Author: Steven Sahiounie

Kiev is seeking to divert attention from the fall of Artyomovsk, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov has said A Ukrainian saboteur group has intruded into Russia’s Belgorod Region, with Moscow’s military and law enforcement agencies scrambling to repel the attack, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov confirmed on Monday. The news about the raid was first broken by Vyacheslav Gladkov, the region’s governor, who wrote on his Telegram channel that a Ukrainian commando unit had crossed into Grayvoron district, west of Belgorod city. He would not provide any detail on how many Ukrainians were taking part in the raid. He added…

Nikol Pashinyan’s declaration comes after a round of talks brokered by Moscow Armenia is prepared to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh as part of neighboring Azerbaijan if the authorities in Baku guarantee the safety and rights of the local population, which predominantly consists of ethnic Armenians, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday. Speaking at a press conference, Pashinyan noted that the territory of Azerbaijan encompasses 86,600 sq km, a figure significant because it includes the region in question. The president added, however, that “at the same time, we say that the issue of the rights and safety of the people of Nagorno-Karabakh should…

Information obtained by the Hurriyet newspaper indicated that Ogan will accuse Kilicdaroglu of supporting terrorist organizations. Sinan Ogan, the former candidate of the ATA Alliance in the Turkish presidential election, is expected to announce on Monday his support for incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in next week’s runoff, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported, citing sources. In the first round of the election, Erdogan received 49.52% of the vote, while his main opposition opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu received 44.88%. Ogan came in third with over 5%, making him a potential game-changer in the second round scheduled for May 28. Information obtained by the newspaper indicated Ogan would announce his decision…

The international community is not doing enough to stop the fighting between rival military factions, a political analyst has told RT Sudan’s warring factions agreed on Saturday to a seven-day ceasefire beginning Monday to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered, but local media reported new artillery shelling and bombardments in Khartoum and other cities. A field report released on Monday by the Sudanese Doctors Union estimated that the five-week conflict has killed at least 863 people and injured no less than 3,531 others. Speaking to RT, political analyst Isam Elzein said international players are “not really doing enough to stop…

A committee on the financial market of the State Duma of Russia has prepared an updated version of a draft law on the use of the digital ruble, Interfax reported. In the updated version, the deputies clarify the obligations of the Russian Central Bank, and the bill also provides facilities for non-residents when working in the digital ruble . On April 18, the President of the Russian Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, revealed that Russia is ready to start experimenting with the digital ruble, and after the trial version, it will be possible to offer the digital ruble to everyone. And the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a deal to sell a controlling stake (51%) in technology company Yandex, which operates the Russian search engine Yandex.  According to the media, citing private sources, the candidates who will buy the stake have been coordinated with the Russian president by Yandex’s corporate development advisor Alexey Kudrin. The media indicated that potential buyers could be: Russian businessmen Vladimir Potanin, Vahid Alekperov andAlexei Mordashov and VTB Bank, and stressed that the list of buyers is not final and may be subject to change. The Yandex board of directors will discuss the proposal at a meeting…

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed out that the Ukrainian president “compared Hiroshima, destroyed by an American nuclear bomb to Artyomovsk” on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Japan Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed out that both Artyomovsk (Bakhmut) and Japan’s Hiroshima were destroyed by the official Washington, commenting on Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s comparison of the aftermath of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima to hostilities in Artyomovsk. She pointed out that the Ukrainian president “compared Hiroshima, destroyed by an American nuclear bomb to Artyomovsk” on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Japan. “Well done,…

Nguyen Phu Trong stressed that relations between Hanoi and Moscow “are filled with feelings of mutual empathy and camaraderie” Hanoi thinks it is very important to develop relations of comprehensive strategic partnership with Moscow, Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong said on Monday at a meeting with visiting Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev. “Your visit is very important, it gives us an opportunity to exchange views on the current state of relations between our parties and states, to discuss the current international situation, as well as to build mutual…

According to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, it is inappropriate to discuss the situation in Ukraine either in the G7 or the G20 format Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva considers it necessary to hold a UN summit on the situation in Ukraine before the UN high-level meeting in September. “It is necessary to discuss the war in Ukraine in the UN. During all five months of my presidency, no one invited me to attend a UN meeting to discuss this war. We could reschedule the General Assembly meeting, which usually takes place in September, to June or July…

Alexander Schallenberg emphasized that Vienna continued to communicate with Moscow through informal channels Vienna maintains an informal channel of communication with Moscow and calls for dialogue with Russia despite the Ukrainian conflict, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said. “The West should continue talking with Russia the way the US government is doing,” he pointed out in an interview with Germany’s Die Welt newspaper published on Monday. According to Schallenberg, international platforms such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations should be used for further talks with Russia. Austria’s top diplomat sees it as…