Quillette
The Costs and Benefits of Tribalism—A Roundtable

➖ @riptie ➖

RT News (Telegram)

NATO kept doors open for Russia, Clinton reveals

Former US President Bill Clinton says he told the Russian leadership that Moscow could one day join NATO. Clinton said he brought this point before the late Boris Yeltsin, who governed Russia between 1991 and 1999, and then before President Vladimir Putin.

“We left the door open for Russia’s eventual membership in NATO, something I made clear to Yeltsin and later confirmed to his successor, Vladimir Putin,” the former US president wrote in an op-ed published in The Atlantic on Thursday.

https://www.rt.com/news/553594-clinton-russia-nato-membership/

Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews

RT News (Telegram)

Xi and Duterte issue statement on disputed waterway

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte spoke of the need to maintain diplomatic calm in the contested waterways of the South China Sea during an hour-long telephone summit on Friday.

“The leaders stressed the need to exert all efforts to maintain peace, security and stability in the South China Sea by exercising restraint, dissipating tensions and working on a mutually agreeable framework for functional cooperation,” Duterte’s office said in a statement, adding that both nations’ leaders were willing to “broaden the space for positive engagements” despite existing disputes.

https://www.rt.com/news/553606-duterte-xi-agreement-south-china/

Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews

Pak­istan: Key play­ers be­hind PM Im­ran Khan’s re­moval
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

Brief pro­files of key op­po­si­tion lead­ers as Khan be­comes first Pak­istan pre­mier re­moved through no-con­fi­dence vote.
Published On 10 Apr 2022

Thou­sands in Sri Lan­ka in­sist Ra­japak­sa fam­i­ly quit pol­i­tics
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

Pro­test­ers an­gry over wors­en­ing eco­nom­ic cri­sis take aim at Sri Lan­ka’s all-pow­er­ful Ra­japak­sa fam­i­ly.
Published On 10 Apr 2022

Pak­istan par­lia­ment to vote for new PM on Mon­day: Act­ing speak­er
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

Par­lia­ment’s low­er house to vote for new leader af­ter it re­moved Im­ran Khan from pre­mier­ship in a no-con­fi­dence vote.
Published On 10 Apr 2022

.css-bsg2qr .gc__image-wrap::after{background-color:#fa9000;}
News | Today's latest from Al Jazeera (RSS)

Aus­tralian PM calls May 21 gen­er­al elec­tion
Prime Min­is­ter Scott Mor­ri­son’s con­ser­v­a­tive coali­tion trails La­bor in opin­ion polls af­ter nine years in pow­er.
Published On 10 Apr 2022

Jens Stoltenberg says NATO is planning for permanent military presence on its border
WION - world News Releases (RSS)

Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said that NATO is planning for a permanent military presence on its border as per a report by 'The Telegraph

mailto:wionnewsweb@gmail.com

French election: Macron accuses opponent Le Pen of running racist programme that can divide society
WION - world News Releases (RSS)

President Emmanuel Macron has accused his opponent in the French election, Marine Le Pen of running a racist programme.

mailto:wionnewsweb@gmail.com

RT News (Telegram)

New blast at chemical plant reported in Ukraine’s east

A holding tank containing hazardous materials has been destroyed at a chemical plant in the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) town of Rubezhnoye, both local and Kiev-appointed officials said on Saturday.

The blast comes days after a similar incident occurred at the facility amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine.

https://www.rt.com/russia/553605-lugansk-chemical-plant-blast/

Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews

Morning news brief: French presidential election, Pak PM Imran Khan ousted in no-confidence vote, and more
WION - world News Releases (RSS)

President Emmanuel Macron has accused his opponent in the French election, Marine Le Pen of running a racist programme. Imran Khan's tenure as prim

mailto:wionnewsweb@gmail.com

Twitter Inc's biggest shareholder, Elon Musk suggests raft of changes
WION - world News Releases (RSS)

Twitter Inc's biggest shareholder, Elon Musk has suggested a raft of changes in the social media giant's Blue premium subscription service.

mailto:wionnewsweb@gmail.com

RT News (Telegram)

Russia-US 'military confrontation' possible – Moscow

Western countries, by “pumping” weapons into Ukraine, risk leading the US and Russia “onto the path of direct military confrontation,” Moscow’s ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, said earlier this week.

Since the launch of Russia’s military offensive in Ukraine, NATO countries and their allies have refrained from direct military involvement in the conflict, but have been actively providing Kiev with weapons and ammunition.

By doing so, the ambassador said in an interview with Newsweek, Western states are “directly involved in the current events” and are inciting “further bloodshed.” Antonov called these actions “dangerous” and “provocative.”

https://www.rt.com/russia/553584-antonov-confrontation-us-russia/

Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews

RT News (Telegram)

Ukraine preparing for ‘decisive’ battle against Russia

Ukraine is gearing up for a major battle against Russia in the country’s southeast, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Saturday during a joint press conference with Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer in Kiev. At the same time, however, Ukraine is looking for “certain diplomatic ways” to end the ongoing conflict, Zelensky added.

“We see preparations for an important – and some say decisive – battle,” he claimed.

“In the east, and not only in the east, but also in the south, there is an accumulation of troops. {There is} a large number of troops, equipment, armed people who are going to occupy another part of our territories. It will be a difficult battle. We believe in our struggle, we believe in our victory,” Zelensky said.

https://www.rt.com/russia/553600-ukraine-zelensky-decisive-battle/

Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews

RT News (Telegram)

Global government debt about to explode – research

A new report by British asset manager Janus Henderson said that global sovereign debt is expected to surge by 9.5% this year to a record $71.6 trillion. The increase in debt will primarily be driven by the United States, Japan and China.

According to the research, governments across the world have ramped up borrowing since the Covid-19 pandemic as they try to shield their economies from the fallout.

China’s debt rose the fastest and by the most in cash terms, up a fifth or by $650 billion last year, Janus data shows.

Among the large, developed economies, Germany saw the biggest increase in percentage terms, with its debt skyrocketing by 15%, almost twice the average global pace.

https://www.rt.com/business/553388-global-government-debt-surging/

Subscribe to RT t.me/rtnews