Western attempts to preserve hegemony have thrown the world into chaos, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the UN Security Council. The Ukraine conflict is about the future of global order, the Russian FM told the UN Security Council.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired Monday’s session of the UN Security Council, dedicated to “effective multilateralism.” In his opening remarks, he outlined the nature of the current conflict, which he said was really between the UN Charter and the “rules-based order” of the collective West.
Lavrov also noted that the US had effectively denied visas to his accredited media pool, a move to which Moscow has vowed to respond in such a way “to make Americans remember that things should not be done in such a fashion.”
The secret meeting was held as US-Saudi relations stand at their lowest points in decades. The head of the CIA made an unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia in April with the goal of mending ties with the gulf kingdom, according to a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report from 3 May. William Burns, director of the CIA, […]
by Saul Zimet – Technological automation of industry has accelerated in countless sectors of the economy, from service to manufacturing, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. A Morning Consult poll shows that at least 1.8 million people, and probably many more, have recently turned down jobs because of generous unemployment benefits. Others have stayed […]
Russia isn’t pleased with being squeezed out of Armenia, but it might take some consolation knowing that this corridor could dissuade the West from exploiting Armenia to destabilize the region, which India and Iran could help it realize. The New York Times (NYT) drew the world’s attention to the North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC) last week […]
