With two months left before the 'West 2017' (Zapad 2017) Russia-Belarus joint military drills, NATO hysteria is ramping up, calling up for the exercises to feature 'more transparency'. Political analyst Yevgeny Krutikov explains what is meant by this strange demand and what Russia and Belarus should give up in order to satisfy it.
It was pleasing to see Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin greet each other cordially at the G20 summit. After their breakthrough first meeting, one hopes the two leaders have a personal foundation for future cooperation.
A future history of the G20 in Hamburg might start with a question posed by President Donald Trump – actually his speechwriter – a few days earlier in Warsaw:
The Brazilian wandering spider is one of the world's most venomous arachnids, but this man apparently has no problem allowing it to crawl on his exposed arm.
The deputy chairman of China-Arab Exchange Association stated that he governments of China and Syria are discussing the start of direct flights between Damascus and a range of Chinese big cities.
No evident ceasefire violations in southwestern Syria have been registered, according to a source in Damascus.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Russia and the United States should take into account that Israel does not want the new Syrian ceasefire to allow Iran to boost its military presence in southwestern Syria.
During the G20 meeting in Hamburg, the US reiterated its rejection of the climate change rhetoric and yet again labelled the practices of certain nations in international trade unfair, meaning the era of the neo-isolationist industrial renaissance in the US has officially begun.
One of the goals of US President Donald Trump's recent speech in Warsaw was to motivate Poland to fight Germany amid ongoing conflicts inside the European Union, Russian blogger Ivan Danilov wrote in his article for RIA Novosti.
The head of the delegation to the OSCE PA stated that Russia voted against the final Minsk declaration as it included several resolutions, which were politicized.
Russian lawmaker and special counterterrorism envoy of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) Nikolay Kovalev was elected OSCE PA Vice-President at the assembly's annual meeting in Minsk, Belarus on Sunday.
The 25th Annual Session of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) voted on Sunday in favor of a resolution on "Strengthening the role of the OSCE in countering terrorism" proposed by Russian delegate Nikolay Kovalev.
Much has been said about the first-ever personal meeting between Presidents Putin and Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg. Even though there were no pompous declarations after the encounter, political analysts explain why the results of the talks are a real breakthrough with regards to the Syrian conflict.
The first meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Hamburg evoked a wave of criticism from Western media, as a number of notable news outlets blasted the US President for his conduct during negotiations.
According to Defense Ministry bulletin, Russian representatives registered two violations of the ceasefire regime in Syria over the past 24 hours.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived on Sunday on an official visit in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, local media reported.
According to Azerbaijan’s Defense Ministry, Armenia has violated the ceasefire regime in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region 109 times over last 24 hours.
The second day of the G20 summit in Hamburg saw a whole array of significant talks, including those which brought together the Presidents of Russia, Turkey and China.
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan congratulated Commander of the Libyan National Army Gen. Khalifa Haftar on liberation of the port city of Benghazi, local media reported on Sunday.
Former President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Dick Pound called on FIFA to launch an independent investigation into the alleged use of doping by Russian football players, media reported on Sunday.
Samudra the elephant, who lives in Oregon Zoo, really likes swimming. We mean, he really, really likes to swim, and in fact has turned his love of the water into a spectacular performance for the zoo visitors.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-o-cha postponed his visit to the United States, previously scheduled for July 19, because both sides needed more time to consider the framework of discussion, local media reported Sunday.
German politicians from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) demanded to fundamentally change attitudes towards left-wing extremism after the violent protests in Hamburg that occurred on the days of the G20 summit, local media reported.
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of US President Donald Trump, along with Paul Manafort, Trump's presidential campaign manager, and Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, met with a Russian lawyer to discuss the suspended program of adoption of children from Russia by US citizens during 2016 election campaign, local media reported Saturday.
The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) does not currently maintain any contacts with the North Korean military amid escalation of crisis on Korean peninsula, local media reported Sunday, citing senior military official.