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23Aug

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India, Russia

India begins gin exports to Russia

Liquor companies from the South Asian nation are eyeing fresh opportunities after the departure of Western brands © Sputnik / Maria Devakhina Indian companies have broadened alcohol exports to Russia, supplying 130,000 decalitres of gin in May-June for the first time, RIA Novosti reported on Friday, citing data from the Indian Ministry of Trade and Industry. Indian brands are aiming to increase their share of the Russian market after the departure of Western companies. Aleksandr Stavtsev, head of WineRetail, told the outlet that Indian gin is represented in Russia by major producer Radico Khaitan, as well as several smaller producers. According to Stavtsev, the price for Indian gin averages 3,000 to 4,000 rubles ($32-$42) per 0.7 liter. Two-thirds of the Russi...

Estonia: Scandal-hit PM refuses to step down

23Aug

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Estonia

Estonia: Scandal-hit PM refuses to step down

Estonia's Kaja Kallas, a vocal critic of Moscow, has been under fire over reports her husband's firm kept working in Russia past February 2022 FILE PHOTO of Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas © AFP / JOHN THYS/AFP Estonian Premier Kaja Kallas has made it clear she will not voluntarily vacate her post, despite a major scandal involving her husband that erupted earlier this week. The media reported that his logistics firm continued operating in Russia after the conflict between Kiev and Moscow began last February. A hardliner when it comes to Russia, Kallas herself has publicly insisted that "all business with Russia must stop" for as long as the fighting continues. In an interview with the ERR media outlet on Friday, the prime minister said: "I have no plans...

Prigozhin plane crash: Investigation, versions, aftermath

23Aug

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USA

Prigozhin plane crash: Investigation, versions, aftermath

DNA tests are underway to identify deceased Wagner Group members as the Kremlin rejects Western claims it was culpable Yevgeny Prigozhin © Sputnik / Elena Kopylova Senior Russian officials have expressed condolences over the apparent death of Evgeny Prigozhin, the businessman behind the Russian private military company Wagner Group. Investigators have yet to formally confirm that Prigozhin was killed in the crash of his private jet on Wednesday. But President Vladimir Putin referred to him in the past tense while commenting on the fatal incident on Thursday. Condolences Putin stressed that Wagner Group did much good for Russia, while offering mixed praise to Prigozhin. He was “a man with a complicated life path” who “made serious mistakes”...

US lawmakers rail against more Ukraine aid

23Aug

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Ukraine, USA

US lawmakers rail against more Ukraine aid

Two Republicans have slammed the White House for a lack of vision and financial transparency in the conflict, according to a draft letter A view of the US Capitol on January 3, 2023 in Washington, DC. © Drew Angerer / Getty Images / AFP At least two US lawmakers have objected to earmarking additional funds to support Ukraine, arguing that Washington has failed to articulate a clear strategy in the conflict, Politico reported on Friday, citing a draft letter. Earlier this month, US President Joe Biden asked Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in security, economic, and humanitarian assistance to Kiev despite growing skepticism among Republicans about further support for the embattled country. Politico obtained a draft copy of a letter compiled by S...

Ex-Russian president hopes Georgia will abandon territorial claims

23Aug

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Georgia, Russia

Ex-Russian president hopes Georgia will abandon territorial claims

Unlike their predecessors, the current leaders in Tbilisi have been showing “pragmatism,” Dmitry Medvedev says Dmitry Medvedev (C) meets with presidents of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, Alan Gagloyev (R) and Aslan Bzhania (L) on August 25, 2023. © Sputnik / Valery Sharifulin Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed hopes that Georgia will “show pragmatism” and recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The ex-president, who is now the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council, made the remarks in an interview with RT and TASS on Friday. The interview marked the 15-year anniversary of Russia recognizing the breakaway formerly Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia in the aftermath of the five-day war between Moscow an...

Abbas Juma: Western propaganda is burying the Chinese economy at the exact moment that BRICS is expanding, is it a coincidence?

