World powers to blame for Syria deaths if talks fail: Annan
International envoy Kofi Annan warned world powers Saturday they would be partly responsible for further deaths of Syrians if they fail to agree on how to end the violence there. Read more…
What’s behind NATO’s reaction to downed Turkish jet? – VOR
Igor Siletsky
Although NATO is not considering military action over the shooting down of a Turkish fighter jet in Syria, what happened is unacceptable and deserves condemnation, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said after a NATO emergency meeting on Syria. His statement indicates NATO’s reluctance to use military force against Damascus. Read more…
Mursi announces Camp David revision plan – VOR
Artyom Kobzev
Egypt’s President Elect Mohamed Mursi. Photo: AFP
Egypt’s President Elect Mohamed Mursi has announced his plan to revise his country’s 1979 Camp David peace accords with Israel. Speaking in Cairo Monday in an interview with Iran’s Fars news agency, he described these accords as ‘unequal and unfair’ and indicated that they were signed under pressure from the United States at a time when Egypt badly needed American economic help. Read more…
Egypt: tensions grow between Islamists and military junta
Konstantin Garibov .
Photo: EPA
The Muslim Brotherhood has said its candidate, Mohammed Mursi, has won Sunday’s presidential run-off. His rival, independent candidate Ahmed Shafiq has not recognized defeat. Read more…
The G20 and global economic challenges
An unprecedented crisis hit the global economy four years ago, sending visible ripples around the entire world and affecting every country to some degree. Read more…
Moscow calls on Tripoli to release ICC officials
Konstantin Garibov
Moscow demands that Tripoli should immediately release four representatives of the International Criminal Court (ICC), one of whom is Russian citizen Alexander Khodakov, the ICC secretariat’s adviser for external relations. Russia also insists that UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon should interfere to help resolve the problem. Read more…
Russia – Lavrov, the peace dealer
Polina Chernitsa
A number of politicians, both in the West and in the East, say that Kofi Annan’s plan on Syria allegedly presupposes that Russia should put pressure on the Assad regime in order to make it lay down arms. Read more…
June 12 – Day of Russia
Konstantin Garibov
Photo: RIA Novosti
On June 12, this country is marking the Russia Day bank holiday with festivities, concerts and entertainment events. Read more…
Moscow – No more USAID in Russia
Wager! “Ruushkii oo ka qayliyay hay’adda maraykanka u qaabilsan horumarinta gargaarka caalmiga ee dibadda iyo saddex kalmadood oo kala ah “bulshada rayadka” ah, “xuquuaqal insaanka iyo dimuquraadiyadda oo uu tuhunsan yahay in loogu dhuumanayo”. Hay’addaas oo lagu magacaabo marka lasoo gaabiyo USAID ayay sheegeen in dalkooda ay ka joojiyeen.Maraykanka ayaa isaguna dhinaciisa sidoo kale kahadlay hay’adda ayaa sheegay inay dhawaan heleen go’aanka Ruushka ee ay ku joojiyeen hawlihii ay hay’addu kawaday Ruushka sida laga soo xigatay warsaxaafadeed kusoobaxay website rasmiga ah ee Wasaaradda A Dibadda.
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Hoos ka Akhri Faallada.
Boris Volkhonsky
On Tuesday, the US State Department published a press release on its official website, stating, that it is winding up its activities in Russia.
The statement reads,
“The United States recently received the Russian Government’s decision to end USAID activities in the Russian Federation. We are extremely proud of what USAID has accomplished in Russia over the past two decades, and we will work with our partners and staff to responsibly end or transition USAID’s programs. While USAID’s physical presence in Russia will come to an end, we remain committed to supporting democracy, human rights, and the development of a more robust civil society in Russia and look forward to continuing our cooperation with Russian non-governmental organizations.” Read more…