Новости за 22.05.2024

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The proposals for technological and industrial development submitted by Russia's Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) will be discussed among BRICS partners as part of the preparations for the bloc's summit in October, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - France conducted the first test launch of an updated supersonic air-to-ground ASMPA missile, which is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Wednesday.

Introduced into service in the 1970s, America's Minuteman III ICBM arsenal has been plagued by notoriously outdated tech, including computers using eight-inch floppies until the late 2010s. Efforts to modernize the missiles have been problematic, with the Air Force forced to ‘safely terminate’ a test launch in November after detecting an ‘anomaly’.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The US and Dutch navies conducted joint naval operations in the South China Sea to increase interoperability and readiness in the Indo-Pacific, the US Navy said on Wednesday.

On May 21, Russia commenced the first stage of exercises involving practical training in the preparation and usage of non-strategic nuclear weapons.

WARSAW (Sputnik) - Poland is ready to increase the number of troops at it eastern border and provide them with better equipment amid increased tensions in the country's relations with Belarus and Russia, Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (Sputnik) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry went to Tehran on Wednesday to attend the funeral ceremony for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and other officials who died in a helicopter crash over the weekend.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia does not violate international law, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday, commenting on the Pentagon's statement that Russia allegedly launched a satellite carrying a counterspace weapon.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia has never had any intention whatsoever to revise its state border, economic zone and continental shelf in the Baltic, a military-diplomatic source said.

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran on May 19. The delegation was on its way back from a visit to the Azerbaijan border.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Slovak security services are cooperating with their counterparts in the other countries to investigate an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Robert Fico, Slovak Defense Minister Robert Kalinak said on Wednesday.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and members of his delegation, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran on May 19.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Some EU member states are considering imposing sanctions on Georgia, including the suspension of visa-free travel regime, over the foreign agents bill, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the situation.

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - In late March, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said that Madrid had reached an agreement with Ireland, Slovenia and Malta to take the first steps toward recognizing the State of Palestine to promote the peace process.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik), Kirill Krasilnikov - The UK's High Court of Justice decision to grant WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to challenge his extradition to the United States invites cautious optimism, however his chances of being exonerated are miniscule, experts told Sputnik.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The European Union has been boosting imports of Russian fertilizers for the third month in a row, purchasing fertilizers worth 174 million euros ($188.8 million) in March, the highest figure since December 2022, an analysis of the European statistical office's data conducted by Sputnik showed on Wednesday.

Previously, Newsweek and several other outlets reported that Tucker Carlson had launched his own show on Russian television.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, who died in a helicopter crash with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, will be buried on Thursday morning in the city of Rey in Tehran Province, Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Wednesday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - If the European Union bans the import of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) in one of its sanctions packages, Russia will not be left without buyers in other parts of the world, as the demand for energy resources is only growing, Director of First European Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry Artyom Studennikov said.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken claimed that the Iranian people and the world at large have benefited from the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

BEIJING, (Sputnik) - China will continue strengthening the strategic partnership between China and Iran "regardless of how the situation changes," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told a meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari.

In a landmark move, ICC Attorney General Karim Khan has requested the issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, alongside Hamas leaders, on charges related to the ongoing conflict in Gaza, thus sparking debate on ICC current status.

MOSCOW, (Sputnik) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he had no concerns about traveling abroad despite the recent move by International Criminal Court (ICC) to request a warrant for his arrest.

CAIRO, (Sputnik) - Egypt can use all available options to ensure its national security and preserve the historical rights of the Palestinian people, Egyptian broadcaster Al Qahera News reported on Tuesday, citing an unnamed high-ranking official.

WASHINGTON, (Sputnik) - President Joe Biden's approval rating fell 2% in the period between March and April, marking the lowest level in two years, a new Reuters poll revealed on Tuesday.