MOSCOW | TASS | The perpetrator of the terrorist attack that killed Chief of Russia’s Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection Troops Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov has been detained. He was identified as a 29-year-old citizen of Uzbekistan, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Public Relations Center reported. He confessed to …
Read More »Russian cancer vaccine to be free of charge
MOSCOW, Russia | TASS | Russia has developed its own mRNA vaccine against cancer, it will be distributed to patients free of charge, General Director of the Radiology Medical Research Center of the Russian Ministry of Health Andrey Kaprin has told Radio Rossiya. The vaccine was developed in collaboration with several …
Read More »Requiem for America’s democracy
How America’s pursuit of global primacy undermines democracy at home and international law abroad THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | I argued in this column last week that America’s pursuit of global primacy (hegemony) is increasingly becoming a liability to Europe’s security and economic prosperity. Germany is the biggest loser in …
Read More »🟥 What did we miss in Syria?
The West’s problem is that it is wholly unwilling to fight for a big common cause COMMENT | SLAVOJ ZIZEK | The downfall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria surprised even the opposition, led by Abu Mohammad al-Jolani’s Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, offering fertile ground for conspiracy theories. What roles did Israel, …
Read More »Top Russian diplomat lists conditions for peace in Ukraine
MOSCOW | TASS | A peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian conflict is possible only if Kiev abandons its plans to join NATO, closes Western military bases on the country’s territory and cancels exercises involving foreign troops, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with American journalist Tucker Carlson. …
Read More »Putin praises pace of import substitution in scientific sector
NOVO-OGAREVO | TASS | Russia has achieved significant success in substitution of imported scientific equipment, President Vladimir Putin noted at a meeting with young scientists. “Last year in August, we discussed the issue of domestic laboratory equipment. Everyone who works in this area has achieved good results. Today, we have …
Read More »Kim Jong Un sees missile strikes inside Russia as Western involvement in conflict
SEOUL, NORTH KOREA | TASS | North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said at a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov that strikes inside Russia with longer-range Western weapons represent direct interference in the conflict in Ukraine, the Korean Central News Agency reported. “Comrade Kim Jong Un said the …
Read More »Russia’s launch of new missile illustrated assured retaliation capability, lawmaker says
MOSCOW | TASS | Moscow’s launch of its latest intermediate-range missile, the Oreshnik, put on display the assured retaliation that will follow any aggression against Russia and its allies, State Duma Defense Committee Chairman Andrey Kartapolov said. “Our revamped nuclear doctrine, in its second chapter, clearly states that the main …
Read More »‘Russia could deploy missiles in Asia if U.S. missiles appear there’
MOSCOW/KIEV | Xinhua | Russia is considering possibly deploying medium-range and short-range missiles in Asia if U.S. missiles appear in the same region, local media reported Monday, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “The appearance of such U.S. systems in any region of the world will determine our next …
Read More »Russia, Iran sign deal that includes defense cover
Comprehensive partnership agreement between Russia, Iran to cover defense sphere MOSCOW | TASS | The agreement on all-encompassing partnership between Russia and Iran will cover the defense and security sphere, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told TASS in an interview. “Concerning the contents of the mentioned founding document, I …
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