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A Nizhny Novgorod resident who holds Russian and Italian citizenship has enlisted to take part in the special military operation, local authorities said.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Several US Republican politicians have criticized US President Joe Biden’s foreign policy in West Africa, Fox News reported on Wednesday.

In March, the ruble reached record levels in Russia's foreign trade: 43.9 percent for exports and 40.8 percent for imports. That was the first time it has exceeded 40 percent for both at once, according to data from the Central Bank.

The Yemeni Islamist, pan-Arab nationalist, anti-imperialist and anti-Zionist movement effectively closed down the Red Sea to the merchant fleets of Israel and its allies in late 2023 in solidarity with Gazans, with their campaign of ship seizures, missile and drone attacks causing a two-thirds drop in tonnage passing through the strategic waterway.

The RSM-56 Bulava (lit. "Mace") missile is a crucial component of Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrent, and the keystone of the Navy’s nuclear capabilities.

Journalist Patrick Lawence sees weakness at the heart of American attempts to impose its will by force.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - NATO defense ministers will hold a meeting in Brussels from June 13-14, the alliance said on Wednesday.

Over the past three years, the US has slapped Iran with more than 600 similar sanctions.

Egypt announced on Sunday that it would seek permission to join South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in which Israel has been accused of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention. Earlier this year, Colombia and Turkiye also asked to join the case which was brought in January.

The news comes just days after Biden announced a hold on the provision of 2,000 pound bombs to Israel, citing concerns over the potential for mass civilian casualties.

Previously, China had warned the White House not to politicize bilateral trade and to abide by the “basic norms” of the market economy.

Moscow and Beijing have moved from strength to economic strength as US attempts to confront its adversaries militarily and economically have been undermined by the realities of a newly-multipolar world.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Relations between China and the Russian Federation are stronger than ever and continuing to strengthen, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.