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14Aug

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Russia, Ukraine, USA

Kiev taking huge armored vehicle losses

At least 31 armored personnel carriers were destroyed near one settlement in the Donbass, the outlet has reported FILE PHOTO: Ukrainian soldiers sit on a armoured vehicle as they drive on a road. © MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP As Ukraine struggles to breach Russian lines during its counteroffensive, the attacks are taking a heavy toll on its armored formations, with vehicle losses numbering in the dozens in just one sector of the front, Bild reported on Thursday, citing video materials reviewed by its journalists. According to the report, while Kiev managed to capture the village of Staromayorskoye in the southwestern part of Russia’s Donetsk Region after more than a week of fighting, the success came “at a high price” in terms of destroyed armor. The Russian...

NATO nations cleared by US to send F-16s to Ukraine

14Aug

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NATO, Ukraine, USA

NATO nations cleared by US to send F-16s to Ukraine

Ukrainian officials recently admitted they would not receive the planes until 2024 A Danish F-16 fighter jet is pictured at the Fighter Wing Skrydstrup Air Base near Vojens, Denmark on May 25, 2023. © Bo Amstrup / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP Denmark and the Netherlands have received the green light from the US to provide Ukraine with F-16 fighter jets, senior officials in both countries have confirmed. Kiev has been requesting the US-made warplanes for months. Speaking to Danmarks Radio on Friday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen revealed that he and Defense Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen had “received a friendly letter from the US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, which gives us certain options for action.” When asked if Denmark would now...

Lukashenko shares thoughts on future of Ukraine

14Aug

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Belarus, Ukraine

Lukashenko shares thoughts on future of Ukraine

Kiev should sue for peace before it loses the remnants of its sovereignty, the leader of Belarus said in an interview © president.gov.by Ukraine needs to stop the war and start rebuilding its statehood on a healthier foundation before it ceases to exist completely, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said in an interview with Ukrainian journalist Diana Panchenko on Thursday. Ukraine could lose everything Ukraine could lose all of its territory if it chooses to continue fighting, Lukashenko said, insisting that Kiev should first “end the war” in order to preserve its statehood. “Yes, you can continue to struggle for these territories,” he said, pointing to Donbass, Kherson and Zaporozhye on the map. “I’m not telling you to give them...

Foreign mercenaries reveal shocking casualty rates in Ukraine

14Aug

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Russia, Ukraine

Foreign mercenaries reveal shocking casualty rates in Ukraine

In some units, more than eight out of ten men have been wounded or killed, ABC News has reported Military medics evacuate a wounded Ukrainian serviceman near the front line in Donetsk Region, Russia, June 5, 2023 © AFP / Anatoly Stepanov Some Ukrainian units have suffered casualty rates of 85% during their ongoing counteroffensive against Russian forces, Western mercenaries told ABC News on Thursday. The report aligns with casualty figures released by Russia, which claims that its forces have incapacitated 43,000 Ukrainian troops in two months. An US army veteran fighting with Ukrainian special forces near Donetsk told ABC that his unit of "dozens" of men took "85% casualties" during an assault on a village near the city two weeks...

Russia signs key nuclear deal with NATO member

14Aug

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Hungary, Russia

Russia signs key nuclear deal with NATO member

Rosatom has received the green light to start building reactors for the Paks-2 power station File photo: Trucks and excavators work to prepare for construction of the Paks II power plant in Hungary, September 10, 2022. © AFP / Attila Kisbenedek Russia’s state-owned atomic energy corporation Rosatom signed an agreement on Friday with Hungarian officials to commence construction on two reactors for the Paks-2 nuclear power plant. “Transitioning to the direct construction phase gives us the green light to start producing the main power equipment,” Rosatom’s Alexander Merten told RIA Novosti, after inking the deal with the general director of Paks, Gergely Jakli, in Budapest. The Paks-2 project is of crucial importance to Hungary and nearby EU ...

African civil organizations demand removal of US company from Climate Summit board

13Aug

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Africa, USA

African civil organizations demand removal of US company from Climate Summit board

Western governments and corporations have hijacked the event to advance a pro-West agenda and interests, activists claim President of Kenya William Ruto © Ihsaan Haffejee / Anadolu Agency via Getty Images More than 400 civil society organizations have written to Kenyan President William Ruto, urging him to “reset the focus” of the upcoming Africa Climate Summit to reflect the interests of the continent. In a joint petition, the group expressed “grave” concern about the inaugural event, which is scheduled for September 4–6 in Nairobi, Kenya, claiming it has been hijacked by Western governments and organizations “hell-bent on pushing a pro-West agenda and interests at the expense of Africa.” The activists have asked the Committee of African Heads of State and...

Washington wants to create biological crises at will

13Aug

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Russia, USA

Washington wants to create biological crises at will

The US is grossly violating its obligations to the international community, Russia's embassy has said Technicians wearing personal protective equipment suits stand behind a biohazard sign. © Arun SANKAR / AFP The US wants to harness the power of dangerous biological agents and manage artificial epidemics by conducting illegal research in biolabs across the globe, the Russian embassy in Washington has claimed. In a statement on Thursday, the embassy recalled that Moscow has repeatedly sounded the alarm about what it called “gross violations by the United States of its obligations” under the Biological Weapons Convention which bans this type of armament, and has been signed by virtually all countries in the world, including Russia and the US. Howeve...

China’s biggest banks offloading dollars

13Aug

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China

China’s biggest banks offloading dollars

The action was reportedly taken at the behest of the central bank and aimed at slowing down the yuan's depreciation © Getty Images / tiero Major Chinese banks went on a dollar selling spree this week in order to buy yuan and slow the weakening of the national currency, Reuters reported on Thursday citing market sources. According to the report, the offloading was spotted in both onshore and offshore foreign exchange markets, with offshore units of the banks seen selling dollars during London and New York trading hours. An unnamed Shanghai-based trader told the news outlet that the action is not uncommon. Banks in China largely trade for their own purposes or on orders from clients. However, they are also known to do it upon request from the country’s central bank...

Chechen leader threatens to ‘deal with’ Quran-burning countries

13Aug

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Russia, Sweden

Chechen leader threatens to ‘deal with’ Quran-burning countries

Authorities in Western nations are bringing the situation to “the point of no return,” Ramzan Kadyrov has warned Chechnya's regional President Ramzan Kadyrov delivers a speech during his annual news conference, in Grozny, Russia's Chechen Republic. © Sputnik The head of Russia’s Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov has blasted Muslim leaders over their failure to address numerous Quran-burning incidents in the West, vowing to do his best to “deal with” the culprits after the end of the Ukraine conflict. In a statement on Telegram, Kadyrov said that the continued desecration of Islam’s holy book in Europe poses an “unprecedented challenge” to the Muslim world, and that the stunts “predictably bring the situation to the point of no return.” “Where are the leaders ...

The US is caught in a dilemma with Niger

13Aug

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Africa, USA

The US is caught in a dilemma with Niger

Washington can’t sever relations with the post-coup government lest it lose the basis for its military presence in the African country Scott Ritter is a former US Marine Corps intelligence officer and author of 'Disarmament in the Time of Perestroika: Arms Control and the End of the Soviet Union.' He served in the Soviet Union as an inspector implementing the INF Treaty, in General Schwarzkopf’s staff during the Gulf War, and from 1991-1998 as a UN weapons inspector. @RealScottRitter@ScottRitter Victoria Nuland © Sarahbeth Maney - Pool / Getty Images Last week, Acting Deputy Secretary of State for the United States Victoria Nuland made her third visit to Niger in the past two years. This time, Nuland was in the African country to resp...