22Aug

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China, Europe, USA

Abbas Juma: Western propaganda is burying the Chinese economy at the exact moment that BRICS is expanding, is it a coincidence?

‘Experts’ have been predicting the collapse of the Chinese and Russian economies for years, but the reality is invariably different By Abbas Juma, international journalist, political commentator, Middle East and Africa specialist Chinese President Xi Jinping © Matt Mills McKnight-Pool / Getty Images The Economist has put out another cover story on China’s supposed economic decline. I wonder when they’ll all get tired of this theme? It’s even become a meme. In 2001, Gordon Chang, a famous American lawyer and political commentator with Chinese roots, wrote a book called ‘The Coming Collapse of China’. In fact, it was this book that made him famous. In it, the ‘expert’ argued that the country’s collapse was imminent. He even named t...

European nations want to buy Iranian drones

22Aug

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Europe, Iran

European nations want to buy Iranian drones

The Iranian Defense Ministry has said that Western buyers wish to remain anonymous A 'Mohajer 10' drone is displayed at Iran's defence industry achievements exhibition in Tehran, Iran, August 23, 2023 © AFP / Atta Kenare Several European states have asked to anonymously purchase Iranian drones, a spokesman for the country’s Defense Ministry has told state media. Earlier this week, Iran unveiled its latest domestically-produced attack drone. Brigadier General Reza Talaee Nik said that Tehran is fielding enquiries from many potential customers, Tasnim News reported on Saturday. The general said that Iran is willing to export its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), but only after evaluating “political and security considerations” for each buyer and e...

Google hiding websites of Trump and other Biden challengers

22Aug

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USA

Google hiding websites of Trump and other Biden challengers

Searching ‘presidential campaign websites’ returned incumbent Joe Biden’s webpage and several inactive Democrats © Getty Images / Alex Wong Google is suppressing the 2024 campaign websites of all serious challengers to Democratic incumbent President Joe Biden, a report from the Media Research Center claimed on Thursday. Searching the web for ‘presidential campaign websites’ using Google returned results that did not include a single Republican candidate on the first page the day before the first Republican primary debate of the 2024 season, according to the MRC. Not even former US President Donald Trump, who is polling neck-and-neck with Biden, appeared in the first few pages of results, the media watchdog observed. Trump posts first tweet si...

Biden took bribes – ex-Ukrainian chief prosecutor

22Aug

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Ukraine, USA

Biden took bribes – ex-Ukrainian chief prosecutor

The US president was lobbied to stop an investigation into the energy company Burisma, where his son Hunter was a top executive, Viktor Shokin has said Former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin. © AFP PHOTO/ PRESIDENTIAL PRESS-SERVICE/ MICHAIL PALINCHAK Former Ukrainian Prosecutor General Viktor Shokin has claimed that Joe Biden, while serving as US vice president, received a bribe from a Ukrainian energy company in exchange for helping to get him fired in 2016. In an interview with Fox News released on Friday, Shokin said that Biden pressured then-Ukrainian President Pyotr Poroshenko to fire him over his investigation into Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy company on whose board Hunter Biden, the incumbent US president’s son, served at ...

Will the BRICS expansion stumble over internal divisions or help bridge them?

22Aug

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Russia

Will the BRICS expansion stumble over internal divisions or help bridge them?

Adding new members is good for multipolarity, but also a danger to cohesion within the group of rising nations By Kanwal Sibal, retired Indian foreign secretary and former Ambassador to Russia between 2004 and 2007. He also held ambassadorial positions in Turkey, Egypt, France and was Deputy Chief of Mission in Washington DC. (From L to R) President of China Xi Jinping, President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi at the 2023 BRICS Summit in Johannesburg on August 24, 2023 © Marco Longari / AFP The most important outcome of the BRICS summit in South Africa is the decision to expand the group. Six new members will join it on January 1, 2024: Saudi Arabia,...