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Moscow said the move won’t go unanswered France will expel “many” Russian diplomats, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs announced in a statement on Monday. Moscow, according to Russian media, has promised to respond to Paris’ decision to expel the personnel. According to the French foreign ministry, “this action is part of a European [sic] approach,” and the activities of diplomats targeted by these measures are contrary to France’s security interests. According to the BFM TV channel, “about 30 Russian diplomats” will be affected by the decision. In a comment to RIA Novosti, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it will respond to Paris’…

Foreign Minister Baerbock said that the persons had “worked against our freedom” Germany has reportedly declared 40 Russian diplomats “undesirable persons.” They have five days to leave the country. Berlin has decided to “declare a significant number of members of the Russian embassy unwanted persons who have worked here in Germany every day against our freedom, against the cohesion of our society,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday. “We will not tolerate this any further.” If diplomats are pronounced unwanted persons, it means expulsion. The decision was communicated to the Russian ambassador Sergey Netschayev in the afternoon, Baerbock announced.…

In the past week, the US administration has increased its imports of Russian oil by 43%, reaching 100,000 barrels a day. According to the Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Mikhail Popov on Sunday, the US increased its imports of Russian oil by 43% in the last week, totaling 100,000 barrels a day. Popov told Komsomolskaya Pravda news that “the US forced Europeans to introduce anti-Russian sanctions, while not only continuing to import oil from Russia but increasing volume of [oil] deliveries for the past week by 43% up to 100,000 barrels per day!” The Deputy Secretary also detailed…

On April 3, the Russian Defense Ministry refuted the Kiev regime’s accusations of an alleged massacre of civilians in Bucha France will discuss with its EU partners the introduction of new sanctions against Russia over the situation in the Ukrainian town of Bucha near Kiev and does not rule out restrictions on the supplies of Russian oil and coal, French President Emmanuel Macron told the France Inter radio station on Monday. “What happened in Bucha demands the introduction of a new series of sanctions. We plan to coordinate efforts with our European partners, in particular, with Germany,” he said. Responding…

Kim Yo-jong had called Seoul’s defense minister a ‘scum-like guy’ Seoul has “strongly” urged Pyongyang against escalatory rhetoric and actions, after the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un lashed out against the country’s defense minister, calling him a “confrontation maniac.” “The Ministry of Unification clearly points out that North Korea should not cause additional tension on the Korean Peninsula in any case,” the inter-Korean affairs ministry’s spokesperson, Lee Jong-joo, said on Monday, according to Yonhap. However, despite a series of harsh statements over the weekend, the two sides reportedly had a phone call via the inter-Korean liaison office at 9am Monday, as planned. On Sunday,…

The Spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says Iran will not wait forever for the US to act on the JCPOA The US is holding outstanding issues in the Vienna talks hostage to its domestic affairs, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday. Khatibzadeh said it was the US’ approach that brought the Vienna Talks to a standstill. “The US is trying to hold the remaining subjects (in the Vienna talks) hostage to its internal issues, but Iran and Iranians could not be patient forever,” the Spokesperson added. He said that Washington should take a political decision immediately if it wants to…

Ukrainian allegations against Russian troops should be properly investigated, not taken at face value, Moscow said Ukrainian allegations that Russian troops were involved in war crimes in the city of Bucha near Kiev are not true, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. The claims need to be properly investigated and not taken at face value by foreign leaders, he suggested. Information provided by the Ukrainian side “should be subject to serious skepticism,” the official said of the allegations made by Kiev. He claimed Russian military specialists found evidence of video manipulation and other forms of fabrication coming from Bucha. “The facts…

According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the current UN SC president, Britain, once again refused to give consent to holding a Security Council meeting on Bucha Russia on Monday will demand again the UN Security Council meet in session to discuss the Ukrainian military’s provocation in Bucha, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on her Telegram channel. “Yesterday, the current UN SC president, Britain, acting in accordance with its worst traditions, once again refused to give consent to holding a Security Council meeting on Bucha. Today, Russia will demand once again the UN Security Council meet in…

According to Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, “everyone is responsible” Polish authorities are asking the European Union to impose sanctions against all members of the United Russia party, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a press conference on Monday. “At the last EU summit, we proposed sanctions against all members of the United Russia party,” he said. According to Morawiecki, “everyone is responsible.” More than 2 million people are members of United Russia. Source: TASS

Kazakhstan’s counterintelligence service recently announced the prevention of an assassination attempt on President of Kazakhstan Kysym-Jomart Tokayev. Kazakhstan’s special services have detained a foreign intelligence agent «А» who was planning an assassination attempt on the country’s president, the National Security Committee said. The detention was carried out on March 25 in Nur-Sultan. The agent is a citizen of Kazakhstan. On April 3, it was revealed that an assassination attempt on Tokayev and several high-ranking government officials had been prevented. The NSC said that the operation to detain the agent took place at the end of March. According to the NSC,…