"They emphasised that all external actors need to respect the sovereignty and independence of the Republic of Belarus, and stop trying to provoke confrontation in Belarusian society and undermine the process of normalising the situation."
Russian Deputy FM Morgulov spoke with #Iran's ambassador Kazem Jalali about a range of bilateral issues
Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov then met with #Iran's ambassador Jalili to discuss preserving the #JCPOA and invalidating US claims under 2231
Russian rector of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Yakovenko again meets with Saad #Hariri's Russia point man George Shaaban (previously spoke August 17) for a wide-ranging conversation on #Lebanon and other international issues.
"The Russian side emphasized the unacceptability of imposing any mediation efforts or ready-made solutions on Minsk."
Putin's MENA envoy Bogdanov meets with #Palestinian ambassador Abdel Hafiz Nofal to discuss the Middle East and Israeli-Palestinian negotiations based on, inter alia, 2SS and Arab Peace Initiative.
As always, Russia emphasised need for Palestinian unity under the #PLO platform
Russia's MENA envoy Bogdanov held telephone conversations with #Fatah's Saeb Erekat, #Hamas' Mousa Abu Marzook, #PFLP's Maher al-Taher, and #PLO's Mustafa Barghouti.
They welcome Russia's proposal to begin holding regular all-Palestinian summits in Moscow to unify the factions
Bogdanov met with #Turkey's Charge d'Affaires in Russia to discuss #Libya and other issues of mutual interest in the Middle East
#Finland President Sauli Niinistö calls Putin to discuss #Belarus and bilateral relations.
"Vladimir Putin reaffirmed...that meddling in the internal affairs of a sovereign state and attempting to exert external pressure on the legitimate authorities are unacceptable."
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"According to a U.N. report seen by New Lines, at least two meetings between the Houthis and al-Shabab were held in July and September 2024." newlinesmag.com/spotlight/a-pa…
If India and Pakistan can avoid a nuclear exchange, anyone can, and North Korea, e.g., will nuke South Korea (and use biological and chemical weapons) in the event of conflict regardless of the South's possession of nukes.
Nukes aren't a magical answer, but if you've got the infrastructure, know-how, and money, unclear to me why you wouldn't at least become a nuclear threshold state as a theoretical deterrent to nuclear coercion/threats.
Rules are different for nuclear powers, and everybody knows it [Pakistan has been treated with kid gloves for decades despite its behaviour, partially for this reason].
Seems the "Georgian Legion" that basically kicked off what became NAFO was a scam, one I promoted and to which I donated and got my friends to donate significant amounts of money.
Al-Qaeda (Al-Shabaab) has reversed all Somali military gains in central Somalia over the last 2 years and is working with the IRGC (Houthis) to enhance capabilities.
"Ahmed said the Houthis...aim to establish a new front in the Indian Ocean where al-Shabaab can receive advanced missiles and drones. He said the Houthis have already sent three engineers to al-Shabaab...to help build sophisticated weapons and bombs."
.@jonathanchait: "They are treating apologias for Hamas as a factually or logically flawed application of left-wing ideals. I believe...that Hamas defenders are applying their own principles correctly. The problem is the principles themselves." nymag.com/intelligencer/…
@jonathanchait: "The illiberal left believes treating everybody equally...merely serves to maintain existing structures of power. It follows...that the legitimacy of a tactic can only be assessed with reference to whether it is being used by the oppressor or the oppressed."
@jonathanchait: '“Decolonization”...has a model of the world in which conflicts are analyzed as a struggle pitting settler-colonist-Europeans, who are evil, against native/indigenous/BIPOC people...[It] does not leave room to judge the morality of any methods.'