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Thousands rally for peace in Italy
Demonstrators in the cities of Genoa and Milan are demanding an end to weapons supplies to Kiev
Several thousand people turned up for peace demonstrations in the Italian cities of Genoa and Milan on Saturday. Union members and left-wing activists claimed, among other things, that authorities in Rome have breached national law by sending weapons to Ukraine.
China reveals plans to counter Musk’s ‘Starlink’
Beijing has expressed national-security concerns related to the SpaceX network
Chinese researchers are preparing to launch close to 13,000 satellites into a low-earth orbit, in a move which would dwarf – and potentially monitor – Elon Musk’s SpaceX ‘Starlink’ network, which first launched in 2019 and provides satellite internet access to 50 countries.
Protesters gather outside major American airbase in EU
Demonstrators descended on the Ramstein military installation in Germany, calling for an end to arms deliveries to Ukraine
Several hundred people gathered on Sunday outside Ramstein US airbase in southwestern Germany to demand an end to weapons shipments to Ukraine. The military site is where Western officials have regularly held meetings over the past year to coordinate their aid to Kiev.
US presidential hopeful calls for end to Ukraine aid
Washington should focus on countering China and tackling the Taiwan issue instead, Vivek Ramaswamy believes
The US is being “played” by Beijing in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, with China allegedly seeking to prolong the hostilities for as long as possible, Vivek Ramaswamy believes. The entrepreneur officially announced his candidacy for the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries earlier this week.
US’ inspector general for Afghanistan warns against Ukraine aid ‘wastage’
Washington has been the largest financial contributor to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia
Robust safeguards must be in place to prevent fraud and corruption from undermining foreign aid packages to assist Ukraine in its conflict with Russia, according to John Sopko, the United States’ Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR).
Sopko,
White House distances itself from Covid ‘lab-leak’ theory
A major newspaper has claimed that the US government believes the Covid-19 pandemic most likely originated in a Chinese laboratory
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has rejected a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report which stated that a US Department of Energy study concluded that the Covid-19 pandemic was likely the result of a failure of safety practices at a laboratory in China,
Saudi Arabia makes Ukraine aid pledge
The $400 million “humanitarian aid” package was announced during a surprise visit by the Saudi foreign minister to Kiev
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Sunday, meeting President Vladimir Zelensky in the capital city Kiev and becoming the highest-ranking official of the kingdom ever to visit the country.
Anti-NATO protests hit France
Rallies against the US-led NATO bloc and the supply of weapons to Ukraine have been held across France
Multiple mass protests against France’s NATO membership and its continued support of Kiev were held on Sunday in the capital Paris and at other locations across the country.
he demonstrations, taking place for the second consecutive weekend,
Hungary outlines flaws with arms shipments to Ukraine
Neither weapons deliveries nor sanctions help to save people’s lives, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said
Western sanctions on Russia and military support for Kiev will achieve nothing in terms of ending the Ukraine conflict, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said on Monday.
Speaking to RIA Novosti, he stated that the main duty of the international community must be saving people’s lives.
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