What is it? The Israeli Ambassador will attend the “Victory Parade” in Moscow: “We have had such a law since 2017”
NAnovosti congratulates all veterans and those who honor the upcoming Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazismwith respect for their feat. However, when people join the celebration under the leadership of Putin, it means support and approval of modern Russian fascism, which distorts the very essence of historical memory. The Israeli Ambassador to the Russian […]
“In fact, everyone returned and even more”: the president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia “counted” the Jews who left after the start of the invasion of Ukraine
At a press conference on January 23, 2025, dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the rabbi and president of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia Alexander Beard stated: “Many people simply leave to obtain Israeli citizenship and then return to Russia” “We do not note any decrease in Jews in […]
Russia accuses the UN: “for UNICEF, children in Gaza are less important than children in Ukraine!” – what are they talking about?
Russia initiated a meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the “tragic situation with children in the Gaza Strip.” Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Vasily Nebenzya attacked with claims at UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell for “refusing to personally brief meeting participants.” “We see a blatant violation of UNICEF's mandate. It’s difficult […]
Israeli Ambassador: Russia did not play any role in the process of liberating “its citizens” captured by Hamas terrorists
— What role did Russia play in its inclusion on this list? Was this, perhaps, some kind of concession to the Russian government on the part of Hamas…? — I must admit that no. The fact that he is included in the list is not caused by the actions of the Russian Federation.… – said […]
Sanctions? – no, we haven’t heard: “In rubles” – Israel has allowed payment of the entry fee (ETA-IL) with Russian cards
Such applications have begun to be accepted at visa centers in 26 cities of the Russian Federation. Israel allows payment of Electronic Entry Authorization (ETA-IL) fee using a Russian bank card or cash (in rubles – ed.). This decision puts Israel in the position of a country that actually helps to weaken the effect of […]
The entry of the largest Russian hotel chain owned by the state into the Israeli market has been announced – op…
How indicates TASS, in 2024 legal entities of the largest Russian hotel chain Azimut was taken over by a subsidiary Rosimushchestvo (state company of the Russian Federation) — JSC “Management Company”. Russia Today (RT), the main mouthpiece of Russian propaganda abroad, January 22, 2025, proudly trumpeted it to the whole worldthat “presence on the international […]
Outcasts of all countries, unite: Russia and Iran signed the “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement”
Prior to this, in the Kremlin, Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed further “areas of cooperation.” Following the negotiations, the Russian dictator sang a serenade about how happy he was that Russian-Iranian friendship and cooperation were growing stronger. Previously, Russia signed a similar agreement with the DPRK. On January 17, 2025, in Moscow, Presidents […]
Amid the expected deal, Hamas thanked Russia for its “continuous support”
“Moscow did not participate (and who would invite them there – ed.) in preparing an agreement between Israel and Hamas on the release of hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza from January 19, 2025.” The press mustache of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov told reporters about this, responding to the corresponding TASS […]
Biden: “This is the framework of the agreement that I proposed back in May. These are exactly these,” Donald Trump called the agreement “his achievement”
Current US President Joe Bidencommenting on the contribution of Trump and his team to the ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas, emphasized that the agreement concluded is exactly the one he proposed last spring. In the ceasefire announcement, the President USA Joe Biden said: “This is the framework of the agreement that I proposed back […]
Iran showed Putin the “bullshit”: refusal to recognize Crimea and other temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine as “Russian” in the “strategic partnership agreement”
On January 17, 2025, Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are going to sign in Moscow “Comprehensive Partnership Agreement”which will become the basis of bilateral relations for the next 20 years. However, in this document, which includes 47 articles on cooperation, Tehran refused to recognize the temporarily occupied Crimea, Donetsk and Lugansk regions of […]
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