Author: Steven Sahiounie

On June 27, the assistant to the head of Chechnya in the power unit Mr Alaudinov claimed that Russian-led forces found evidence that the Severodonetsk airport should be turned into a large military base of NATO. He claimed: We have all the information and evidence that the airport of the city of Severodonetsk was being prepared for a NATO base. It was supposed to become the main airport in the area that is adjacent to the territory of the Russian Federation, to our borders. Large camps with planes, weapons, and military equipment were to be deployed there. In fact, probably…

Turkish Presidency Spokesperson says there are intelligence channels between Ankara and Damascus that are used periodically. There are periodic direct contacts between the Turkish intelligence agencies and their Syrian counterparts for the sake of national interests, Turkish presidency spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said Monday. “Currently, there is no political contact with Syria, but as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, our intelligence agencies have periodic contact with their Syrian counterparts to serve our national interests,” Kalin told Haberturk. “It is not easy to convince the Syrian refugees to go back; they have fled from war and suffered greatly,” he added, noting that there…

High prices are caused by the lack of oil supply, the agency noted Brent oil prices may rise to $135 per barrel in the second half of the year amid insufficient supply on the world market, the IHS Markit consulting agency (part of S&P Global) forecasts in its analytical report, which was available to TASS. Currently, Brent oil price is $110 per barrel. However, already in the third quarter of 2022, the price may rise to $136.3 per barrel, IHS experts believe. In general, in the second half of the year, the price of oil will stay at $135 per…

A top South Korean official said Monday that North Korea is increasingly targeting the South with its nuclear arms program, and urged China and Russia to persuade the North not to conduct a widely expected nuclear test. Unification Minster Kwon Youngse’s comments came after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un re-emphasized his nuclear ambitions in a key military meeting last week and approved unspecified new operational duties for front-line army units, AP reported. Experts say North Korea could be planning to deploy battlefield nuclear weapons along its tense border with South Korea. During a prolonged stalemate in nuclear diplomacy, North…

NATO will increase the strength of its rapid reaction force nearly eightfold to 300,000 troops as part of its response to an “era of strategic competition,” the military alliance’s secretary-general said Monday. The NATO reaction force currently numbers around 40,000 soldiers which can deploy quickly when needed. Coupled with other measures including the deployment of forces to defend specific allies, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the move is part of the “biggest overhaul of collective defense and deterrence since the Cold War.” Stoltenberg made the remarks at a press conference ahead of a NATO summit later this week in Madrid…

North Korea has accused the United States of setting up a military alliance like NATO in Asia, saying the unwavering US aim to oust North Korea’s government compelled it to develop stronger defenses. The North Korean criticism comes amid concern it could be preparing its first nuclear test in five years and after a recent agreement between South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and US President Joe Biden to deploy more US weapons if deemed necessary to deter the North. “While blatantly holding joint military exercises with Japan and South Korea, the United States is making a full-fledged move to establish…

By David Randall With U.S stocks on track to mark their worst first half of the year in more than 50 years, investors are studying a range of metrics to determine whether the coming months could bring relief, or more of the same. By any stretch, the first half of 2022 has been a challenging one for investors. The S&P 500 is down around 18% year-to-date, on track for its worst first half of any year since 1970, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices, as the Fed tightens monetary policy in its fight against the highest inflation in decades. Bonds, which…

According to Maria Zakharova, the West is doing its utmost to continue the conflict in Ukraine as long as possible Western countries are reluctant to answer Russia’s questions about their mercenaries in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday. “As [Russian Ambassador to London Andrey] Kelin said, they [Western countries] are writing some provocative, boorish things. They don’t want to answer the question we ask about their activities,” she said in an interview with the Voskresny Vecher (Sunday Evening) with Vladimir Solovyov on the Rossiya-1 television channel, when asked whether the United States and the United Kingdom…

Thousands are protesting against the NATO summit that is set to decide Finland and Sweden’s memberships. Thousands of people protested in Madrid on Sunday, carrying the former Soviet Union’s hammer and sickle flags, against a NATO summit scheduled for next week in the Spanish capital. Leaders of member countries will meet in Madrid on June 29-30, amid tight security, as the organization faces the unprecedented challenge of the war in Ukraine. NATO is expected to consider Finland and Sweden’s membership bid, which is opposed by alliance member Turkey. “Tanks yes, but of beer with tapas,” sang demonstrators, who claimed that an increase…

Nationalists plan to blow up a levee in the town of Kurakhovo in the Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR)to accuse Russia of flooding farmlands and destroying crops. According to existing reliable information, in the town of Kurakhovo in the DPR, in the next few days, Ukrainian armed formations plan to blow up a dam of a water reservoir they rigged with mines earlier, head of Russia’s National Defense Control Center Mikhail Mizintsev was quoted by RT website as saying. Mizintsev added “As a result of this cynical act, the area of possible flooding will encompass the populated localities of Maksimilyanovka, Georgievka…