Author: Steven Sahiounie

Dmitry Peskov drew attention to the fact that both experts and representatives of the European authorities were heard making statements, although abstract for now, “about some kind of peace process” There are no prerequisites for negotiations between Moscow and Kiev at the moment, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Friday. “We have repeatedly said regrading a dialogue – there is no such option right now. It is not in sight, and there are no prerequisites,” Peskov said about the situation around Ukraine. He was commenting on Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s call for not letting the Ukrainian…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, during a meeting in Cape Town with his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor, says Iran looks forward to join the BRICS and engage with the SCO as the world is changing. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the BRICS group of emerging economies can have a significant impact on the formation of a new global order, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor during a meeting in Cape Town. As the world is changing, Iran prepared to join the SCO, which was founded in 2001 by a number of Asian countries,…

Washington is ready to resume arms control talks with Moscow, including on replacing the New START treaty with a new pact The United States will offer its adherence to New START until 2026 if Russia does the same, Reuters reported on Friday, citing US officials. The proposal will be made by US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who will address the Arms Control Association on Friday, Reuters said. According to the US officials, Sullivan will discuss “the importance of maintaining” the treaty until it expires in 2026. Washington is ready to resume arms control talks with Moscow, including on replacing the New…

“No country can afford to negotiate with terrorists, terrorists must be destroyed,” the politician said, commenting on the Ukrainian regime’s actions Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council, has described the Ukrainian regime’s actions as terrorism, pointing out that the only way to counteract terrorists is to destroy them. “This is an act of terrorism, and there is no other way to qualify it. If it is an act of terrorism, there is only one way to respond to it. No country can afford to negotiate with terrorists, terrorists must be destroyed,” Medvedev said, commenting on the Ukrainian…

Since the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, Hungary has repeatedly expressed its rejection of sanctions on Russian energy carriers as well as the provision of military assistance to Ukraine.  NATO must be mindful of concerns expressed by African nations that weapons delivered to Ukraine may end up in the Sahel and escalate tensions in the region, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto after the meeting of NATO foreign ministries in Oslo. “There is a growing fear and concern among some countries in Africa that weapons sent in large quantities to Ukraine might one day appear in the Sahel or other…

Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, discussed on Thursday with his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, bilateral cooperation and the latest developments in Syria, Sudan and Yemen. Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that Lavrov and Bin Farhan held a meeting on the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the BRICS group in Cape Town. The Ministry added that both sides held talks on  stances of the two countries regarding urgent international and Middle Eastern issues, particularly the situation in Sudan, Yemen and solution to the crisis in Syria. Source: SANA

Russia has reportedly restricted access to one Ukrainian port until Kiev reactivates a fertilizer pipeline Russia has notified the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul it will restrict the passage of grain ships to the port of Yuzhny until Ukraine reopens the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters on Thursday. Dujarric said that Director General Rebecca Greenspan of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is working to resolve the pipeline issue, but there was no progress to report yet, according to the TASS news agency. The UN also expressed concern that the implementation of the deal…

The White House National security advisor Jake Sullivan disclosed the US will impose visa restrictions and sanction “those behind the violence in Sudan.” According to White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the US is sanctioning and putting visa restrictions on people responsible for prolonging violence in Sudan. In a statement, Sullivan disclosed that the US is “following through by levying economic sanctions, imposing visa restrictions against actors who are perpetuating the violence and releasing an updated Business Advisory on Sudan. These measures are intended to hold accountable those responsible for undermining the peace, security, and stability of Sudan.” Sullivan…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian left Tehran for Cape Town, South Africa on Thursday morning at the head of a high-ranking political delegation to participate in a meeting of the BRICS group of countries. Amirabdollahian will attend the meeting at the invitation of his South African counterpart. During his visit, the Iranian foreign minister is also scheduled to hold high-profile meetings with his counterparts to discuss bilateral ties and issues of mutual interest. The BRICS Group includes the world’s emerging economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa- which hold about half of world’s population, accounting for 30 percent of total…

The head of state noted that during the special military operation Russia is defending “its land, people and values,” therefore, it will definitely emerge victorious Russian President Vladimir Putin has no doubt that Russia will win in Ukraine and become a guarantor of peace and security for all nations. A representative of one of the exceptionally large families expressed confidence in Russia’s victory during a meeting with the president on International Children’s Day. “I know that victory will always be ours. We will win, unequivocally, there is no other way. And I think that our country in the end will…