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Russia has terminated the Black Sea Initiative, citing unfulfilled promises by the West Türkiye believes that Russia is interested in continuing the Black Sea grain deal despite Moscow announcing on Monday that it was ending its involvement in the agreement, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed. The arrangement “went down in history as a diplomatic success,” the Turkish leader said during a press conference on Monday. Erdogan insisted that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, wanted the deal to survive, and that the two would soon talk on the phone about a possible way forward. Earlier in the day, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov…

“The US and the UK [effectively] run this state-like, terrorist structure,” Maria Zakharova underlined The Kiev regime is a terrorist regime under the covert administration of Washington and London that shows all the signs of being an international organized crime group, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel on Monday, commenting on the latest Crimean Bridge attack. “Today’s attack on the Crimean bridge was carried out by the Kiev regime. This regime is terrorist by nature and has all the characteristics of an international organized crime group. Decisions are made by Ukrainian government and military officials with the…

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida embarked on a three-day trip to the Middle East, which will also include visits to the UAE and Qatar. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia has met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah. The two leaders discussed various aspects of bilateral relations and cooperation between their two countries, encompassing areas such as economy, trade, investments, and culture. The discussions also focused on collaboration within the framework of Saudi Arabia’s “Vision 2030” plan, which aims to diversify the country’s economy by reducing dependence on income from hydrocarbon production. Following their talks, Mohammed bin Salman and Kishida held a…

The leader of Crimea announces that an operational headquarters was established to coordinate the work of agencies investigating the incident. Two people were killed and a child was injured in an “emergency” incident that took place on the Crimean Bridge early Monday while traffic was halted awaiting damage repairs. The head of the Republic of Crimea accused on his Telegram page the “terrorist regime” in Kiev of being behind the event, which authorities called an “emergency incident” after explosions were heard in the morning. Citizens were urged to use alternative land routes while the incident is resolved. “In connection with…

“The Black Sea agreements are no longer in effect,” Dmitry Peskov said The Black Sea agreements have been effectively terminated on Monday – the part of the deal concerning Russia has not been fulfilled, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday. “The Black Sea agreements are no longer in effect. The deadline, as the Russian president said earlier, is July 17. Unfortunately, the part of the Black Sea agreement that concerns Russia has not yet been fulfilled. As a result, it has been terminated,” he said. “As soon as the Russian part [of the deal] is fulfilled, the…

The political advisor for Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Al-Sudani, Fadi Al-Shimri, says the premier’s visit is an opportunity to underline Iraq’s support for Syria’s unity, security, and stability. The political advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister, Fadi Al-Shammari, said Sunday that Prime Minister Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani’s visit to Syria came in response to an official invitation from Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. Al-Shammari explained that Al-Sudani’s visit is an opportunity to underline Iraq’s support for Syria’s unity, security, and stability, as well as an opportunity to recall Iraq’s position in support of Syria’s return to the Arab League. The visit represents…

“We know the cause, we know those behind this terror attack. This will demand composure from all of us, as well as additional measures, additional work,” Dmitry Peskov noted Additional security measures in Crimea following a terror attack on the Crimean Bridge have not yet been discussed but they are being constantly fine-tuned, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. “Additional security measures are being constantly approved and perfected,” the Kremlin official said. He noted that currently Crimea is experiencing “an additional tourist load, lines emerge [to inspection points], this has been repeatedly mentioned at meetings with the president, it was…

However, the sources did not rule out that the agreement could still be extended in the remaining hours The parties to the grain deal did not notify the UN of its extension, the organization considers July 17 the last day of the agreements, sources in the world organization told TASS on Sunday. “We have no confirmation of the extension. UN considers July 17th the last day of the initiative,” the source said. Another source also confirmed that the deal has not been renewed for the time being. However, the sources did not rule out that the agreement could still be…

Speaker of People’s Assembly, Hammoudeh Sabbagh met Sunday a delegation from Mediterranean Parliament, headed by Mohamed Abul-Enein, Honorary President of Parliament and Deputy Speaker of Egyptian Parliament. Sabbagh underlined the importance of the Mediterranean Parliament’s role in closing views between parliaments, and contributing to conveying the true situation of what is happening in Syria to the rest of the world’s parliaments. He added that the parliament is keenness to participate in international parliamentary conferences, and to coordinate joint action to serve peoples of the region and the world. The speaker reviewed with the delegation the terrorist war that Syria had…

Oryx analysts confirm that 34 Bradleys have been confirmed to be destroyed or damaged. According to the Dutch open-source defense analysis portal, one-third of the Bradley infantry fighting vehicles supplied by the United States to Ukraine may have already been destroyed or abandoned, Sputnik reported. According to the portal, the Pentagon has delivered around 109 Bradley fighting vehicles to the Ukrainian military. So far, 34 Bradleys have been confirmed to be destroyed or damaged, Oryx analysts confirmed. The portal also revealed, citing the Ukrainian army, that eight German-made Leopard 2 tanks have been destroyed. Around 20% of the weapons sent to the…