Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani will arrive in Damascus today on a two -day official visit, during which he will meet President Bashar al-Assad. Source: SANA

The least amount of support for Kiev was demonstrated in Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, and Slovakia. Residents of a number of European countries have doubts about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and arms supplies to Ukraine, the Financial Times reported citing Pew Research Center and Eurobarometer studies. The Pew Research Center poll showed that only 11% of respondents in Hungary, 28% of those polled in Greece, and 38% of survey participants in Italy said they were confident in Zelensky’s actions on the international level, while the majority have serious doubts about the Ukrainian leader. According to the Eurobarometer study,…

The Russian Foreign Ministry says that the country is ready to host Armenia-Azerbaijani peace talks after EU-US led negotiations lead nowhere. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in Brussels as the two governments look to put an end to their conflict over the disputed Nagarno-Karabkah region, the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry revealed in a statement. Charles Michel, the President of the European Council, attended and mediated the talks between the two heads of state amid heightened tensions and small-scale military confrontations in the Nagarno Karabakh region. The United States and the EU have been posing themselves as mediators…

Also, two water surface drones were destroyed outside the port A drone was shot down near Cape Manganari in Sevastopol, bringing to nine the number of UAV’s downed or suppressed by electronic warfare during the night, city Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev wrote on his Telegram channel on Sunday. “According to updated data, another drone was shot down in the area of Cape Manganari. Overall, two UAVs were shot down this night and five were suppressed by electronic warfare. Two surface drones were also destroyed in the outer roadstead,” Razvozhayev wrote. Earlier, he reported that “air defenses, Navy and electronic warfare units…

Vehicle losses have recently dropped to 10% as Ukrainian forces have virtually halted offensives in many directions, the New York Times reported, citing U.S. officials Ukraine has lost about 20% of military equipment and weapons since it started its counteroffensive, the New York Times reported on Saturday, citing US officials. Equipment losses have recently dropped to 10% as Ukrainian troops essentially stopped advancing in many areas, the report said. The newspaper said US officials agreed to disclose only the percentage of losses, declining to provide hard numbers of destroyed equipment. The Russian Defense Ministry said Ukrainian forces had been making unsuccessful attempts…

Russia would agree to extend the grain deal only if it regards the move appropriate, according to the person. The decision whether to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative will be made at the very last moment, as there’s no indication yet that its participants have reached a compromise, a diplomatic source in Turkey told TASS on Sunday. “Obviously, the decision will be made at the very last moment,” the source said. Russia would agree to extend the grain deal only if it regards the move appropriate, according to the person. “Recent statements by the Russian side show that it…

The court’s press service told Moscow’s Basmanny District Court has ruled to arrest seven members of nationalist organizations suspected of an assassination attempt on journalists Margarita Simonyan and Ksenia Sobchak, the court’s press service told TASS on Saturday. “The court has granted a request and selected custody as a restriction measure for the suspects who were earlier detained for the assassination attempt on Sobchak and Simonyan,” the court said. Source: Tass

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The days of a sole American superpower are over. Other powerful actors have emerged in the east, as the western domination has waned through multiple failed wars which were unjustifiable. The Russian-Iranian relationship was further strengthened while fighting Radical Islamic terrorists in Syria, which were supported by the US and NATO. Steven Sahiounie of MidEastDiscourse interviewed Dr. Javad Masoumi, Iranian geo-political researcher and analyst. #1. Steven Sahiounie (SS): Ukraine appears set to join NATO. In your view, what does that signify? Dr. Javad Masoumi (JS): The world is becoming multipolar, and new international relations…

This could lead to a large-scale nuclear catastrophe in Europe, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned Moscow resolutely condemns Kiev’s plans to use terrorist methods against Russian nuclear power plants that may cause a large-scale nuclear disaster in Europe, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday. The Russian diplomat issued this statement in the wake of a Ukrainian drone attack on the town of Kurchatov where the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) is located. “We resolutely condemn Ukraine’s evil plans to actively use terrorist methods against Russian nuclear power plants, which may lead to a large-scale nuclear…

The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation noted that the program of the Russia-Africa summit is still being prepared The African leaders on a Ukraine peace mission will have an opportunity to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the upcoming Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg in late July, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Saturday. Diplomatic sources told TASS earlier on Saturday that the African leaders of the Ukraine peace mission from Egypt, Zambia, Comoros, Congo, Senegal, Uganda and South Africa expected to meet with the head of the Russian state before…