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The US president praised Western links, while calling relations between Moscow and Beijing ‘vastly exaggerated’ The global community is paying too much attention to cooperation between China and Russia, US President Joe Biden said on Friday. His comments came several days after Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a landmark three-day visit to Russia. Speaking at a joint press conference with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Biden was asked to comment on China’s efforts to deepen economic ties with Russia. The president replied that the Western countries have “significantly expanded our alliances.” “I haven’t seen that happen with China and/or Russia or anybody…

The decades-old legislation has been invoked to justify US military operations in at least 22 countries The US Senate has overwhelmingly voted down a proposal to repeal a 2001 law which has been interpreted to grant sweeping war powers to the White House. Several presidents have cited the same measure as legal backing for dozens of military interventions around the world over more than 20 years. Introduced by Republican Senator Rand Paul to mark the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, an amendment to rescind the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) was rejected in a 9-86 vote…

The President of Russia announced that on July 1 the construction of a storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of the republic will be completed Russia has handed over to Belarus the Iskander missile system that is capable of carrying nuclear weapons, and on July 1 it will complete the construction of a storage for tactical nuclear weapons on the republic’s soil, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Rossiya-24 TV channel. “We have handed over to Belarus our well-known and very effective Iskander system that can carry [nuclear weapons]. On April 3, we will start training the crew and on…

Turkish President also highlighted Russia’s role in mediation toward Turkey-Syria normalization during a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart In a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he understood Russia’s intentions to remove obstacles to Russian food exports as part of the grain deal, the Kremlin said. “The Turkish leader praised Russia’s readiness to extend the Istanbul agreements regarding the export of Ukrainian grain from Black Sea ports and unblock Russian food and fertilizer exports,” the Kremlin said in a statement following the telephone call. Turkish President also praised Russia’s role…

Yoweri Museveni also emphasized that he was grateful for the Soviet Union’s assistance in Africa’s fight against colonialism Uganda highly appreciates its cooperation with Russia in defense, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni said in an exclusive interview with TASS First Deputy Director-General Mikhail Gusman. “Today, we are very satisfied with our cooperation with the Russian Federation. We cooperate in the sphere of defense, and we buy high-quality weapons and technologies from Russia,” the Ugandan leader said. Museveni also emphasized that he was grateful for the Soviet Union’s assistance in Africa’s fight against colonialism Source: Tass

Any attack on Iran-linked bases in Syria will be met with a swift response, an Iranian security spokesperson warned on March 25, following clashes between forces backed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and United States troops in the war-torn country. “Any pretext to attack bases created at the request of the Syrian government to deal with terrorism and Islamic State elements in this country will be met with an immediate counter-response,” Keyvan Khosravi, spokesperson for Iran’s top security body, was quoted as saying by the semi-official Nournews agency. Khosravi emphasized that Washington cannot link the “natural and legal” reaction…

The Telegraph report says that the EU will impose sanctions on countries involved and ban their exports to the union’s single market. Countries assisting Russia in accessing goods and technology that are otherwise prohibited according to western restrictions on Moscow may be potential targets of EU sanctions, The Telegraph said on Saturday, as per a confidential report acquired. According to the newspaper, land routes to Russia from its allies in Central Asia have increased between 60 and 80% and are used to transport banned “dual-use technologies” that can serve for both civilian or military uses – such as washing machines for their…

The Swedish Prime Minister says everything indicates that Finland will join NATO before Sweden. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson on Sunday pointed out that Finland is expected to join NATO earlier than Sweden, given Turkey’s objections to Stockholm’s membership in the US-led military alliance. “Currently everything indicates that Finland will join [NATO] earlier than Sweden,” Kristersson indicated at a conference of Sweden’s Moderate Party, which he leads. Finland and its neighbor Sweden ended decades of military non-alignment and decided to join the US-led alliance in the wake of the war in Ukraine. Their applications were accepted at a June NATO summit.…

Prices for food and non-alcoholic drinks have jumped to levels last seen in 1977, official statistics show Consumer prices in the UK unexpectedly surged in February, driven by soaring food and energy bills, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported on Wednesday. Annual inflation as measured by the consumer prices index ran to 10.4% last month – exceeding the 9.9% consensus forecast among economists – up from 10.1% in January, placing further pressure on British households. The ONS attributed the sharp increase to the growing cost of fresh food, non-alcoholic drinks and the rising price of restaurant meals. “Food and…

Russia has become the leading foreign investor in Iran, Economy Minister Ehsan Khandouzi revealed in an interview with the Financial Times published on Thursday. Russia invested $2.76 billion during the financial year that ended this week in the Islamic Republic, according to Khandouzi. The minister added that Russian investors are participating in significant projects in the industrial, mining, and transport sectors. Russian funds accounted for around two-thirds of total overseas direct investment in Iran, which neared $4.2 billion in the Middle Eastern nation’s last financial year. “We define our relations with Russia as strategic and we are working together in…