Lavrov spoke with #Italy's Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, who insisted on Lavrov explaining the #Navalny case, which he obviously failed to do.
They also discussed the situations in #Libya, #Belarus, and bilateral cooperation.
#Germany's relations with #Russia seem to be melting down over the attempted assassination by the #GRU of #Navalny.
Lavrov spewed threats and garbage on the phone with Germany's Foreign Minister Heiko Maas over the case.
Putin's MENA envoy Bogdanov met with #Qatar's Foreign Minister in Moscow for an in-depth discussion of #Syria, #Libya, #Iraq, #Lebanon, #Yemen, an Arab-Israeli settlement and the Persian Gulf.
Bogdanov also met with #Bahrain's ambassador to discuss the decision to normalise relations with #Israel.
Lavrov meanwhile spoke with #Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister about #Yemen
Bogdanov met with Libyan politician Nouri Abusahmain to discuss the current situation in #Libya.
He also conducted the high-level interdepartmental #Russia-#Egypt dialogue on Libya in Moscow:"an agreement was reached on further coordination of the approaches of Moscow and Cairo"
Bogdanov met with #Iraq's ambassador, while deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko met with #Iran's
Bogdanov met with #UK ambassador to discuss the Middle East, including #Yemen, #Syria, and #Libya
Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko met with #Montenegro's ambassador to discuss "regional problems in the #Balkans"
Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov meets with #Argentina's outgoing ambassador to discuss bilateral relations and various international issues
*September 15-16
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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.
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