Even in war with Ukraine, Russia didn't choose to deploy supersonic cruise missiles that possibly prompted the domestic developer here to expedite the NG (next generation) variant of the 'fastest' lethal weapon on earth, one of the key scientists in the mission said today.
He also voiced "deep concern" over a flare-up in tensions between Israel and Palestinians. Recent violence in the Middle East "threatens the desired climate of trust and mutual respect needed to resume dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians," Francis said.
The World Athletics' Doping Review Board (DRB) approved the applications of six Russian athletes to compete in international competition as neutral athletes (ANA) while the Russian national federation (RusAF) will remain suspended, the athletics governing body said on Monday.
All angles are being looked into. However, they have not come across any foul play,” said Director General of Police Sunil Bansal.
Ukrainian forces are rapidly regaining territory lost to Russia all along the front around Kharkiv, Kherson and Donbass, territories assimilated by Russia.
The President told the Washington Post in an interview published on Monday that "the most important sanctions are to close the borders because the Russians are taking away someone else's land", reports dpa news agency.
Apple has notified the National Payment Card System (NSPK) that it is suspending support for Mir cards in the Apple Pay payment service, reports Tass.
The list of the sanctioned persons includes among others Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as well as four deputy defense ministers: Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, Aleksey Krivoruchko, Timur Ivanov and Dmitry Bulgakov.
In ongoing research, conducted with co-authors Ora John Reuter and Quintin Beazer, we show that Russians’ approval of Putin decreases when their ability to vote for their city’s mayor is taken away by the regime. It may sometimes fall well short of a cry for full liberal democracy, but evidence from public opinion data shows that Russians do want their political leaders to be accountable to them.
According to Danilov, now the enemy is on the verge of exhaustion, while the Ukrainian resistance is only getting stronger every day.
