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Serbia responds to ‘cancel-Russian-culture’ calls

11Feb

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Russia, Serbia

Serbia responds to ‘cancel-Russian-culture’ calls

Aleksandar Vucic told the media that his government, despite being “on the European path,” will not cancel the Russian classics Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic © Nihad Ibrahimkadic / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images Serbia will not jump on the Russia-bashing bandwagon and cancel the country’s culture, President Aleksandar Vucic has told media. He explained that preserving the Russian classics in the public domain is as important as guarding national financial interests. In an interview with Serbia’s Prva news channel broadcast on Friday, Vucic acknowledged that his country largely depends on the West in terms of investment. For this reason, the president noted, those who call on Belgrade to cut these ties “don't know how the country works.” Vucic went on to...

11Feb

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Iran

Iran drone-attack suspects arrested

Israeli “mercenaries” were involved in a raid on a defense workshop, the authorities claim © Social media Iranian security agencies have arrested alleged culprits behind a recent drone attack on a military facility in the central city of Isfahan, the country’s authorities said on Friday. They claimed Israel was responsible for the incident, but have not provided any further details on the accused individuals. In a joint statement, Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an influential branch of Tehran’s armed forces, said “the main actors behind the failed attempt to sabotage one of the industrial centers of the Ministry of Defense… were identified and arrested.” The attack was orchestrated by Israeli “mer...

Russia explains stance on peace talks with Ukraine

11Feb

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Russia, Ukraine

Russia explains stance on peace talks with Ukraine

Any conflict ends with negotiations, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin has said Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin attends a UN Security Council meeting. © AFP / Michael M. Santiago Russia remains ready for peace talks with Ukraine but these should take place with no preconditions and ought to account for realities on the ground, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin has said. “There have already been negotiations” between Russian and Ukrainian representatives in Minsk and Istanbul, several weeks after the outbreak of the conflict in February last year, Vershinin told broadcaster Zvezda on Saturday. “As you remember, they were interrupted by the Ukrainian side.” Decisions on such issues as a peace process “are...

Russian economy will return to growth this year

11Feb

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Russia

Russian economy will return to growth this year

An improved forecast echoes IMF predictions that Russia will outpace Germany and the UK in 2023 © Getty Images/David Mrosek Russia’s economy is set to grow again in the middle of the year, the Central Bank announced on Friday as it revised its latest forecast upwards. The outlook is much better than many had anticipated. Speaking to reporters, Russian Central Bank governor Elvira Nabiullina said that the better-than-expected GDP forecast is due to the upwards revision of previous estimates and “more significant budget expenditures than were taken into account in our October forecast.” Signs of Russia’s economic recovery emerged at the end of last year with GDP showing positive dynamics in the third and fourth quarters, the regulator noted...

The future of Russia-India relations is sound, just ask the diplomats who know best

11Feb

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India, Russia

The future of Russia-India relations is sound, just ask the diplomats who know best

Senior figures from both countries gathered to mark a key anniversary in bilateral relations, and define future possibilities By Joydeep Sen Gupta, Asia editor India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. © Global Look Press/Narendra Modi To mark the 30th anniversary of the landmark accord, and Russian Diplomats’ day on February 10, RT reports from a bilateral event where the scope of burgeoning relations between Moscow and New Dehli was discussed by the very diplomats who are building the bridges. Russia-India ties have perhaps never been as productive as they are now, despite global geopolitical turbulence. Moscow’s close connections with New Dehli were established during the Soviet Union, and then bolstered by the India...

11Feb

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China

China’s growth outlook revised higher

Fitch Ratings improved its forecast due to a faster-than-expected recovery in economic activity © AP Photo/Andy Wong The Chinese economy will perform better than expected and is projected to grow 5% this year, Fitch Ratings predicted in a revised forecast published on Wednesday. The growth prediction for the world’s second-largest economy was raised from December’s expectations of 4.1% due to “evidence that consumption and activity are recovering faster than initially anticipated” as Beijing lifted its stringent Covid-19 restrictions. This comes after a weaker-than-expected performance last year, when the country’s GDP grew by 3%, hampered by severe lockdowns. The ratings agency expects economic activity to be strong in the first half of the year,...

Britons facing ‘permanent’ reduction in living standards

11Feb

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United Kingdom

Britons facing ‘permanent’ reduction in living standards

This year seven million households will be affected, economists have predicted © Tolga Akmen / AFP UK households are suffering a “permanent” decline in living standards as wages lag behind double-digit inflation and families struggle to pay their bills, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has warned. According to a forecast by the UK’s oldest independent economic research institute released on Wednesday, 7 million households, which is the equivalent of one in four, will be unable to cover their energy and food bills once the government starts scaling back its subsidies program in April. Energy prices remain high, while inflation is running above 10%, more than five times the Bank of England’s 2% target. NIESR said the target ...

Top Russian lawmaker labels US president a ‘terrorist’

11Feb

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Russia, USA

Top Russian lawmaker labels US president a ‘terrorist’

Joe Biden has earned the title by ordering the destruction of Europe’s energy infrastructure, State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin claims US President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address © AFP / Andrew Caballero-Reynolds Speaker of the Russian parliament Vyacheslav Volodin has branded US President Joe Biden a “terrorist” after a report by iconic American investigative journalist Seymour Hersh blamed Washington for sabotaging the Nord Stream pipelines last year. Volodin said on Thursday that Biden’s State of the Union address, in which he claimed that the US was “a nation that stands as a beacon to the world,” reminded him of “statements by the leaders of the Third Reich.” The ramifications of this “ideology of ex...

Exiled opposition leader accuses Western-backed forces of using neo-Nazis in Ukraine

10Feb

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Europe, Russia, Ukraine, USA

Exiled opposition leader accuses Western-backed forces of using neo-Nazis in Ukraine

The US and EU have a vested interest in the country, no matter how radical the government becomes, Viktor Medvedchuk said FILE PHOTO. Ukrainian nationalists and servicemen of the Azov battalion demonstrate in Kiev. © AFP PHOTO/GENYA SAVILOV Radical political forces are a weapon routinely used by Western-backed actors in Ukraine to stifle opponents, exiled opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk believes. The US and its allies are willing to overlook this as long as it serves their interests, he said. “Neo-Nazism is the cudgel that pro-Western forces turn to when they lose. Then, the mask of democracy and peacemaking comes off instantly, and opponents find themselves back in the harsh reality of political cannibalism,” the Ukrainian politician wrote ...

US Congress’ anti-socialism resolution is both meaningless and ironic

10Feb

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USA

US Congress’ anti-socialism resolution is both meaningless and ironic

The bipartisan denunciation of the ‘horrors of socialism’ exposes American imperialism Bradley Blankenship is an American journalist, columnist and political commentator. He has a syndicated column at CGTN and is a freelance reporter for international news agencies including Xinhua News Agency. @BradBlank_ A man holds the Democratic Socialist of America flag at a Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil. A crowd gathered at the Public Square for a Transgender Day of Remembrance Sunday evening. The vigil was to bring light to the rights of transgender people after a shooting at a gay club in Colorado. © Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The newly minted 118th Congress just took office and they’ve hit the ground runnin...