Russia May Eventually Demand Surrender Of Kiev Regime – Medvedev
Russia’s current negotiating position on Ukraine is nothing but a "warm-up for kids," because the eventual demand may be total surrender of the Kiev regime, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on his Telegram channel on Monday. He drew attention to the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s statement about his refusal to conduct a dialogue with those...
Municipal Deputies From Moscow And St. Petersburg Call For Putin’s Resignation
Deputies from 18 municipal districts in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kolpino have called for Russian President Vladimir Putin’s resignation, according to a petition with a list of signatures posted on Twitter on Monday. “We, the municipal deputies of Russia, believe that the actions of its president Vladimir Putin are detrimental to Russia’s and its citizens’ future. We demand Vladimir Putin's...
William Ruto Inaugurated As Kenya’s Fifth President
Immediate past deputy president of Kenya, William Ruto has been sworn in as the fifth substantive President of Kenya at Kasarani International Stadium in Nairobi. Dr Ruto took the Oath of Office on Tuesday as 12.44 pm in a swearing-in process led by the Judiciary under Chief Justice Martha Koome and the registrar Anne Amadi. Dr Ruto also received the highest...
List Of Russian Municipal Deputies Agitating For Putin’s Resignation Grows To About 50, Local Official Says
Nearly 50 municipal deputies have now signed a petition demanding the resignation of President Vladimir Putin, 29 more than on Monday, according to one of those involved. Ksenia Thorstrom, a municipal deputy of the Semenovsky District in Saint Petersburg, told CNN: “Now we have 47 verified signatures. Their geography has expanded significantly.” “My colleagues and I wanted to support the deputies from...
Woman Robs Bank With Toy Gun To Pay For Sister’s Cancer Treatment
A woman held up a Beirut bank Wednesday with a toy gun and walked out with thousands of dollars to pay for treatment for her ill sister, in a desperate heist cheered by many in crisis-hit Lebanon. It was the latest in a series of heists in Lebanon, where the savings of depositors have been devalued and trapped in banks...
Ukrainian President Zelensky Involved In Car Accident
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's car was involved in a traffic accident in Kyiv, but he is not seriously hurt, his spokesman Serhii Nykyforov said in a Facebook post early on Thursday. Nykyforov - who did not say when the accident occurred - said Zelenskiy's car had collided with a private vehicle. "The president was examined by a doctor, no serious injuries...
Ukrainian President Zelensky Survives Auto Crash
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was checked by medics but is not seriously hurt after a car crashed into his motorcade leaving the driver needing hospital treatment. His spokesman said that the accident occurred in Kyiv and he was examined by doctors travelling with him afterward. He does not have serious injuries after the crash in Ukraine's capital. Spokesman Sergei Nikiforov added that the...
Russia And China To present A United Front At Summit As Ukraine-Russia Conflict Risks Exposing Regional Divisions
When Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin sit down with other Asian leaders at a summit in Central Asia Friday, they will seek to present a united front to counterbalance the United States and its allies. But within their “no-limits” relationship, potential differences over Russia’s faltering invasion of Ukraine are beginning to emerge. The brutal war has also created...
Sanctions Harm US Interests And Global Economic Recovery Prospects Antonov Says
Unilateral sanctions of the US government are detrimental for US interests and for prospects of the global economic recovery, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said, commenting on a yet another round of anti-Russian restrictions. "Washington's stubbornness, which continues to unwind the sanctions spiral, is no longer surprising. The US authorities refuse to acknowledge that unilateral illegitimate steps...
Queen Elizabeth II To Be Laid To Rest September 19 – Windsor Palace
The Buckingham Palace has revealed details of the funeral ceremony of Queen Elizabeth II, who died on September 8. According to a statement released on Thursday, the Queen will be laid to rest at Windsor Castle grounds at 19:30 local time (21:30 Moscow time) on September 19. Since September 14th, the coffin with the Queen’s body has remained in London’s Westminster...
