Military cooperation between #Russia & #China is an important element in increasing defense capability & global security.
Friendly relations between Russia & China help to expand military cooperation in all directions & are at an unprecedented level.

Trust in the leadership of the 2 countries plays a key role in strengthening strategic ties - Russia's Defense Minister #Belousov says.

Sri Lanka has decided to apply for the membership of #BRICS and the New Development Bank. We consider BRICS to be an effective partnership to realize aspiration for mutually beneficial cooperation, peace and development, through strengthened and inclusive multilateralism within framework of the #UN Charter - Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Herath.

Czech Republic has spent over €7 billion on Russian oil and gas - more than five times the €1.29 billion it has provided in aid to #Ukraine. Researchers found Czech Republic’s ability to continue buying Russian fuel - which was, on average, 21 percent cheaper than alternative Azerbaijani oil in 2023 - allowed it to make large revenues, which the state in turn gets to tax - journos explain in article above.

Only chance we have is to be realistic and to find diplomatic solution. Nobody wants nuclear war. I have 3 little children. I don’t want them to die in a nuclear conflict, and if this escalation continues, that could be the case - Blaha (00:17 in vid above).

We see too often Western-branded electronic elements continuing on the Russia weapons machinery. When you do the autopsy on Russia weapons, you found Western-branded electronic components. So we have to continue fighting sanctions circumvention and this starts at home - Borrell giving EU states a right telling-off in broken English (00:15 in vid above).

Charge that #Israel deliberately attacked UNIFIL personnel completely false. It’s exactly the opposite. Israel repeatedly asked UNIFIL to get out of harm’s way - #Netanyahu turns his bull💩 meter on to max as he attempts to talk his way out of responsibility for attack (00:01 in vid above).

We have, and I will tell everyone this directly, at the bottom of our contract it is written, in fucking invisible ink, "Go, bitch, and die within 3 fucking weeks. People agree to go kill, people do not agree to go die. If you join the army and you're going to die in an hour, then damn, I understand people who don't really want to go - 54th Mechanized Brigade Commander Veres admits.

#Orban’s concocted a way to let #Trump, if he successfully makes it to the White House for 2nd term come November, wriggle out of a $50 billion loan the U.S, European Union and leaders of the G7 offered to #Ukraine to back its fight for survival against #Russia. That would let Trump off the hook, allowing him to tell Republican voters that, if elected, he won’t give Ukraine another cent. Hungary says it won’t consent to a change in rules that would allow Washington to play a major role in the loan until after the U.S. election - journos explain in article above.