Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Russian Defense Ministry announced the opening of a humanitarian corridor from the industrial zone of Severodonetsk to the city of Svatovo, which is under control of the in the Luhansk People’s Republic, on June 15. The strategy of the Ukrainian military in the city of Severodonetsk is very similar to the one used at the Azovstal plant in Mariupol. According to the Russian Defence Ministry, the decision was made in response to the request of the Ukrainian side to organize a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of civilians from the territory of the Azot chemical plant in Severodonetsk. Kiev’s…

The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed that Russia will continue work on expanding the stop-list of UK citizens over the anti-Russian actions of the UK government Moscow bars from entering Russia 49 employees of the UK’s largest media outlets, as well as UK military commanders and defense officials over London’s anti-Russian actions, according to a statement published by the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday. “Due to anti-Russian actions by the UK government on introducing personal sanctions against our country’s leading journalists and the heads of companies of the domestic defense complex, a decision was made to include in the Russian stop-list…

On June 14, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Ukrainian army continues to suffer significant losses, especially since in recent weeks cases have become more frequent when units of Ukrainian nationalists shot surrendering Ukrainian servicemen in the back. The report of the Russian Ministry of Defence reads: “So, after conducting firepower preparation to the offensive of Russian troops in the area of the settlement of Novomikhailovka of the Donetsk People’s Republic, more than 30 servicemen of the 25th battalion of the 54th Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to lay down their arms and surrender.…

 Fifty-one percent of the Dutch think there is apartheid in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. This finding comes from a Dutch survey carried out by I&O Research for the peace organization PAX. Only six percent disagree. The research, according to the PAX press release, shows that most Dutch people hold Israel and Hamas responsible for the persistence of the conflict, are opposed to the construction and expansion of illegal Israeli settlements and expect the Dutch government to take action accordingly. “This picture of how Dutch people view the situation in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories has never been given…

Turkish forces brought tankers and pickup trucks equipped with heavy machine guns to Azaz, as well as more than 2,500 militants from surrounding areas. A Syrian field source confirmed Tuesday that the Syrian army is reinforcing its positions and forces and strengthening its fortifications, as Turkish forces bring military reinforcements to the city of Azaz in the northern countryside of Aleppo. The source told Sputnik that the Turkish forces brought tankers and pickup trucks equipped with heavy machine guns to Azaz, adding that the forces included more than 2,500 militants from the city of Afrin in the northern countryside of Aleppo and several other…

Mikhail Podolyak has told journalists it is easier to “find cover” in cities Taking up positions in cities is the Ukrainian military’s calculated tactic to minimize their own losses and maximize those of Russian forces, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed. In an interview with the New York Times published on Tuesday, Mikhail Podolyak argued that the “Russians fight poorly in the cities.” The Ukrainian official went on to explain that “in the cities, it is possible to maneuver, and find cover, and you minimize losses; you can resist a longer time and inflict significant casualties on the Russians.”…

Moscow could officially recognize the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan The Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, believes there is hope for recognition of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. “These prospects definitely exist, the conditions are outlined by both the president of Russia and the foreign minister. The first step in this direction is an … inclusive government,” Kabulov told Russia’s First Channel. The Russian official went on to say that Moscow will not be swayed by Washington’s stance on the issue. Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved in principle the allocation of a certain amount of grain to Afghanistan, if…

The US Federal Reserve is currently struggling to tackle the country’s soaring inflation, which started reaching heights not seen for decades in November 2021. US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Dereck Hogan has pledged that over “the next four to five months”, the Biden administration will allocate about $1.5 billion monthly for support of the Ukrainian government, in a statement that comes as inflation has shown no sign of easing in America. Speaking at a conference of the Washington-based Wilson Centre think tank on Monday, Hogan said that since the beginning of Russia’s special military operation in…

The 500 wealthiest individuals lost a combined $1.4 trillion this year The world’s 500 richest people have lost a cumulative $1.4 trillion since the beginning of the year, according to Bloomberg’s ‘Billionaires Index’. According to their calculations, the globe’s most wealthy became poorer by $206 billion on Monday alone. Changpeng Zhao, the founder of the globe’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance, suffered the biggest losses, with his fortune shrinking by $85.6 billion since the beginning of the year to $10.2 billion. Tesla and Space X founder Elon Musk ranks second in terms of money losses, having said goodbye to some $73.2…

The Russian delegation to be headed by Russia’s Special Presidential Envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev All negotiating parties for the Astana-format Syrian peace talks have confirmed their participation in the event, which is scheduled to be held in the Kazakh capital on June 15-16, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Aibek Smadiyarov told reporters on Tuesday. “All parties to the Astana process on Syria have confirmed their participation in the talks to be held in the capital of Kazakhstan on June 15-16. Delegations from the guarantor countries: Russia, Turkey and Iran, as well as the Syrian government and the Syrian armed opposition…