Author: Steven Sahiounie

Mikhail Mishustin extended words of appreciation to everyone participating in the preparation of measures to counter sanctions The West did not introduce restrictions against Russia on the fly, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Friday at the joint meeting of boards of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Development. “Colleagues, thank you. Exactly we together managed under the guidance of our President to withstand in this challenging time, when more than a myriad of sanctions was adopted against our country with a single goal: to ruin its economy and actually deprive the population of opportunities for normal…

It is noted that talks between Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu and his Chinese colleague are planned during the visit China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu will visit Russia on April 16-18 on his first official visit abroad following his appointment and meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday. “Defense Minister of the People’s Republic of China Colonel General Li Shangfu will pay an official visit to the Russian Federation from April 16 to 18, 2023. This is his first trip abroad following the appointment as the head of the Chinese military agency in…

Reuters said earlier citing secret Pentagon documents leaked onto the Internet that the Serbian government was looking at possibly supplying lethal weapons to the Ukrainian army Serbia will not supply a single bullet either to Ukraine or Russia, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Friday. “I want to strengthen our army and our defense industry. We will never send a single bullet either to Ukraine or to Russia,” he vowed. Reuters said earlier citing secret Pentagon documents leaked onto the Internet that the Serbian government was looking at possibly supplying lethal weapons to the Ukrainian army. According to the documents,…

A massive prisoner exchange expected to last 3 days will see roughly 900 prisoners released from both sides. A massive prisoner exchange between Yemen and Saudi Arabia began on Friday, with the first plane leaving Sanaa for Aden, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. ICRC media advisor Jessica Moussan told AFP that the first plane had officially left Sanaa in a 3-day process that will release roughly 900 prisoners, most of whom were fighting with the Sanaa government forces. Yemen has been under an international war waged mainly by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and backed by…

“With regard to the Ukraine issue, China emphasized that the only way to resolve the Ukrainian crisis was to promote the peace process and negotiations,” Wang Wenbin noted Chinese officials meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday stressed that promoting peace talks should be seen as the only path to resolving the Ukrainian crisis, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a briefing. “This morning, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Germany’s top diplomat, Annalena Baerbock, held the Sixth China-Germany Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy and Security,” he said in response to a TASS question. “With regard to…

Clashes between protestors and police were reported throughout the day The number of participants, who took to the streets across France on Thursday, was estimated at 380,000, the CNEWS television reported, citing assessments of the country’s interior ministry. The number of participants is by 190,000 less than during the 11th nationwide protest day on April 7, and by 370,000 less than on the ninth day of protest, on March 28. The record number of protestors – almost 1.3 million people – was registered on March 7. However, France’s national trade union center, the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) estimates the number of…

On April 14, a Saudi delegation led by the kingdom ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed al-Jaber, concluded a round of peace talks with senior officials from the Houthis (Ansar Allah), including the head of the group’s Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat. The breakthrough peace talks, which began in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on April 8, were also attended by officials from Oman. Houthi politburo official Mohammed al-Bukhaiti described the talks as “going well”. Another Houthi official, Abdulmalik Alejri, said on Twitter that “with determination and honest intentions remaining difficulties can be resolved”. The talks focused on a ceasefire,…

It is stated that Ukraine is an economically non-existent country The military conflict in Ukraine will end as soon as the US and the European Union stop providing financial support to Kiev, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview on the Kossuth radio station on Friday. He stressed that Ukraine was bankrupt in financial and economic terms. “Ukraine is an economically non-existent country. The question is whether we will preserve Ukraine as such,” Orban said. “As soon as the United States and the European Union decide to stop funding the Ukrainian state, the war will end.” “At the…

Miguel Diaz-Canel called on the international community to support initiatives that would contribute to establishing a dialogue between the parties to the conflict The responsibility for the crisis in Ukraine lies entirely with the United States, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel told a Lebanese reporter. “The US government has distorted the root cause of the conflict and has incited a sense of contempt for Russia through its enormous media power. I believe that they were the ones who fomented Russophobia and concealed the true causes of the conflict by making Russia out to be the scapegoat. I do think that the…

Qatari Prime Minister Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani stated on Thursday that media rumors concerning the likely resumption of Syria’s membership in the Arab League (LAS) are still unconfirmed. Qatari Prime Minister Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani stated on Thursday that media rumors concerning the likely resumption of Syria’s membership in the Arab League (LAS) were unconfirmed. Arab sources reported on Tuesday that the Gulf Cooperation Council is scheduled to meet on Friday to discuss Syria’s reintegration into the Arab League. During an interview with Qatar’s broadcaster, the Prime Minister called Qatar’s position “clear” on the matter, explaining that Syria’s suspension came about…