Israel and Ukraine have same agenda – Lavrov

Both nations are apparently seeking to spark major regional wars, Russia’s top diplomat has suggested Ukraine and Israel are trying to spark major regional wars which they believe will solve their own problems at the expense of others, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. The country’s senior diplomat made the remarks in an exclusive…

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Ukraine blackmailing nuclear plant staff – Moscow

Employees are being pushed to commit terrorist acts or pass sensitive data to Kiev, Rodion Miroshnik has claimed Ukraine is exerting pressure on staff at the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant in Russia, with threats to kill their family members if they refuse to cooperate with Kiev, senior Russian diplomat Rodion Miroshnik has claimed. “A lot…

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Terror probe launched over Ukrainian shelling

Russian authorities are investigating an attack by Kiev’s forces on Belgorod on Friday that killed five civilians Russia’s investigative committee has launched a terrorism probe into a Ukrainian shelling of Belgorod on Friday, believed to have involved cluster munitions, which claimed the lives of five civilians and injured 46. Since the start of the conflict…

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Zelensky fires Air Force chief after F-16 loss

The US-made Ukrainian jet may have been shot down by friendly fire, a lawmaker has claimed General Nikolay Oleshchuk has been dismissed as the head of the Ukrainian Air Force after he publicly clashed with a lawmaker from Vladimir Zelensky’s ruling Servant of the People party about the loss of the first Western-provided F-16 fighter…

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Ukraine asks Asian country to arrest Putin

Kiev wants Mongolia to detain Russia’s president during his upcoming visit The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has urged Mongolia to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin and surrender him to the International Criminal Court (ICC) when he visits the country next week. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, however, had already brushed off any concerns about the upcoming visit,…

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Russia hosts BRICS+ young diplomats forum

The 2024 event brings together some 100 diplomats from around 30 countries of the global East and South The BRICS+ Young Diplomats Forum is underway in the Russian city of Ufa, the capital of its Republic of Bashkortostan. Having kicked off on Tuesday, the biennial event is set to wrap up on Saturday. This year,…

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Kiev warns about millions of illegal firearms in circulation

Ukrainians are in possession of up to five million unregistered military-grade weapons, interior minister says Millions of illegal military-grade firearms are circulating in Ukraine and Kiev is now trying to get the situation under control, Interior Minister Bogdan Drapaty has said. The senior official made the remarks on Ukrainian TV on Friday, promoting a plan to address the problem…

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