Author: Steven Sahiounie

According to the diplomat, the Chinese authorities consider the supplies of US arms to Taipei as a violation of bilateral agreements and an infringement on China’s national interests China’s authorities express resolute protest over Pentagon’s intention to increase arms deliveries to Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday. “Such actions by the US undermine Chinese-American relations and disrupt the peace in the Taiwan Strait. In relation to this, China expresses resolute protest and sharp discontent,” he said at a briefing. According to the diplomat, the Chinese authorities consider the supplies of US arms to Taipei as a…

On 4 March, 267 soldiers and officers of the AFU Marines surrendered in Mariupol. Apparently the decision to surrender was taken after the units suffered significant losses from artillery fire by the Russian Armed Forces and the DPR. The scale of the casualties became clear after the AFU marines’ positions were occupied. On 5 April, more than 30 more AFU soldiers surrendered in Mariupol. They came out with their hands up in the area of kindergarten No 91 in the left-bank district of the city. The detained AFU soldiers said that Azov had distributed its fighters among the AFU units…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Lebanon Central Bank Governor Riad Salameh has denied statements made that the bank was bankrupt. Salameh has led the bank for 30 years and claims it is going about its legally-mandated role despite losses in the financial sector. “Despite the losses sustained by Lebanon’s financial sector, which are being addressed in the recovery plan that is currently being prepared by the Lebanese government in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund, the Banque du Liban is still exercising its role entrusted to it under Article 70 of the Monetary and Credit Law, and will continue…

Not trying to negotiate a peaceful solution is not an option, President Zelensky said Despite accusing Russian troops of genocide, Kiev cannot stop negotiating with Moscow, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists on Tuesday. He said he had “no other choice” but to keep channels of communication with Russia open. Zelensky sat for an hour-long interview with Ukrainian media a day after visiting Bucha, a Kiev suburb, from which Russian troops withdrew last week. Days after the pullout, Ukrainian officials accused Russian soldiers of committing war crimes during the time they were present in the area. Zelensky claimed the evidence gathered in…

In recent days, a great number of photos and videos have appeared concerning the mass murders in the city of Bucha. At the moment, there is an information war going on between Russia and Ukraine, where each side accuses the other of staging fake photos and videos. The terrible events in Bucha are only part of this huge information war. At the moment, there are disputes about who carried out the massacre in Bucha, and did it take place. The positions of Russia and Ukraine differ greatly on this issue. In addition to the direct actors, third parties who adhere…

On April 5, an acid tank in the 1st workshop of the Zarya plant was blown up in the town of Rubezhnoye, in the LPR. The town is partially under the LPR control, clashes continue in the south-eastern districts of the town, where the Zarya plant is located. According to preliminary data, the explosion was carried out by the AFU before their withdrawal from the town. Local reports confirm that the moment of the explosion was chosen in accordance with the direction of the wind. Thus, the acid cloud is expected to move to the north towards the town of…

South Korea will suffer a “terrible disaster” if it violates even an inch of the North, a top official has warned Pyongyang’s nuclear forces would have no other choice, but to respond if the South decides to attack the country, Kim Yo Jong, a key adviser to her brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, has said. It was her second warning in three days, following Seoul’s claim that it could carry out a preemptive a strike against its neighbor. “In case South Korea adopts military confrontation against us, our nuclear combat forces are inevitably obliged to carry out its…

The diplomats must leave the country within the next 14 days Denmark’s government has made a decision on expelling 15 Russian diplomats, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod announced on Tuesday. “The government is expelling from Denmark 15 Russian intelligence agents, they must leave the country within the next 14 days,” he said. “This is a historic step, which we are taking here from the Danish side. But we are also doing this jointly with a large number of European countries because we want to ensure our security.” Denmark’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Russian ambassador has been informed…

“We see equipment arriving from different directions. We see the Russians strengthening their ranks and refueling…” Sergiy Gaidai, head of the Lugansk regional state administration, announced Monday that Russian forces are preparing to launch a massive attack on Ukrainian forces in the eastern province. “We see equipment arriving from different directions. We see the Russians strengthening their ranks and refueling… We know that they are preparing for a massive attack,” Haidai said in a video message. He added that the bombing attacks are intensifying, as last night an attempt to enter Robyzhny near Lugansk was witnessed. He continued, “Unfortunately, two…

At the same time, Russian Aerospace Forces have struck 134 Ukrainian military targets overnight, Igor Konashenkov informed Since the beginning of the special operation in Ukraine, the Russian military has destroyed 398 drones, 214 multiple rocket launchers, and 1,969 tanks and other armored vehicles, official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov told reporters about this on Tuesday. “In total, since the beginning of the special military operation, 125 aircraft, 91 helicopters, 398 unmanned aerial vehicles, 226 anti-aircraft missile systems, 1,969 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 214 multiple rocket launchers, 852 field artillery vehicles and mortars, as well…