the rights of the Palestinian people and their relentless pursuit of freedom and independence. He once again congratulated President Erdogan on his victory in the recent presidential elections, and the success of his recent tour in the Arab Gulf states, praising the position that…

Jay Solomon explains why US defense officials are worried about continued Russian-Chinese collaboration, including fears that Russia is sharing battlefield data from Ukraine with China, which includes military actions against US and NATO defense systems. According to Jay Solomon of Semafor, Russia and China are increasing collaborative military exercises in Asia and the Pacific, which is greatly alarming the Pentagon. Russia and China concluded cooperative naval drills in the Sea of Japan, according to the Russian Defense Ministry, as the two partners aim to strengthen their military ties. As part of the “North/Interaction-2023” naval drills held in the Sea of Japan, the…

Syria has expressed its sympathy and solidarity with India over the tragic natural disasters. “Syria expresses its sympathy and solidarity with the government and people of the friendly Republic of India because of the tragic natural disasters, including landslides and floods, the latest of which took place in in the state of Maharashtra,” Foreign and Expatriates Ministry posted on Twitter on Tuesday . Syria expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of the victims ,and the Indian government. Since the onset of the monsoon in India in early June, heavy rains and landslides resulted in numerous deaths and…

The visit is aimed at strengthening military ties between Moscow and Pyongyang. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that a Russian delegation led by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will soon be traveling to the DPRK for an official visit from July 25-27 on the occasion of the anniversary of “the victory of the Korean people” in the Korean War of 1950-1953. “From July 25-27, the Russian delegation led by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army, Sergei Shoigu, will visit the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at the invitation of the North Korean Defense…