Author: Steven Sahiounie

It is up to Ukraine to decide how to fight, Secretary of State Blinken has said  Washington is “monitoring” the situation with the Kerch Bridge to Crimea, Secretary of State Antony Blinken told reporters on Monday. He did not directly answer whether the US supported Ukraine’s attack on the bridge that killed two civilians and orphaned a 14-year-old girl. Asked about the strike on the bridge during the State Department press briefing, Blinken said he did not have “anything in particular to offer on that.” “This is a situation that we’re monitoring,” Blinken told reporters. “I can say, as a general proposition, of course Ukraine…

Meanwhile, according to the UN Secretary-General, “since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding, and also taking into account the measures adopted by the Russian Federation, Russian grain trade has reached high export volumes and fertilizer markets are stabilizing with Russian exports nearing full recovery” Moscow’s decision to quit the grain deal also means termination of Russia’s commitments on the Memorandum of Understanding with the United Nations to the agreement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday. “With the decision to terminate the Black Sea Initiative, the Russian Federation also terminated its commitment to ‘facilitate the unimpeded export of food,…

Turkish President lands in Saudi Arabia for one goal, working on joint investment and commercial activities between the two nations. As part of a three-nation Gulf visit, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrives in Saudi Arabia on Monday. His goal is to draw foreign investment to his country’s struggling economy. Before traveling to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar later this week, Erdogan is set to arrive in the Red Sea city of Jeddah to meet with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who serves as the nation’s de facto ruler. Before leaving Istanbul, Erdogan said during their visits,…

The head of state announced the preparation of relevant proposals by the RF Ministry of Defense The Kiev regime’s attack on the Crimean Bridge will not be left unanswered, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed on Monday. “Naturally, Russia’s response will follow. The defense ministry is working on relevant proposals,” he said at a government meeting on the situation around the Crimean Bridge. Source: Tass

La Vanguardia has claimed the bloc opted not to invite the Ukrainian president to a meeting with Latin American leaders The European Union ignored Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s requests to be invited to the bloc’s summit with Latin American heads of state and government, Barcelona’s La Vanguardia has reported. Last week, NATO refused to accommodate Kiev’s demands for a clear NATO membership timeline, let alone immediate accession to the US-led military alliance. In its article on Monday, the paper cited anonymous European diplomats as claiming that the European Council’s President, Charles Michel, had decided it would be “better not to…

“Eliminating the supreme commanders of terrorist units is key,” the politician said Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, on Monday urged his country to use force, as well as targeted and “far from humane” measures against terrorists in the wake of the latest attack on the Crimean Bridge. “The global track record and our own experience show that there is no using international sanctions, or issuing warnings against terrorists. They understand only the language of force. Only targeted and quite inhumane steps [should be taken],” Medvedev wrote on his Telegram channel. Therefore, Medvedev continued, “their own homes…

Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira told RIA Novosti that several countries are willing to join his nation’s peace efforts Brazil is against weapons deliveries to either party in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira has said. The diplomat also predicted that peace would eventually be achieved with the help of nations which have not taken sides, such as Brazil and African countries. In an interview with Russia’s RIA Novosti published on Monday, Vieira stressed that Brasilia has consistently voiced its opposition to arms shipments to Kiev and Moscow. According to the diplomat, “several countries are ready to join” Brazilian President…

Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh warned today that Israel seeks to control all Palestinian archeological sites in the West Bank under various pretexts, calling on UNESCO to shoulder its responsibility toward these sites and protect them. Speaking at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting held in Ramallah, Shtayyeh said that Israeli aggression and settlers’ terrorism has been on the rise against Palestinian archeological sites such as historical Sebastia, in the north of the West Bank, and Husan village with its water springs and pools in the south. He warned that the Israeli occupation authorities and settlers want to turn these…

Despite Chinese warnings, Taiwanese presidents and vice presidents began to travel via the US toward countries that maintain official diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Taiwan’s Vice President, William Lai, is scheduled to visit the United States next month as part of his transit to and from Paraguay. While these are official stopovers, the visit provides an opportunity for Lai to meet with US officials. Despite Chinese warnings, It became customary for Taiwanese presidents and vice presidents to transit through the United States on trips to countries that maintain formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan. This visit carries added significance as Lai is a presidential…

Former US President Donald Trump states that the country has a man (Biden) who “has no idea what’s going on,” emphasizing that this is the most dangerous time in US history. Former US President Donald Trump has described his strategy for achieving a negotiated peace agreement with Russia after frequently declaring that if re-elected in 2024, he could end the NATO-orchestrated war in Ukraine, within 24 hours. Trump, the Republican Party’s current frontrunner for the 2024 presidential election, asserted that he has enough clout with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky to put an end to the war.…