Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Western policy of containing Russia is extremely dangerous and fraught with risk of a direct armed clash between nuclear powers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said. “Irresponsible speculation” that Russia is about to use nuclear weapons against Ukraine is unceasingly unfolding in the West, …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian Defense Ministry disclosed on Saturday information of U.S. high-ranking participants in the military biological studies in Ukraine, many of whom are associated with U.S. intelligence services or pharmaceutical companies. The ministry has a document with names of all the key U.S. officials supervising Ukraine’s …
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Brussels, Belgium | Xinhua | The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a plan to confiscate frozen Russian assets to compensate Ukraine for its damages caused by the conflict. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement that the frozen funds would go to Ukraine “to compensate for the …
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New York, U.S. | Xinhua | African Americans are much less in favor of sending U.S. forces to defend Ukraine than the general U.S. population, according to the findings from a new poll from the American Statecraft Program at the Carnegie Endowment. Only 21 percent of Black Americans supported sending military …
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COMMENT | NANCY QIAN – PROJECT SYNDICATE | Nine months after Russia invaded their country, Ukrainians are seizing back their territory and giving their people hope of a military victory. But when it comes to long-term peace and prosperity, a military victory would be only the end of the first …
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Vienna, Austria | Xinhua | The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Monday that there were “no immediate nuclear safety or security concerns” at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine despite intense shelling at the facility over the weekend. The United Nations nuclear watchdog said in a statement …
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Why efforts to export liberal democracy abroad are likely to undermine it at home – in the West THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | On September 25th, Italy held an election, which was won by the center-right coalition led by Giorgia Melon’s Brothers of Italy, a radical right-wing political …
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Ankara, Turkey | Xinhua | A deal for the export of Ukrainian grain to world markets through the Black Sea has been extended for 120 days, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Thursday. “As a result of the four-way talks hosted by Türkiye, the Black Sea Grain Corridor Agreement is extended …
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COMMENT | DANIEL LITVIN – Project Syndicate | The West’s dependence on China for so-called critical minerals once worried only a handful of experts and policy wonks. Now, the anxiety has gone mainstream, capturing headlines and becoming the subject of a BBC documentary series. But we have yet to answer …
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United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warmly welcomes the announcement from Russia on its resumed participation in the implementation of a deal to facilitate grain export via the Black Sea, his spokesman said on Wednesday. Guterres is grateful for the diplomatic efforts of Türkiye, and thanks UN coordinator …
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