Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said European states are doing all they can to escalate tensions in Ukraine and to urge Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to keep fighting. “They are doing everything possible to continue the war and in every way encourage Zelensky to do so,” he said on the Rossiya 1 television channel. Peskov added …
United States President Donald Trump said at the American Cornerstone Institute Founder’s Dinner that Europe must stop buying Russian oil “The Europeans are buying oil from Russia, it’s not supposed to happen,” Trump said, adding that “[US Representative to NATO Matt Whitaker] won’t let it happen much longer.” Two weeks ago, the president urged the EU to …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Russia must face consequences and Ukraine needs more force to end the war. “Russia must feel the consequences of what it is doing. Sufficient counteraction is needed to force them to seek peace,” Zelensky stated. He said Ukraine must rely on its army strength, its long-range strike capability …
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that his country will “never surrender” amid “excessive demands” and sanctions from the West. “The West cannot stop us. They hit us in Natanz, but they are unaware that it is humans who built and will rebuild Natanz,” Pezeshkian stated in televised remarks. “Through the ‘snapback,’ they block …
Every day we move closer to losing oil from major producers due to embargoes and escalating war. On the list of at risk oil supplies are: Russia: 4,000,000 BPD Iran: 3,259,000 BPD Venezuela : 1,000,000 BPD Iraq: northern routes through Syria 2,500,000 BPD Syria: 400,000 BPD Total amounts of oil from or through war …
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United Nations Ambassador to Iran Amir Saeid Iravani (pictured) sharply rejected the Security Council’s decision on Friday to reactivate international sanctions on Tehran’s nuclear program. The measures, lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, will take effect on September 27 after nine countries opposed blocking the snapback mechanism. Calling the move “hasty, unnecessary, and unlawful,” Iravani said Iran bears …
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Estonian airspace was violated by Russian military jets on Friday, European and NATO sources said. Three Russian military jets violated NATO member Estonia’s airspace for 12 minutes in an “unprecedentedly brazen” incursion, its government said, The incident comes just over a week after more than 20 Russian drones entered Polish airspace on the night of …
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European Commission spokesperson Paula Pinho announced on Wednesday that the commission has adopted the 19th package of sanctions against Russia. “As has been expected for a while, we can confirm that the commission has adopted a new 19th package of sanctions against Russia,” the spokesperson shared at a press briefing and added that European Commission …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Russia continued attacking civilians despite “the whole world and above all the United States” calling for the end to the conflict. He added that it seems Moscow “is not hearing” US President Donald Trump’s calls to stop the “killing” and engage in diplomacy. On the other hand, …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — European officials told Iran on Wednesday it had yet to take the actions needed to stop the return of United Nations sanctions over its nuclear program, warning time was running out. The comments from the German Foreign Ministry and the European Union came after a call Iran had Wednesday with …