Stockholm, Sweden | Xinhua | Patients on life-sustaining medical equipment may be in danger this winter as there is a possibility of power cuts in Sweden due to the energy crunch, according to a government agency on Sunday. “There is always a risk for people who need life-sustaining machines or …
Read More »ENI CEO: Italy can get through winter without Russian gas
Rome, Italy | XINHUA | The head of Eni, Italy’s largest oil and gas company said he thought his country would be able to make it through the upcoming winter without major problems despite Russia’s decision to cut off gas supplies, Italian media reported on Thursday. Based on increased gas …
Read More »China will continue to work with Russia
Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Xinhua | China is ready to work with Russia in extending strong support to each other on issues concerning their respective core interests, Chinese President Xi Jinping said during a meeting with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, here on Thursday. Xi met with Putin at Forumlar Majmuasi …
Read More »Liz Truss: UK’s new prime minister
Who is she and why has she replaced Boris Johnson? | NICHOLAS ALLEN | The United Kingdom’s new prime minister is Liz Truss. After a two-month contest, Conservative Party members chose her as their new leader. She then travelled to Balmoral in Scotland where she was formally invited by the …
Read More »Expert sees U.S. manipulations, speculations behind global food insecurity
Istanbul, Turkey | Xinhua |– The global food insecurity issue has been consciously fabricated and speculated by the United States to pursue its own hegemonic policies, a retired Turkish admiral told Xinhua in a recent interview. “It appears there are some manipulations to strengthen and mobilize the economies of big …
Read More »Russia ready to donate potash fertilizers to developing countries: Putin
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia is ready to donate its potash fertilizers to developing countries. “Our manufacturers, primarily producers of potash fertilizers, are willing to transfer them free of charge to developing countries that are in dire need of these fertilizers,” Putin …
Read More »EU Council adopts full suspension of visa facilitation with Russia
Prague, Czech Republic | Xinhua | The Council of the European Union (EU) on Friday adopted a decision on the full suspension of a visa facilitation agreement with Russia. The decision “will result in an increase in the visa application fee from 35 euros to 80 euros, the need to present …
Read More »Western sanctions fail to hurt Russian financial stability: PM
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Western countries have failed to achieve their main goal of undermining Russia’s financial stability with “unprecedented sanctions,” Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Thursday. The cabinet and the central bank have managed to significantly mitigate the negative impact of unfriendly actions against Russian citizens and businesses, …
Read More »Putin speaks on the need for a new world order
Putin: Western countries try to preserve old world order despite irreversible changes in int’l system Vladivostok, Russia | Xinhua | Western countries are trying to preserve the old world order despite irreversible transformations happening in the system of international relations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday during the plenary session …
Read More »Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91
Last leader of the USSR was a ‘consequential but ultimately tragic figure’ | MATHEW SUSSEX | Few world leaders have cut a more consequential but ultimately tragic figure than Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, whose death at the age of 91 has been announced by Russian state media. In a way it …
Read More »
The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price