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Kazakhstan to send oil to Germany via Russia
Germany, Russia

Kazakhstan to send oil to Germany via Russia

The first delivery is scheduled for this week, according to Bolat Akchulakov © Sputnik / Aleksey Babushkin Kazakh oil will start transiting through Russian territory to Germany via the Druzhba pipeline in the coming days as Berlin seeks to replace Moscow’s crude supplies, Kazakh Energy Minister Bolat Akchulakov told reporters on Wednesday. The country’s state-run Kaztransoil applied to Transneft, the Russian state-owned pipeline transport company and operator of Russia’s section of the Druzhba pipeline, to send the first 20,000 tons of crude to Germany using Russian infrastructure. “I really hope that it will start flowing today,” the minister said, indicating that oil shipments could begin on Wednesday given that “yesterday all procedures were complete...
New Ukraine link in Nord Stream sabotage case
Russia, Ukraine

New Ukraine link in Nord Stream sabotage case

An email to rent a boat reportedly used in the pipeline attacks came from the war-torn country, according to investigators In this Handout Photo provided by Swedish Coast Guard, the release of gas emanating from a leak on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea on September 27, 2022 © Getty Images / Swedish Coast Guard via Getty Images Metadata from emails used to rent a yacht reportedly involved in the explosions that damaged the Nord Stream pipelines last year implicates Ukrainian nationals, Germany’s Der Spiegel newspaper reported on Friday, citing sources. In March, the outlet claimed a yacht named ‘Andromeda’ had allegedly been used by a team of divers to sabotage the Nord Stream pipelines. The publication cited the discovery o...
Ukraine will punish men who escaped during martial law
Ukraine

Ukraine will punish men who escaped during martial law

Law enforcement detain men seeking to flee abroad using false documents “every day,” Interior Minister Igor Klimenko said FILE PHOTO: A border guard checks documents at a checkpoint on the Ukrainian-Polish border, August 16, 2022. ©  Global Look Press / Pavlo Palamarchuk Ukrainian authorities plan to prosecute men who fled abroad while the country has been under martial law, Interior Minister Igor Klimenko has told news outlet RBK Ukraina. They “will have to be brought to account over violating the law,” the official said, amid what he described as daily attempts to illegally escape Ukrainian territory during the ongoing conflict. “After the war ends, the state will do everything to remind every citizen what they did during the war,” Klimenk...
Russia summons US diplomats over Biden aide statement
Russia, USA

Russia summons US diplomats over Biden aide statement

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said last week that Washington does not object to Kiev striking Crimea FILE PHOTO: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan ©  Global Look Press / Chris Kleponis Russia’s Foreign Ministry summoned US diplomats on Friday over what it called “provocative statements” by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. The American official was de-facto supporting Ukrainian strikes against Russian territory, including Crimea and the Belgorod region, the ministry said in a statement. Moscow issued a “strong protest” over what it called Sullivan's “unacceptable remarks.” His words prove that previous US statements suggesting Washington does not endorse any Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory a...
US treasury secretary revises default deadline
USA

US treasury secretary revises default deadline

Janet Yellen says the government has a few more days to argue over the debt ceiling before it runs out of cash President Joe Biden waves as he heads to Camp David for the weekend on May 26, 2023 ©  AP / Susan Walsh US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has extended the deadline for a potentially devastating default, as President Joe Biden and Republican lawmakers are struggling to reach a deal on the federal borrowing cap. “Based on the most recent available data, we now estimate that Treasury will have insufficient resources to satisfy the government’s obligations if Congress has not raised or suspended the debt limit by June 5,” Yellen wrote in a letter to lawmakers on Friday. Biden claimed a deal seemed “very close” later on Friday, adding he was “optim...
Georgian president wants restrictions on Russian migrants
Georgia, Russia

Georgian president wants restrictions on Russian migrants

Salome Zurabishvili accused the government of selling the country’s “dignity” Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili delivers a speech on Independence Day in Tbilisi, May 26, 2023 ©  president.ge Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili has urged the government to adopt “fair regulations” and monitor the “activities” of Russian citizens in the wake of resumed visa-free and direct air travel between the two states. “The independence we celebrate today also means protecting our own citizens from the state. Statehood is when the country is governed by rules and laws,” Zurabishvili told a crowd during an Independence Day speech at Liberty Square in Tbilisi on Friday. The public holiday is celebrated annually on May 26, ma...
Fyodor Lukyanov: G7 members want the rest of the world to join their crusade against Russia and China
Europe, Russia, USA

Fyodor Lukyanov: G7 members want the rest of the world to join their crusade against Russia and China

Fyodor Lukyanov: G7 members want the rest of the world to join their crusade against Russia and China. They won't succeed In the West, this weekend’s Turkish election has been presented as ‘good vs evil.’ It’s rather more complex. By Fyodor Lukyanov, the editor-in-chief of Russia in Global Affairs, chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and research director of the Valdai International Discussion Club. People demonstrate on May 20, 2023 in Hiroshima city, Japan, as they protest against the G7 Hiroshima Summit © Getty Images On the eve of the final round of Turkey’s presidential election, the suspense has worn off. After the third-placed candidate from a fortnight ago, Sinan Ogan, announced his support for the incumben...
Vladimir Avatkov: Russia has at least eight reasons to get closer to its ‘sworn enemy’
Russia

Vladimir Avatkov: Russia has at least eight reasons to get closer to its ‘sworn enemy’

From hatred to love: Why Türkiye is so important for Russia today By Vladimir Avatkov, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation FILE PHOTO: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) is welcomed by Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) prior to their meeting in Sochi, Russia on August 05, 2022. ©  Murat Kula/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Russia-Türkiye partnership  Relations between Russia and Türkiye have been strained throughout much of history. The 12 wars involving the two countries are a testament to this fact, but Moscow and Ankara have a lot in common today and there is a great deal of cooperation.  Tourism  Tourism has always been the main...
Serbia ‘urgently’ moving army to Kosovo frontier
Kosovo, Serbia

Serbia ‘urgently’ moving army to Kosovo frontier

Belgrade’s move was triggered by the latest clashes in the breakaway province of Kosovo Kosovo riot police push Serbs gathered in front of a municipal building on May 26, 2023. © AFP / Stringer Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has placed the national armed forces on high alert and ordered units to move towards the administrative line dividing the breakaway province of Kosovo from the rest of the country. The move comes following clashes between police and protesters in a majority-Serb town in the region on Friday. “An urgent movement of forces to the Kosovo border has been ordered,” Defense Minister Milos Vucevic confirmed in a TV broadcast, adding that it is clear that “terror against the Serb community in Kosovo” is continuing. Vucevic said the security ...
Western Nations are Waging Undeclared War vs Moscow and Minsk
Europe, Russia, USA

Western Nations are Waging Undeclared War vs Moscow and Minsk

“Western Nations are Waging Undeclared War vs Moscow and Minsk”. Russia deployed Nuclear Weapons on Belarus by Gospa News Indice dei contenuti Western nations have basically been waging an undeclared war against Moscow and Minsk The militaries of the two nations undergo combat cohesion of military units The process for storing Russian non-strategic nuclear weapons in a special facility at the Republic of Belarus On the cover image the Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu with his Belarusian colleague Viktor Khrenin on 25 May 2023 Western nations have basically been waging an undeclared war against Moscow and Minsk Statement by Russia Ministry of Defense VERSIONE IN ITALIANO Western nations have basically been waging an undeclared war against Mo...