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Jul 28, 2021 13:44
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has told RT that, despite US President Joe Biden’s plans for a full troop withdrawal within the next few months, Afghanistan still faces American efforts to interfere in its internal affairs.
- Why you should care about Kazakhstan: The drought nobody is talking about could be a harbinger of doom for the region & the West
In a world plagued by a pandemic, some stories get left behind. One that has escaped headlines, probably understandably, is the Kazakh government’s new six-month ban on exporting food for livestock, insisting produce stay at home.Jul 28, 2021 12:49 - Blast off! Russia’s missile tests, rocket missions & new stealth fighter launch Moscow’s bid for supremacy in space & in the skiesJuly has been a remarkable month for Russian rockets, with Moscow announcing a handful of successful missile tests, the country showing off its warplanes at the MAKS international airshow, and launching the new Nauka space module.Jul 28, 2021 09:13
- Ukraine is rightful heir to historic Kievan Rus & ‘distant relatives’ like Russia should not claim it as their own, says ZelenskyIn a rebuke to an essay written by Russian President Vladimir Putin, his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed his view that “distant relatives,” like Moscow, should not try to claim the history of the Kievan Rus.Jul 28, 2021 15:22
- Moscow police raid apartment of The Insider's editor Dobrokhotov: Bellingcat-linked outlet is subject of MH17 defamation casePolice in Moscow have raided the home of Roman Dobrokhotov, editor-in-chief of Russian investigative outlet The Insider, in connection to a defamation case. His publication has been accused of lying about a Dutch researcher.Jul 28, 2021 11:54
- Ukraine is rightful heir to historic Kievan Rus & ‘distant relatives’ like Russia should not claim it as their own, says ZelenskyIn a rebuke to an essay written by Russian President Vladimir Putin, his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky has revealed his view that “distant relatives,” like Moscow, should not try to claim the history of the Kievan Rus.Jul 28, 2021 15:22
- US is pulling out of Afghanistan, but still trying to ‘watch what’s going on over the fence,’ Russian defense minister tells RTRussian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has told RT that, despite US President Joe Biden’s plans for a full troop withdrawal within the next few months, Afghanistan still faces American efforts to interfere in its internal affairs.Jul 28, 2021 13:44
- Why you should care about Kazakhstan: The drought nobody is talking about could be a harbinger of doom for the region & the WestIn a world plagued by a pandemic, some stories get left behind. One that has escaped headlines, probably understandably, is the Kazakh government’s new six-month ban on exporting food for livestock, insisting produce stay at home.Jul 28, 2021 12:49
- Moscow police raid apartment of The Insider's editor Dobrokhotov: Bellingcat-linked outlet is subject of MH17 defamation casePolice in Moscow have raided the home of Roman Dobrokhotov, editor-in-chief of Russian investigative outlet The Insider, in connection to a defamation case. His publication has been accused of lying about a Dutch researcher.Jul 28, 2021 11:54
- Chechen leader Kadyrov bans locals still unvaccinated against Covid-19 from entering mosques or shops & using public transportIn a bid to encourage mass inoculation against Covid-19, the authorities in Russia’s Chechen Republic have introduced a strict policy banning all unvaccinated people from entering mosques and stores and using public transport.Jul 28, 2021 09:45
- Blast off! Russia’s missile tests, rocket missions & new stealth fighter launch Moscow’s bid for supremacy in space & in the skiesJuly has been a remarkable month for Russian rockets, with Moscow announcing a handful of successful missile tests, the country showing off its warplanes at the MAKS international airshow, and launching the new Nauka space module.Jul 28, 2021 09:13
- Russian state gas giant declines to buy extra transit capacity in Ukraine's Soviet-era network as Nord Stream 2 nears completionRussian-state owned energy firm Gazprom has reportedly decided not to purchase the rights to move additional gas supplies through Ukraine, on top of its normal exports, for August, as a debate rages over Kiev's transit revenues.Jul 27, 2021 17:41
- Russia approves clinical trials of Covid-19 vaccine cocktail: 150 volunteers to receive one dose each of Sputnik V & AstraZenecaThe Russian Ministry of Health is to test the effectiveness of combining the Russian Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine with the British AstraZeneca jab. Clinical trials are due to begin soon and are planned to last until March 2022.Jul 27, 2021 13:51
- Tikhanovskaya's world tour of foreign capitals is entirely funded & coordinated by Western nations, says Russian Foreign MinistryThe activities of exiled Belarusian opposition figure Svetlana Tikhanovskaya are coordinated by Western countries, and she is being fully funded to go around the world for “pseudo-official events,” despite the Covid-19 pandemic.Jul 27, 2021 13:05
- WATCH: Russian Pirs module undocks from International Space Station ahead of destructive re-entry into Earth's atmosphereNearly 20 years after it was attached to the International Space Station, Russia’s Pirs module has undocked from the planet’s only inhabited satellite and is now heading for a destructive re-entry into the Earth’s atmosphere.Jul 27, 2021 13:03
- By acknowledging America can’t stop the pipeline, Biden's Nord Stream 2 deal seals the end of the Washington-centric world orderThe new agreement between the US and Germany was supposed to show the West was united behind American leadership across the globe. Instead, the deal lays bare the emerging fault lines in a rapidly changing multi-polar world.Jul 27, 2021 12:08
- The latest Trump ‘revelations’ show how conspiracy theories & rumors shared online about Russia are undermining American democracyThe term “fake news” has faded from the headlines, but it remains a staple of our newspapers and our screens. As information becomes more accessible, disinformation has now become a greater threat to democracies than ever before.Jul 27, 2021 09:30
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