Medvedev sees no point in maintaining diplomatic relations with Poland

Russia sees no sense in maintaining diplomatic relations with Poland as long as anti-Russian forces remain in power, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev wrote on his Twitter page on Saturday.

Apparent drone attack starts fire at Crimea fuel depot

An apparent drone strike started a fire at a fuel storage facility in the Crimean port city of Sevastopol on Saturday, the Moscow-installed governor there said, Reuters reports.

The European Commission reached an agreement with 5 countries regarding the import of certain Ukrainian food products

The executive vice-president of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis, announced that an agreement was reached with Bulgaria, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia regarding the import of certain Ukrainian food products, which the five member countries had vetoed, reports Rador.

Russia sentenced at the ECtHR for crimes committed during the 2008 conflict in South Ossetia

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has condemned Russia and ordered it to pay Georgia compensation of around €130 million for crimes committed during the conflict in South Ossetia in 2008.

Moscow readies its weapons for Ukrainian counteroffensive

Russia, with more than 800 kilometres of defences, is preparing for a Ukrainian counteroffensive, the outcome of which will be decisive for the continuation of the conflict, AFP reports, quoted by news.ro.

Major fire devastates two villages in Russia

Major fires in the Russian Federation. The press reports that the villages of Sosva and Tajiny in the Sverdlovsk region have almost completely burned down. One person died as a result of the fires.

US President Joe Biden announced his candidacy for a second term in the White House

US President Joe Biden formally announced Tuesday that he will run in the 2024 election, asking voters to give him more time to "finish the job" he started when he was sworn in, according to Mediafax.

EU Foreign Ministers describe comments by China's Ambassador to Paris as totally unacceptable

Recent remarks by China's ambassador to Paris about the sovereignty of former Soviet Union countries such as Ukraine are totally unacceptable, several European Union foreign ministers said on Monday ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) meeting in Luxembourg, Reuters and Agerpres report.

Western countries evacuate their citizens from Sudan, where internal conflict continues

Several countries are making efforts to evacuate their citizens from Sudan, where internal conflict between two armed factions has intensified in the past ten days, DPA and Agerpres reported on Monday.

China respects sovereignty, independence and integrity of all countries, Chinese Foreign Ministry assures

China respects the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all countries, as well as the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning assured at her regular press conference on Monday, saying her remarks on sovereignty represent the official position of the Chinese government, Reuters and AFP noted, cited by Agerpres.

Protests in Israel. Thousands show their dissatisfaction with judicial reform

Protests in Israel continue unabated. Thousands of people took to the streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday night to show their dissatisfaction with the judicial reform, even though the bill has been temporarily suspended. Protesters waved the country's flag and lit candles. This is the 16th anti-government protest.

France expresses "dismay" after Chinese ambassador denies sovereignty of former Soviet countries

France has expressed its "dismay" after statements by the Chinese ambassador to France, who denied the sovereignty of the countries that emerged from the Soviet Union and questioned whether the Crimean Peninsula belongs to Ukraine, AFP and Agerpres report.