What is the Digital Assets Platform Being Discussed by the BRICS Group?

What is the Digital Assets Platform Being Discussed by the BRICS Group?

In October, Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed that the BRICS nations are in discussions about using digital currencies to reduce Western influence on fintech. Currently, the group is considering the creation of a digital assets platform aimed at reducing reliance on US dollars for international transactions. President Putin has expressed…

Biden will push Trump to back Ukraine in transition meeting: Adviser | Russia-Ukraine war News

Biden will push Trump to back Ukraine in transition meeting: Adviser | Russia-Ukraine war News

United States President Joe Biden will try to convince President-elect Donald Trump not to pull support from Ukraine when he takes office, the outgoing president’s national security adviser has said. Biden will make his pitch to Trump, who has repeatedly bashed US aid to Ukraine, when the two meet on…

‘Too early to rejoice’: Why Russia isn’t celebrating Trump win – yet | US Election 2024 News

‘Too early to rejoice’: Why Russia isn’t celebrating Trump win – yet | US Election 2024 News

When Donald Trump first took the United States presidency after winning the 2016 election, there were hopes in Moscow that the billionaire-turned-politician would be friendlier to Russia’s interests. It didn’t exactly play out that way. Despite indictments of multiple Trump associates over allegations that the Kremlin tried to sway elections in Trump’s favour,…

Russia floats idea of ‘reset’ with United States after Trump declares victory
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Russia floats idea of ‘reset’ with United States after Trump declares victory

New opportunities to reset relations between Moscow and Washington have opened up, the influential head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday after Donald Trump declared victory in the US presidential election. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the…

US election: Who do world leaders prefer for president – Harris or Trump? | US Election 2024 News

US election: Who do world leaders prefer for president – Harris or Trump? | US Election 2024 News

As the United States presidential election approaches on November 5, polls show Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican former President Donald Trump locked in a tight, too-close-to-call race. But while the US election is about who the American people want to see leading them, the country’s outsized influence means…

Military interaction with N Korea doesn’t breach int’l law: Russia UN envoy | Russia-Ukraine war News

Military interaction with N Korea doesn’t breach int’l law: Russia UN envoy | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia’s military interaction with North Korea does not violate international law, the country’s representative to the United Nations told the UN Security Council, calling reports that North Korean troops were present at the front lines in the war against Ukraine “barefaced lies”. “I would like to underscore that the Russian…

Russia’s Putin welcomes world leaders for three-day BRICS summit | Vladimir Putin News

Russia’s Putin welcomes world leaders for three-day BRICS summit | Vladimir Putin News

China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other global leaders have arrived in the Russian city of Kazan for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies that the Kremlin hopes to turn into a rallying point for defying what some see as the Western liberal order. For Russian…

Are North Korean troops fighting for Russia against Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Are North Korean troops fighting for Russia against Ukraine? | Russia-Ukraine war News

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a speech to parliament on Wednesday that North Korea was a de facto participant in the war in Ukraine, siding with Russia. He said that Ukrainian intelligence had found that Pyongyang was transferring not only weapons, but also soldiers to Moscow. The deepening military…

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 965 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 965 | Russia-Ukraine war News

As the war enters its 965th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Fighting Russian forces captured two villages in eastern Ukraine – Krasnyi Yar in the Donetsk region and Nevske in the Luhansk region, according to Russian state-run news agency TASS….