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Putin says Russia and China have no military alliance
Russian President Vladimir Putin said in aired comments on Sunday, days after hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin, that Russia and China do not have a military alliance and that cooperation between the two militaries is “transparent”. Putin and Xi expressed their friendship at their March 20-21 summit and pledged to strengthen ties, including in the military sphere.
Asylum seeker destination Roxham Road gets busy after Biden-Trudeau deal
Police have warned that asylum seekers who could be deported continue to enter Canada through the unofficial U.S. crossing, a day after Wroxham Road entered Quebec as the two countries amended a 20-year-old asylum agreement, Trying to stop the influx of refugees.As snow began to fall on Roxham Road Saturday afternoon, a Canada Border Services Agency spokesman said officials had just begun processing asylum seekers arrested under the new protocol and had sent one of them back to the U.S.
What did Putin say about tactical nukes and Belarus?
Russia has reached an agreement with neighboring Belarus to deploy tactical nuclear weapons on its territory, President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday. Below are his main comments on the subject, published on national television and translated by Reuters.
“As for our talks with (President of Belarus) Aleksandr Grigorievich Lukashenko, it was triggered by the statement by the British Deputy Defense Minister that they would supply Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition, which is somewhat related to the nuclear technology. Even out of context in these events, Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has long raised the issue of the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons on Belarusian territory.”
Putin Says Moscow Will Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Belarus, U.S. Responds Cautiously
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that Russia would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, warning NATO about its military support for Ukraine and intensifying its standoff with the West. While that was not unexpected and Putin said the move would not violate nonproliferation commitments, it was one of the clearest nuclear signals since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine 13 months ago.
Ukraine slams Putin’s plan to deploy Russian nukes in Belarus
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky’s top security adviser said on Sunday that Russia’s planned deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus would destabilize the country, which he said had been “held hostage” by Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the decision on Saturday, warning NATO about its military support for Ukraine and escalating a standoff with the West.
NATO says Russia’s nuclear rhetoric dangerous and irresponsible
NATO criticized Russia’s “dangerous and irresponsible” nuclear rhetoric on Sunday, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. A NATO spokesman said: “NATO remains vigilant and we are monitoring the situation closely. We have not seen any changes in Russia’s nuclear posture that would lead us to adjust our own posture.”
China opens ties with Honduras, Taiwan denounces currency demands
China established diplomatic ties with Honduras on Sunday after the Central American country ended a decades-long relationship with Taiwan, while Taiwan’s foreign minister accused Honduras of demanding exorbitant sums before being lured by Beijing. The end of ties with Taiwan was expected after the Honduran foreign minister traveled to China last week to open ties and President Theo Maracastro said her government would start building ties with Beijing.
Lebanon plunges into turmoil as DST dispute deepens divisions
Lebanon woke up in two time zones on Sunday, amid escalating debate between political and religious authorities over the decision to extend winter for a month. Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati decided on Thursday to move clocks forward one hour on April 20, rather than entering daylight saving time on the last weekend of March as Lebanon, Europe and elsewhere usually do.
Hong Kong police keep tabs on first authorized protest in years
Hong Kong police allowed small protest marches under strict restrictions on Sunday, one of the first demonstrations authorized since a sweeping national security law enacted in 2020. Dozens of demonstrators were ordered to wear numbered lanyards and banned from wearing masks as police monitored their marches against proposed land reclamation and waste disposal projects.
Palestinians accuse West Bank settlers of arson, Israel sees electrical fire
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry accused “Jewish terrorists” of setting fire to a home in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, but Israeli police said the fire appeared to be an accident. Tensions have been high in the West Bank as Palestinians mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid a surge in violence, including Saturday’s shooting in which two Israeli soldiers were wounded and Israeli forces carried out arrest raids almost every night.
(According to agency opinion.)
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