China's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday that it was not doing anything to "circumvent" sanctions imposed on Russia. english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/…
China's foreign ministry official told reporters today: "We are not doing anything deliberately to circumvent sanctions imposed on Russia by Americans and Europeans." english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/…
"We oppose sanctions and the effects of these sanctions also risk spilling to the rest of the world," said Wang Lutong, director-general of the #Chinese foreign ministry's department of #European affairs, at a press briefing. english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/…
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Demonstrators gathered in the heart of New York on Saturday & held a rally in support of Russia & People's Republics of Donetsk & Lugansk, in light of the mounting Western aggressions against three even before the start of the war in Ukraine. english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/…
Under the banner of anti-fascism and anti-US imperialism, the demonstrators chanted for Russia and its actions and decision to counter Nazism in Ukraine and stand up to NATO's eastward expansion. english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/…
"Close NATO", "No war on Russia and Donbass," and "Stop the terror of neo-Nazis in Ukraine" were among the banners held during the protest, with participants stressing the need to dissolve the Western alliance. english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/…
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The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported on 1 April that 41 people have been killed in Deraa in the month of March in a continuous string of targeted attacks. thecradle.co/Article/news/8…
SOHR released a report on 31 March that reveals 117 attacks that have left 97 people dead in Deraa since the beginning of this year. thecradle.co/Article/news/8…
Among the victims are 55 civilians, 32 Syrian military & security personnel, 5 individuals with settled status, an ex-ISIS member, & 3 unidentified people. thecradle.co/Article/news/8…
Russian Defense Ministry announced Saturday that Russian forces targeted Ukrainian military airports in the cities of Poltava & Dnepropetrovsk with high-precision missiles, downed 2 Ukrainian Mi-24 helicopters & destroyed 67 military facilities & 24 drones sana.sy/en/?p=268327
The storage facilities for diesel & fuel were destroyed at Kremenchug refinery, which was supplying Ukrainian forces in the central & eastern regions, using long-range precision weapons, the ministry’s official spokesman, Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said. sana.sy/en/?p=268327
Konashenkov noted that over the past night, Russian operational-tactical aviation and missile forces destroyed 24 Ukrainian helicopters in the country, 9 field guns and mortars, and 54 staging sites for combat equipment. sana.sy/en/?p=268327
Saddam, Gaddafi, Iran, Venezuela – they all tried but couldn’t do it. But Russia is on a different level altogether.
The beauty of the game-changing, gas-for-rubles, geoeconomic jujitsu applied by Moscow is its stark simplicity. thecradle.co/Article/column…
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s presidential decree on new payment terms for energy products, predictably, was misunderstood by the collective west. The Russian government is not exactly demanding straightforward payment for gas in rubles. thecradle.co/Article/column…
What Moscow wants is to be paid at Gazprombank in Russia, in its currency of choice, and not at a Gazprom account in any banking institution in western capitals. thecradle.co/Article/column…
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The Russian Investigative Committee charged 22 Ukrainian military officials with genocide in absentia, according to the Russian News Agency. english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/…
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Valery Geletey, former General Staff head Viktor Muzhenko, as well as 20 other Ukrainian military officials have been charged with the crime. english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/…
The committee said that during its investigation, it analyzed a large number of documents, in addition to other information. english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/…
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Ambassador Ala added that the draft resolution is based in its conclusions on the reports of the so-called International Commission of Inquiry,,... sana.sy/en/?p=268287
...which proved its failure in adopting an objective and independent approach to the situation in Syria to serve the interests and objectives of the countries sponsoring its mandate. sana.sy/en/?p=268287
Ala added that the allegations of full respect for Syria’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity in the draft resolution contradict with violations perpetrated on Syria’s sovereignty. sana.sy/en/?p=268287