TOP U.S. government intelligence officials have raised the alarm that there is an increasing foreign election interference, especially from Russia. In a joint statement, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, ODNI, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, CISA, raised the concerns …
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African Women Misled into Russian Drone Factory Work For Ukraine War
AROUND 200 women, aged between 18 and 22, from various African countries have been recruited to work in a Russian factory, assembling Iranian-designed attack drones destined for Ukraine. These women, many from countries such as Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, South Sudan, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria, were lured with promises of a work-study …
Read More »Russia “Can Only Be Forced Into Peace,” Zelensky tells UN
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday at the United Nations that Russia could only be forced into a peace settlement, as he vowed not to negotiate on Moscow’s terms to end the war. Addressing a special UN Security Council session attended by a representative of Russia, Zelensky also joined …
Read More »Russia Approves oil Pipeline Deal With Congo
RUSSIA has greenlit a draft agreement to construct a major oil pipeline in the Republic of the Congo, marking a significant step in strengthening its influence in Africa. The pipeline will stretch from the port city of Pointe-Noire to Makoulou Pichot, a settlement northeast of Brazzaville, and will pass …
Read More »India’s Modi Meets Putin in Russia To Discuss Ukraine Peace
INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began more than two years ago. Indian foreign ministry spokesman in New Delhi said ahead of the trip that Modi would likely discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict during his visit. …
Read More »US Sounds Alarm Over Chinese And North Korean Support For Russia’s War In Ukraine
This question wasn’t even directed toward President Joe Biden, but his determination to get in an answer created a revealing moment about the war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s and deepening US tensions with China. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was asked at a press conference in Italy last week …
Read More »Russia Overtook US As Gas Supplier To Europe In May – Report
Europe’s gas imports from Russia overtook supplies from the US for the first time in almost two years in May, despite the region’s efforts to wean itself off Russian fossil fuels since the full scale invasion of Ukraine. While one-off factors drove the reversal, it highlights the difficulty of further …
Read More »Putin Gives Out Terms For Ceasefire In Ukraine
Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine would need to withdraw troops from territories Russia claims to have annexed before a ceasefire could begin – a proposal Ukraine’s president called a Hitler-like “ultimatum.”. Volodymyr Zelensky has long said Ukraine will not negotiate with Moscow until Russian forces leave all Ukrainian territory, including …
Read More »New US Sanctions Force End Of Dollar And Euro Trading On Russia’s Main Exchange
New US sanctions against Russia have caused an immediate suspension of trading in dollars and euros on the country’s leading financial marketplace, the Moscow Exchange. The exchange, also known as MOEX, and the Russian central bank rushed out statements on Wednesday, a public holiday in Russia, within an hour of …
Read More »Russia Hands Over Remains Of 140 Ukrainian Soldiers
UKRAINE has received the bodies of 140 soldiers killed while trying to defend the regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhya and Kherson from Russian attacks. The authority responsible for prisoner of war matters disclosed this on Telegram on Friday. Five bodies were from the Sumy section in northern Ukraine. Russia has …
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