Russian foreign minister says they are open for talks but reject West’s attempts at intimidation
Citing the fate of the 2014-15 Minsk agreement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal for mediation between Russia and Ukraine, calling it empty posturing and an attempt to seek attention
West-initiated Jeddah conference on Ukraine war faces uncertain prospects without Russian participation
Mexico refused to join the talks scheduled in Saudi Arabia to gather support for Ukraine’s peace plan as Russia had not been invited. President Zelensky’s plan involves Russian withdrawal from all Ukrainian territories, including Crimea, payment of war reparations, and trials in a war tribunal
Russia-Ukraine talks to continue despite Bucha setback
Russia has alleged that Western countries and media have deliberately ignored the facts that deny its involvement in the Bucha killings for the sole purpose of derailing the progress made in the peace talks so far and prolong the war
- Israeli massacres, settler violence surge in Gaza and West Bank
- Israel continues to target Palestinian and foreign journalists
- Argentine Chamber of Deputies ratifies Milei’s veto of university funding law
- Israel commits new massacre in Damascus, continues attacks on Lebanon and Gaza
- Undercover Israeli forces kill four Palestinians in Nablus
