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Chinese embassy slams Moscow over Russian border incident – POLITICO
The Chinese embassy in Moscow on Friday criticized “brutal and excessive law enforcement by Russia” after five Chinese citizens were denied entry into the country.
In a post on Chinese social media platform WeChat, the embassy said the incident had “seriously damaged the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens.”
On attempting to enter Russia on July 29, the group of Chinese citizens was “repeatedly” questioned for “up to 4 hours,” according to the statement. They had their tourist visas
China to participate in Ukraine peace talks in Saudi Arabia – POLITICO
China will send a team to Saudi-hosted Ukraine peace talks, the Chinese foreign ministry said Friday.
Special Representative of the Chinese Government on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui will join leaders and representatives from more than 40 countries in Jeddah for a meeting on a possible pathway to peace for Ukraine. Dozens of countries, including the U.K., South Africa, Poland, the U.S. and the EU, have confirmed attendance at the talks
“China stands ready to work with the international community to
‘Stalinist.’ Putin nemesis Alexei Navalny gets 19 more years in prison – POLITICO
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A Russian court on Friday sentenced opposition leader and Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to an additional 19 years in a maximum-security prison, finding him guilty on extremism charges in what critics have lambasted as a “sham trial.”
Navalny, who is already serving a nine-year prison term in a maximum-security facility in Melekhovo, 250 kilometers east of Moscow, now faces decades behind bars.
Prosecutors had requested a 20-year sentence for
Poland adopts amended Kremlin influence law – POLITICO
Poland’s President Andrzej Duda late Wednesday signed off on a bill creating a special body to probe Russian influence in Polish politics which critics say is unconstitutional and could be used to intimidate political opponents.
Backed by the ruling right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, the amended law was approved last week by Poland’s parliament with a narrow 235-214 majority.
The law allows the appointment of a nine-member commission by parliament — where PiS has a majority — who will
Ukrainians Shun a Church Seen as a Kremlin Tool
For two decades, Ilya Solkan served as the parish priest in a tiny Ukrainian village outside the capital, Kyiv. He baptized babies, blessed marriages and conducted funerals. The Orthodox church stood at the heart of the village and Mr. Solkan was central to its life.
“Being a priest is my God-given calling,” he said in an interview at his house in the village of Blystavytsya, describing the church as his “second home.”
Today, he is unemployed and has been ostracized
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ripped façade off anti-imperialism – POLITICO
Frida Ghitis is a world affairs columnist who writes for outlets such as CNN, the Washington Post and World Politics Review.
It was a stunning moment, but it should have been unremarkable: Gabriel Boric, the leftist president of Chile, calling Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a “war of imperial aggression,” pleading with his Latin American and Caribbean counterparts to recognize the fact.
In the end, Boric failed.
The final communique of the summit between the European Union and CELAC,
US limits visa waiver for Hungarians – POLITICO
The United States on Tuesday sharply limited Hungary’s participation in its visa waiver program over security concerns regarding new passports issued between 2011 and 2020.
Under the American Visa Waiver Program, citizens of participating countries can travel to the U.S. for tourism or business for up to 90 days without a visa, and simply need a so-called Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA).
But starting Tuesday, ESTA validity for Hungarian passport holders will be reduced from two years to one,
Russia will monitor Saudi-hosted Ukraine peace talks – POLITICO
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Russia said Monday it will closely follow talks on Ukraine set to take place in Saudi Arabia early next month.
Saudi Arabia is planning to host peace talks including Ukraine, Western nations and selected major developing countries in August, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
Russia — which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, and continues to pound Ukraine with missile attacks — was not invited
Why Ukrainians see no sense in negotiating with Russia now – POLITICO
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Andreas Umland is an analyst at the Stockholm Center for Eastern European Studies at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.
One can safely assert that the Ukrainian people and their leaders want a durable peace with Russia, more than the West and others around the world. So, then why is it that Kyiv is not at the forefront of exploring a compromise with Moscow?
The truth is that Russia’s
US takes aim at Kremlin over Russia-Africa Summit: ‘No meaningful commitments’
JOHANNESBURG- The U.S. has slammed the Kremlin over this week’s Russia-Africa Summit. A State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the U.S. expects the Summit to be “more focused on messaging than on substance.”
The spokesperson added, “We have no indications that Russia is making meaningful commitments at the Summit, nor that Russia is intending to follow through on these commitments.”
Analysts say that Russia is sending Africa conflicting signals – both giving and taking away. Kenya’s leader didn’t