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  Moscow will work on breaking through the “hysteria” of some of the foreign media, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said File Photo.  ©   Natalya Seliverstova / RIA Novosti Russia will continue to  “speak the truth”  to the world, despite Western governments and media refusing to allow their citizens to hear what Moscow has to say, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated on Tuesday.  Peskov was asked by the VGTRK broadcaster about Ukraine’s claims that Russia struck a children’s hospital in Kiev. Moscow has insisted that its forces targeted a nearby missile plant and that the hospital was actually hit by a stray Ukrainian air defense missile. Ukraine’s version of events was quickly backed by its Western supporters. Moscow and Kiev further traded accusations during an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday. “It is very difficult to get our point across to the Western world right now. They do not want to hear anything,”  Peskov sai...

  Yulia Navalnaya has been charged with being a member of an extremist organization, according to a press release issued by the city’s judiciary FILE PHOTO: Alexey Navalny's widow, Yulia  ©   Global Look Press / Christoph Soeder Moscow’s Basmanny Court has issued an arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of the late opposition figure Alexey Navalny, the city courts’ press service revealed on Tuesday. She has been charged with being part of an extremist group, it said. The court  “upheld a motion [submitted] by investigators and ordered [Navalnaya] to be put into custody for two months,”  the statement published on Telegram said. This would begin from the moment of her extradition to Russia or if she is detained within the country, it added. The court said Navalnaya had  “evaded”  law enforcement authorities. Under Russian law, membership in an extremist organization is punishable with a fine of between 300,000 and 600,000 rubles ($3,450 and...

  If a Russian missile actually struck the clinic, there would be nothing but rubble left, Vasily Nebenzia has told the UN Security Council Emergency services work at the scene of a blast at the Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kiev, Ukraine, July 8, 2024  ©   AFP / Maxim Marusenko Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, has accused Ukrainian forces of hitting a children’s hospital with an air defense missile, declaring that if a Russian missile had struck the building,  “there would be nothing left.” In an address to the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Dr. Vladimir Zhovnir, the director of Kiev’s Okhmatdyt children’s hospital, accused Russia of deliberately striking the facility on Monday. Two people died and scores were injured in the blast, Zhovnir claimed, calling the incident  “not just a war crime, [but] far beyond the limit of humanity.” “Does Mr. Zhovnir understand that if it was a Russian missile, there would be nothing left of...

  Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi have agreed to boost mutual trade to $100 billion within six years Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L), Moscow, Russia, July 09, 2024.  ©  Getty Images /  Anadolu / Contributor Russia and India have set a goal of reaching $100 billion in bilateral trade by 2030, according to President Vladimir Putin’s top economic adviser, Maksim Oreshkin. Putin met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bilateral talks on Tuesday. The leaders negotiated a wide range of issues, including strengthening cooperation, as well as the peaceful resolution of the Ukraine crisis. “The figures show that [trade] development is taking place here, and very actively,”  Oreshkin said, adding that Putin and Modi had agreed on a common plan of strategic cooperation until 2030. Oreshkin also said the heads of state had discussed the use of Indian and Russian payment systems, adding that  “the infrastructu...

  US officials privately believe it will be impossible for Kiev to win back its lost territories, according to the outlet FILE PHOTO.  ©  Getty Images /  Kostiantyn Liberov ;  Libkos Kiev’s forces are stretched thin and its foreign backers believe that Ukraine will not be able to take back its lost territories, the New York Times reported on Tuesday citing anonymous sources. US officials privately consider it  “all but impossible”  for Ukraine to win back all the territories it has lost to Russia, according to the outlet. However, they are said to believe that if Kiev’s battlefield performance improves, it could still  “emerge a victor”  in the conflict by moving towards closer integration with NATO and Europe. American officials also reportedly think that starting peace talks at this point would be a  “mistake,”  given that Ukraine is about to benefit from $61 billion approved by the US Congress in May, which is set to go towards s...

The embattled president still “has all the power,” his Republican rival has told Fox News Donald Trump reacts during the CNN Presidential Debate in Atlanta, Georgia, June 27, 2024  ©   Getty Images / Justin Sullivan US President Joe Biden  “doesn’t want to quit”  and  “may very well stay”  in the race for the White House, Republican rival Donald Trump has said. According to Trump, the Democratic Party will find it difficult to force Biden to quit. In the two weeks since he debated a visibly frail and confused Biden last month, Trump has stayed out of the public eye. Meanwhile, liberal media outlets have run articles questioning Biden’s  mental health , as Democratic donors and lawmakers reportedly  weigh  their options for forcing the 81-year-old to suspend his reelection campaign. In a phone interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity on Monday night, Trump predicted that Biden will withstand the pressure to step down. “It looks to me lik...

The Indian Prime Minister has repeatedly called for dialogue to find a peaceful solution to the conflict Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi  ©   Sergey Bobylev ;  RIA Novosti Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his continued attempts to find a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine crisis. Modi is currently on his first official bilateral visit to Russia since beginning a third consecutive term in office. It is also his first trip to the country since the start of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. Speaking with the Indian leader at the Kremlin on Tuesday following closed informal discussions the day before, Putin thanked Modi for  “the attention you are paying to the most pressing problems, including trying to find some ways to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, of course, primarily by peaceful means.” Modi in turn appreciated the fact that he and Putin were able to openly exchange their o...