Diplomacy

Russia has called for the immediate release of the President of the Republic of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, overthrown by soldiers in a coup. “We count on the rapid release of President Bazoum by the military,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement. “We call all parties to …

Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the Brics summit being held in August, local media reported, citing South African presidency. An arrest warrant has been issued against Mr Putin by International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. South Africa is an ICC signatory and so would …

US President Joe Biden accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having a “craven lust for land and power” at the end of a NATO summit on Wednesday. NATO members offered the prospect of long-term protection a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky decried as “absurd” a refusal to offer an …

The Ukrainian president denounced this Tuesday hesitations of NATO member countries gathered at a summit in Vilnius, who are struggling to find a wording on kyiv’s future membership of the Alliance, and refuse to mention a timetable. “It seems that there is no will either to give Ukraine an invitation …

Pope Francis said he was outraged by the burning of a copy of the Koran in Sweden, adding that the use of freedom of expression as an excuse for disregarding others must be rejected and condemned. “Any book considered sacred by its authors must be respected out of respect for …

South Africa said on Thursday it will host the BRICS bloc summit in August as planned, amid speculation that it may move to China so Russia’s President Vladimir Putin can attend in a nation not obliged to arrest him on war crimes accusations, Reuters reported. South Africa has a duty …

Authorities in Morocco have recalled the country’s ambassador to Sweden following the burning of a Koran at a demonstration in Stockholm. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rabat called the action offensive and irresponsible at a time when Muslims were celebrating one of the holiest days in their calendar. The …

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has asked his counterpart Vladimir Putin not to kill Wagner Group leader Evguéni Prigozhin despite having the power to do so. Alexander Lukashenko is said to have played a key role in easing tensions between Moscow and the Wagner Group. The Belarusian president spoke in a …

Russian paramilitary group, Wagner must continue its activities in Mali and the Central African Republic, despite its failed rebellion in Russia, the head of Russian diplomacy said. The head of Russian diplomacy, Sergei Lavrov also affirms that the rebellion of this organization in Russia will not affect the relationship between …

The US State Department has called for an “orderly and responsible” drawdown of the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, known as Minusma, following Bamako’s call for its departure “without delay”. “We are concerned about the effects this decision will have on the security and humanitarian crises impacting the Malian people. …