The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has held consultations with the Vatican’s Special Envoy for Peace, Cardinal Matteo Zuppi. According to a statement published on the ministry’s website, Lavrov met with the Vatican’s emissary as part of a working visit by Zuppi to Moscow. The two have held in-depth discussions “on cooperation in the humanitarian […]
It doesn’t get much further into the Global South than Antarctica, and Russia and China are in talks over joint drilling of the Gamburtsev Mountain Range in the middle of the continent, the Russian Federal Agency for Mineral Resources (Rosnedra) has stated. Last month, the Chinese cities of Beijing and Changchun hosted international conferences on […]
Moscow has listed 47 countries, including some from Asia, whose “destructive attitudes” contradict Russian values, opening the path for nationals of these nations to seek asylum in Russia if they so choose. This follows the signing of a Presidential decree last month allowing foreigners who disagree with the “neoliberal” agenda pushed by their own governments […]
Amid the furore concerning the United States sanctioning the Russian media platform RT, other tactics are also being used by US media and content outlets to supress free speech. One of these has directly affected Russia’s Pivot to Asia, whose embryonic Linked In account has abruptly been suspended within 24 hours of it being set […]
Mongolia has ignored the arrest warrant issued by the ill-named “International Criminal Court” (ICC), a legal institution based in the Hague. The ICC had issued a warrant for the arrest and detention of the Russian President, Vladimir Putin, on charges of war crimes committed in Ukraine. Western media has made much of Mongolia’s non-complicity during […]
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Foreign nationals who share Russia’s traditional values, and disagree with the ‘neoliberal’ principles imposed by their own governments can now apply for Russian residency permits, according to a decree signed on Monday (August 19) by President Vladimir Putin. Unofficial estimates suggest that up to 80,000 foreign individuals – and their families – would take up […]
Update – August 14: A result of the Putin-Abbas meeting, Palestine has been invited attend October’s annual BRICS heads of state conference, which will be taking place in Kazan. Abbas stated that “A particular format will be organized and will be devoted exclusively to Palestine, so that all BRICS members and other guest attendees can […]
The Indian government has approved a proposal for building a large deep water port on its western coast to connect it with major global trade networks and handle trade with Russia, New Delhi has announced. The port, to be built at Vadhavan in the Maharashtra state, would aid trade flow through the International North-South Transportation […]
The UK held a General election this week with a new socialist Labour party government gaining power for the first time in 14 years. They were also voted into government with a significant majority meaning they will be able to follow their own policies when it comes to governing the UK. But where does this […]
New conflicts change many aspects of life in many ways, often violent but sometimes in soft power ways as well. This was recognised by George Orwell, the British novelist and poet, who lived between 1903 and 1950 and was versed in experiencing World Wars One and Two, as well as the early stages of the […]
A little commented on issue in Western Europe is the significant possibility that Republika Srpska, currently part of Bosnia & Herzegovina (BiH), may shortly declare independence. Part of the former Yugoslavia, Republika Srpska is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located […]
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