Eurasia Press & News

The International coalition arrested the Wali of Raqqa in Jarablus, according to al-Souria Net. On Thursday, the International Coalition announced the arrest of a “senior ISIS leader” after an airdrop operation in Jarablus, northern Aleppo countryside. A coalition statement said, “the detainee was assessed as a bomb maker and experienced …

Russia used the Syrian file to send political messages related to Syria itself, but also the war in Ukraine. A look at what the press said. The 18th session of Astana-format talks (Between Russia, Iran and Turkey) ended yesterday in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan. The statement issued by the guarantor …

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared his support for Russia’s “sovereignty and security” during a Wednesday phone call with Vladimir Putin, prompting a swift U.S. rebuke that nations siding with the Russian leader over the Ukraine war will be “on the wrong side of history.” Since the Kremlin’s troops entered Ukraine …

President Xi Jinping on Wednesday assured Vladimir Putin of China’s support on Russian “sovereignty and security” — leading Washington to warn Beijing it risked ending up “on the wrong side of history.” China has refused to condemn Moscow’s massive military assault on Ukraine and has been accused of providing diplomatic …

France’s vision of a new “European political community” involves core European Union states entering into a political union with nonmembers that it believes will strengthen the security, stability, and prosperity of Europe as a whole in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A discussion paper discussed by EU ambassadors …

The last bridges over the Siverskiy Donets River have been blown at Syevyerodonetsk, cutting off the Donbas city from the right bank and trapping hundreds of Ukrainian civilians and troops. Russia is on the verge of taking the city, and between 100-200 Ukrainian soldiers are dying every day. In the …

High-speed roads that can carry goods to customers in far-off markets raise productivity, reduce poverty and are an important contributor to sustainable and inclusive economic development. This is why economists spend time trying to assess the state of the world’s roads through surveys and the like. IMF staff have developed …

While the economy is recovering from the coronavirus crisis, driven by expansionary fiscal and monetary policies of late, the war is now interrupting that recovery. The current challenges to Spain’s economy are rising prices; deglobalization and supply chain breakdowns; the energy transition; monetary policy changes; a high level of public …

Russians are not the only ones participating in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. According to the BBC Russian Service, 321 servicemen from the North Caucasus (i.e., the Russian republics of Karachay-Cherkessia, Kabardino-Balkaria, North Ossetia, Ingushetia, Chechnya, and Dagestan) are confirmed dead. More than half have come from Dagestan. The regional governments …

Rózsás képet festett Vlagyimir Putyin az orosz gazdaság jelenlegi helyzetéről kormányképviselőkkel tartott legutóbbi videótalálkozóján. Az orosz elnök szerint az infláció májusban teljesen eltűnt, és a munkanélküliség a rendszerváltás óta nem volt ilyen alacsony. Az orosz rubel hivatalos árfolyama erősebb, mint a háború előtt volt, és az orosz energiahordozókból származó bevétel …