Author: Steven Sahiounie

Kirill Budanov is not optimistic about the upcoming event in Vilnius The head of the Ukrainian military’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Kirill Budanov, is “certain” that Kiev will not be invited to become a NATO member at the bloc’s summit in Vilnius, Lithuania next week, The Times has reported. “The NATO summit is quite difficult for me to commend, for a very simple reason: the expectations of our society will not be satisfied,” Budanov said in an interview published by the British paper on Wednesday. “I’m sure some words will be declared, but nothing besides that. I’m pretty sure what will be spoken…

Maria Zakharova reveals to reporters that weapons that were given to Kiev by Western nations ended up in the hands of protesters in France against police. According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on Thursday, French protesters are utilizing Western weapons originally delivered to Kiev. Zakharova explained to reporters that “weapons delivered to Kiev [by the West, NATO, and France] end up in the hands of protesters and are used against police in France.” The violent protests that shook France over the murder of a teenager at the hands of the police at a traffic stop, sweeping across the country and…

Israeli media confirm that the Palestinian who carried out the operation was killed at the entrance to the illegal settlement. Israeli media reported on Thursday that an Israeli occupation soldier was killed and another was injured in a shooting operation near the illegal settlement of “Kedumim” in the northern occupied West Bank. The media confirmed that the Palestinian who carried out the operation was killed at the entrance to the illegal settlement. According to Israeli news websites, occupation forces had stopped a vehicle for inspection before its driver opened fire and fled the scene on foot. Later, Israeli occupation forces…

According to the Ukrainian leader, the counteroffensive is slowed down because of difficulties on the battlefield Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has said that he told US and European leaders that Ukraine wanted to launch its counteroffensive earlier but it needed more weapons for that. According to the Ukrainian leader, the counteroffensive is slowed down because of difficulties on the battlefield. “I wanted our counteroffensive to happen much earlier, because everyone understood that if the counteroffensive unfolds later, then a bigger part of our territory will be mined. We give our enemy the time and possibility to place more mines and…

If the Russian authorities consider it necessary to deploy some troops from Wagner PMC in Belarus for some rest and training, the Belarusian leader will execute the order Redeployment of Wagner Private Military Company (PMC) to Belarus depends on a decision of the company’s management and Russian authorities, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday. “It will all depend on the decision of the company’s management and Russian authorities. If they consider it necessary to deploy some troops [from Wagner PMC] in Belarus for some rest and training, I will certainly execute my order,” the Belarusian leader said at…

The Foreign Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah Ben Zayed informed UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini yesterday that the UAE will contribute $15 million to help the Agency respond to the most urgent needs of Palestine Refugees in Jenin camp. “The UAE is the first country to show its support to UNRWA this week, in the face of the immense destruction in the Jenin camp. I am truly grateful for this renewed show of solidarity towards Palestine Refugees, something the UAE has long been known for. The funds will allow the Agency to undertake immediate rehabilitation and repair…

Nikolay Patrushev emphasized that NATO states continued to fund the terrorist regime in Ukraine, pump it with weapons, provide intelligence, train Ukrainian troops NATO, led by the US, coordinates Kiev’s military operations against the Russian Army, Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said Thursday. “Neo-Nazis grabbed power in Ukraine after the bloody coup, organized by the US and its satellites. Pursuing their selfish goals, the US carries out an undeclared war against Russia, using territory and population of Ukraine,” he said during a meeting on national security in the Southern Federal District Thursday. “Today, NATO states, led by the US,…

China wants to boost its chances of winning in actual warfare. Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated on Thursday his call to soldiers to protect China’s sovereignty and territory, telling them to strengthen war and combat planning to boost their chances of winning in actual warfare, according to state-run Xinhua news agency. In remarks to troops, while on an inspection tour of the Eastern Theater Command, and after affirming the significant contributions the command has made since its founding in safeguarding China’s territorial sovereignty, maritime rights, and interests, as well as national unity, Xi stressed that the world has entered a…

Syrian Ambassador in Moscow, Bashar al-Jaafari, said that the strong friendship between Syria and Russia has contributed to defeating international terrorism. “Friendly and brotherly relations between Syria and Russia were crystallized by the sacrifices of Syrian and Russian soldiers and officers in Syria in defense of the values of sovereignty and independence against aggression and terrorism,” said al-Jaafari Thursday during a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Syrian Embassy in Moscow to award orders and medals to a number of Russian veterans and military personnel who served in Syria. Al-Jaafari indicated that the General Command of the Army and…

Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva voices Syria’s refusal to recognize the mandate of the International Commission of Inquiry, due to its continued “failure in its work” regarding the Syrian issue. Syria’s permanent representative to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva, Ambassador Haider Ali Ahmed, affirmed Syria’s refusal to recognize the mandate of the International Commission of Inquiry. The Syrian diplomat said, “Damascus refused to recognize the committee because of its continuous failure in its work, which was based on disregarding or justifying the illegal and immoral policies implemented by countries that…