The administration of US President Joe Biden has not invited the governments of Venezuela and Nicaragua to next month’s US summit in Los Angeles, a State Department official has said, threatening boycotts and other boycotts. The meeting’s coordinator, Kevin O’Reilly, also said it was up to the White House to decide whether to invite Cuba […]
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Johnson: He apologized for Partygate … but he did not give up
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson apologized today to the guards and cleaning staff of Downing Street, after the publication of the report on the parties he organized in the middle of the quarantine, which reveals, among other things, the lack of respect for these workers. Despite the aggravating conclusions of Johnson’s […]
Lavrov: The Italian peace plan is not serious
The head of the Russian diplomacy assessed in an interview published today that the peace plan in Ukraine proposed by Italy is not “serious”. Sergei Lavrov also stated that he knows the content only from the press, as the text has not been transmitted to Moscow. Undersecretary of State Andrei Rudenko said Monday that he […]
Matarella: Our cooperation with Algeria in energy is of strategic importance
The President of the Italian Republic Sergio Matarella received today at the Kyrgyz Palace the President of Algeria Abdelmajid Tebun. “Algeria has long been a strategic partner in the energy sector, but also in a number of other areas. We are grateful to Algeria for further intensifying this cooperation, which has resulted from contacts with […]
Macron-Erdogan conversation on Ukraine and Sweden-Finland accession to NATO
Developments in Ukraine and the issue of Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO were the topics discussed today by the Presidents of France and Turkey, Macron and Erdogan. According to the Elysee Field Palace, the telephone conversation lasted an hour and the two sides agreed on the urgency of the ceasefire and the implementation of […]
Blinken: The United States does not seek to cut China off from the world economy
The United States is not seeking to cut China off from the world economy, but it wants Beijing to follow international rules, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken is expected to say in a long-awaited speech today. “This is not a new Cold War. This is not a division of the world into rigid ideological coalitions,” […]
Britain – Partygate: Two more Conservative MPs withdraw their support for Johnson
Two other Conservative lawmakers today withdrew their support for Prime Minister Boris Johnson following the publication of the findings of public official Sue Gray’s investigation into the Partygate scandal. A day after a report describing a spree on Downing Street was released during the lockdown, Conservative MPs John Barron and David Simmons said they could […]
Two Russian soldiers have pleaded guilty in a new war crimes case
Two captured Russian soldiers have pleaded guilty to bombing a town in eastern Ukraine in a second Russian war crimes trial in Ukraine. At a trial in Kotelevska, central Ukraine, state prosecutors have demanded that Alexander Bobikin and Alexander Ivanov be sentenced to 12 years in prison for violating the laws of war. Defense attorney […]
Kremlin: West responsible for blocking grain exports from Ukraine
The Kremlin today rejected allegations by the United States and the European Union that Russia had blocked grain exports from Ukraine and accused the West of creating sanctions by imposing sanctions, according to Reuters. “We do not accept these accusations. Instead, we blame Western countries for taking action that led to this,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry […]
Stoltenberg: My goal remains the rapid accession process for Finland and Sweden
“The war in Ukraine is a ‘wild war,’” said NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. “It’s an aggressive war. This is Putin’s war. “. Mr Stoltenberg spoke to a group of media outlets, including the Belgian newspaper La Libre, and noted that “Russia’s military offensive against Ukraine is one of the most anticipated military strikes we have […]
