Author: Steven Sahiounie

Russia, Ukraine, Turkey and the United Nations are negotiating ways to resolve the issue of blocked grain supplies from Ukraine, Tass reported today. Safe passage of ships is necessary for shipping grain of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin came up with several variants of solving the problem and expressed readiness to assist the process. However, Kiev insists that Russian troops should be withdrawn before the deliveries can begin. According to Tass, Putin suggested in previous remarks several routs and scenarios that make grain deliveries from Ukraine possible. First,via Berdyansk and Mariupol, where Russia is ready to create “the required logistics”…

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s diplomatic trip to Serbia was recently thwarted after several European countries refused to allow his plane to cross their airspace. Moscow condemned their actions and was forced to postpone the minister’s visit. A bomb disposal squad and emergency services have been deployed at the Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan, Armenia following an anonymous tip claiming that a bomb had been planted at the facility. Several groups of firefighters, rescuers and psychologists were also sent to the airport. Following a sweep of the airport with a K-9 unit, the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that no…

Former Moldovan President expresses alarm over aggressive efforts by supporters of unification with Romania having started collecting signatures among city and rural council legislators. Former Moldovan President Igor Dodon stated that the West is fostering destabilization in Moldova in order to justify its military and political unification with Romania. “It is clear that [Moldovan President] Maia Sandu and her external masters follow the Ukrainian scenario, provoking a deliberate destabilization of the situation, and some political factors from the West want to use the Moldovans as cannon fodder in the geopolitical battle that is currently being waged in this region. The…

Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov reiterated that any meeting at the highest level must be productive and well prepared A meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky is now impossible because Kiev has withdrawn from the negotiation process, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday. “Our position is well known: any meeting at the highest level must be productive and well prepared,” the Kremlin spokesman said. “We know that the Ukrainian side has withdrawn from the negotiating track, and so now we do not have to talk about the possibility of preparing such a summit…

Early on June 8, several battle tanks of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) advanced in the UN-monitored buffer zone in the southern Syrian governorate of al-Quneitra and opened fire at an alleged observation post of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the town of al-Malgah. No casualties were reported as a result of the attack, which represented a blatant violation of the 1974 separation of forces agreement. https://www.google.com/maps?ll=32.91451,35.888162&z=13&t=h&hl=en&gl=US&mapclient=embed&q=El+Malgah+Syria After the attack, the IDF dropped leaflets over al-Qunitra warning the SAA against maintain any presence within the 235 square kilometer buffer zone. “To the commanders of the Syrian military!As we warned…

Turkish Foreign Minister reveals that Turkish-Russian trade increased by 100% in April, with rising energy costs playing a crucial role. Turkey-Russia trade climbed by 100% in April despite rising energy prices, with the nations continuing to develop collaboration and connections in a variety of fields, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. “Trade increased by 100% in April, with rising energy costs playing a major role,” Cavusoglu said at a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Cooperation continues in a variety of fields, including aviation, with Turkish Airlines continuing to operate in Russian cities “despite the pressure.” “We…

 Iraqi sources reported a massive explosion south of Baghdad on Wednesday morning. The explosion occurred in the southern city of Nahrwan, according to Sabereen News quoting Iraqi sources. The reports say there was a fire due to the explosion of a fuel tanker. No further details have been reported yet. About ten days ago, Iraqi news sources reported a massive explosion in the Al-Jadriya area in northern Baghdad. Attacks on US support convoys, interests, and forces in Iraq have increased over the past two years. Source: Iran Press

The first reports about the fall of the town of Svyatogorsk under Russian control came in the evening on June 6. On June 7, DPR control of the settlement was confirmed by Russian Minister of Defence Sergey Shigu as well as by the DPR military officials. On the same day, the first videos showing the town under Russian control were shared on the social media. The footage confirmed that the local Svyatogorsk Lavra monastery located on a hill on the right bank of the Seversky Donets River and used as a stronghold of the Ukrainian Armed Forces was liberate almost…

Turkey’s cross-border operation into Syria, however, may start this week, the newspaper said without citing any source Russia is opposed to Turkey’s plans to hold a military operation in northern Syria, Hurriyet newspaper reported on Wednesday. Moscow has spoken out against the operation in Raqqa province, as strategic M4 Highway crosses the area, according to the paper. Ankara suspended the preparations following discussions with Moscow, while Russia sent additional troops into the region, Hurriyet said. Turkey’s cross-border operation into Syria, however, may start this week, the newspaper said without citing any source. Ankara is continuing to amass troops near the…

The terrorist group threatens to carry out suicide attacks in response to a politician’s remarks about the Prophet Muhammad Police are on high alert across India, after an affiliate of the terrorist group Al-Qaeda threatened a wave of suicide attacks over a ruling party politician’s inflammatory remarks on the Prophet Mohammed. Al-Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) released a letter on Monday saying the states of Delhi, Mumbai, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat would be targeted. The group vowed to use children as suicide bombers, and attack Hindu politicians living in fortified compounds. The Indian government has said it’s taking the threat…