Author: Oliver Matthews

Russia has never tried to destroy Ukraine’s statehood or national identity, and its special operation is conducted against the neo-Nazi regime, not ordinary people, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya has said, Report informs, citing TASS. “It is important to understand that we are not fighting against the Ukrainian people,” he added. “We are fighting against the criminal nationalist regime which came to power in 2014 after a Western-supported anti-constitutional coup and resolved to remove from Ukraine everything that is related to Russia and to glorify Nazi accomplices.”.

The sanctions will have ramifications across Europe and the rest of the world, he predicted Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic likened sanctions on Russia to a double-edged sword in an interview with Pink TV on Sunday. He said he was expecting increased pressure on Serbia this coming year about issues concerning Kosovo and Metohija and sanctions on Russia. “It’s a double-edged sword. It’s not easy,” Vucic said, referring to sanctions on Russia. The sanctions will have ramifications across Europe and the rest of the world, he predicted. “No one felt them too much this past year, but next winter will be…

On February 16, Ukraine and Russia conducted another exchange of prisoners of war, as a result of which 101 Ukrainians returned home. Andriy Yermak, head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, announced this on Telegram.”We continue to return Ukrainians from captivity. Today, 100 of our soldiers and one civilian are going home. Among the released fighters are the National Guardsmen, border guards and the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 94 of them are the defenders of Mariupol, including 63 soldiers from Azovstal. Their relatives have been waiting for them for so long,” he wrote. According to…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — While still grappling with the fallout from a company he did take private, beleaguered billionaire Elon Musk is now facing a trial over a company he didn’t. Long before Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion in October, he had set his sights on Tesla, the electric automaker where he continues to serve as CEO and from which he derives most of his wealth and fame. Musk claimed in a August 7, 2018 tweet that he had lined up the financing to pay for a $72 billion buyout of Tesla, which he then amplified with a follow-up…

Rep. Kevin McCarthy was elected speaker of the House early Saturday, after a grueling days-long fight laid bare the divisions between parties – and within his own – in a dismal foreshadowing of the legislative process under the GOP majority in the next two years. The California Republican succeeded in swaying remaining holdouts to clinch the votes that appeared out of reach just days ago when ballot after ballot yielded almost no progress in a marathon week of voting unlike any speaker election since the Civil War. But on Friday morning, the tide began to shift for McCarthy, after negotiations earlier…

For Catalina Bernal Andrade, Christmas 2009 was unusual — in more ways than one. That year, Catalina’s father had been diagnosed with colon cancer. Catalina, then 31, had moved back into her parents’ home in Bogotá, Colombia, to support them through his treatment. Christmas rolled around, and Catalina and her family celebrated as best they could, despite the tough circumstances. In Colombia, the main festive celebrations take place on December 24, and staying up all night is pretty common. Catalina and her family enjoyed a Christmas Eve filled with drinking, dining and festivities. After only a few hours of sleep,…