Mzuvukile Jeff Maqetuka says PetroSA, state-owned oil and gas corporation in South Africa, is in touch with all Russian oil and gas majors, including Gazprom and Tatarstan-based Tatneft South Africa is working on the issue of importing crude oil from Russia, South Africa’s ambassador to Russia Mzuvukile Jeff Maqetuka told TASS. “[South Africa is interested in oil supplies] from anybody in the world, including Russia. Of course,” the ambassador said. The state-owned oil and gas corporation in South Africa, Petroleum Oil and Gas Corporation of South Africa (PetroSA), is in touch with all Russian oil and gas majors, including Gazprom and…
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European countries will not be able to overcome their reliance on Washington in the near future, says Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev Washington continues to seek global dominance, but its power is declining, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview with Russian media, including TASS. The politician recalled the situation at the US-Mexico border, as well as the confrontation between Washington and Texas authorities over migration policy. “This is a very vivid example that emphasizes the depth of the differences. They are linked to the fact that the United States is attempting, despite its…
The US private space technology company SpaceX owned by Elon Musk has emerged as a major contractor of the US intelligence and military agencies, including the Pentagon, the WSJ reported.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations has received a report of an incident 35 nautical miles south of Al Mukha The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported a new attack on a ship off the coast of Yemen. “UKMTO has received a report of an incident 35 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen. Authorities are investigating. Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKMTO,” the statement says. It is not reported what vessel has been attacked. With the conflict in the Gaza Strip escalating, the Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement announced that…
The possibility of a US withdrawal from NATO, which former US President Donald Trump has mentioned during his campaign to retake the White House in this November’s presidential election, would give rise to doubts about the future of the alliance itself
Diplomat Vsevolod Tkachenko explained that Russia works both in a multilateral framework, primarily as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, and on a bilateral basis African countries are stepping up efforts to strengthen security on the continent, and Russia’s comprehensive contribution to this process is very visible, Russian Foreign Ministry Africa Department Director Vsevolod Tkachenko, told TASS in an interview. “In general, the potential to counter the complex of security threats on the continent is growing, primarily due to the efforts of Africans themselves at all levels. Russia provides full support to these efforts, and its contribution is…
The South African government has sent an urgent request to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague over Israel’s actions in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the presidential administration said.
According to Maria Zakharova, Russian radio broadcasters are now “facing problems in delivering information to foreign audiences, which are artificially politicized and are related to the desire of the countries of the ‘collective West’ to isolate their societies from sources of alternative viewpoints” Threats against journalists, their imprisonment and even killings have become standard practice in Western countries, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in connection with World Radio Day. “Threats targeting journalists, prosecuting them on politically motivated charges, imprisonment and even killings have become the norm in the West,” the diplomat said in a commentary. “Such actions not…
Moscow is ready to take the African initiative for resolving the Ukraine crisis into account in its work, Russian Foreign Ministry Africa Department Head Vsevolod Tkachenko, said in an interview.
The survey was conducted on February 9-10, with 528 participants taking part More than 80% of participants in a poll conducted in the United States believe that incumbent President Joe Biden is too old to run for and serve another term in the White House. The poll was conducted by ABC television in conjunction with the Ipsos public opinion research agency. According to the poll results, the view that America’s incumbent chief executive is “too old” to run for another term was supported by fully 86% of respondents. At the same time, 59% of respondents said that both Democrat Biden…