3+ min ago (139+ words) PARIS, November 25. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron said the "coalition of the willing" plans to deploy its forces "away from the front lines" after the Ukraine conflict is resolved. "We have never planned to deploy troops near the front, because this has not been our task," Macron told RTL radio. According to him, a troop deployment "on reserve grounds in Kiev and Odessa" may be considered. "There is an element of confidentiality to it, as the scheme is more complex, and an assistance force is currently being established," Macron shared. "British, French, and Turkish soldiers will be on the ground to ensure training and security after peace is signed, meaning, not in the context of the war," he explained. The French leader announced earlier that the coalition of the willing will convene via video link on November 25....

9+ min ago (225+ words) Israel has not yet joined any treaty on disarmament, including the CWC or the Non-Proliferation Treaty, Abbas Araghchi noted - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Top Iranian diplomat calls for compelling Israel to join Chemical Weapons Convention THE HAGUE, November 25. /TASS/. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called on the world community to push Israel toward joining the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in light of the crimes committed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. "Over the past two years, Israel has been practicing genocide in the occupied territories and has attacked several countries, getting off scot free. We need to compel the Israeli regime to become a member of this convention (the CWC - TASS) and be under…...

11+ min ago (182+ words) Emmanuel Macron pointed out that "there should be no limits" when it came down to the Ukrainian army's size - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " French president opposes any idea of limiting Ukrainian army's size PARIS, November 25. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken out against imposing restrictions on the size of the Ukrainian army. "The revival of the Ukrainian army is the main security guarantee. The first thing that Ukraine's protection requires is the country's own army. That said, all the recent debate in Geneva was focused on not limiting the size of the Ukrainian armed forces," Macron told RTL radio. He claimed that "Russia is obsessed with the idea of reducing the Ukrainian army as the proposal…...

13+ min ago (190+ words) According to Dmitry Peskov, the Kremlin understands that Washington and Kiev are now engaged in talks, and that now the initial text "is being amended" - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Russia has no updated version of US plan on Ukraine " Kremlin MOSCOW, November 25. /TASS/. Russia has not yet received the amended version of the US plan on Ukraine, which, according to a media report, was reduced from 28 points to 19, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. "No," he replied when asked if Russia had received the updated plan at least unofficially. "We have no idea what is there," the spokesman pointed out. According to the spokesman, the Kremlin understands that Washington and Kiev are now engaged in talks, and…...

18+ min ago (472+ words) MOSCOW, November 25. /TASS/. European countries have "failed in all aspects" regarding attempts to resolve the Ukraine crisis since 2014, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a press conference. He pointed out that Russia had received US President Donald Trump's 28-point peace plan through unofficial channels and had not seen any other versions of the document. TASS has compiled the main points from the diplomat's remarks. Russia maintains its evaluations of Trump's plan for Ukraine because it is based "on the understandings reached at the Russia-US meeting in Anchorage." However, the situation will change if "the letter and spirit of Anchorage are erased" from the document regarding the main agreements it includes. Moscow has received Trump's 28-point plan, though "through unofficial channels." The US has not yet provided Russia with the version of the plan "that the media are speculating about....

19+ min ago (149+ words) Emmanuel Macron said there is no discussion about it - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " France does not intend to send its youth to fight in Ukraine " president PARIS, November 25. /TASS/. French President Emmanuel Macron rejected the suppositions that the discussed national military service reform may lead to sending French youth to the Ukrainian conflict zone. "We need to strengthen the ties between the armed forces and the government," he said during an RTL radio broadcast. "We must dispel the notion that we will send our youth to Ukraine. There is no discussion about it," the French leader pointed out. France canceled military conscription in the late 1990s under President Jacques Chirac....

22+ min ago (192+ words) While the downturn was severe across Palestine, Gaza has experienced the most devastating impact, UNCTAD experts stated - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Palestinian economy rolled back by more than 20 years in 15 months " UNCTAD GENEVA, November 25. /TASS/. Israel's military operations in the Gaza Strip wiped away more than twenty years of Palestine's economic development, the UN Conference on Trade and Development said in its report titled "Developments in the Economy of the Occupied Palestinian Territory." "The military operations have had significant macroeconomic repercussions. By 2024, the gross domestic product (GDP) of the Occupied Palestinian Territory had fallen to 70 per cent of the 2022 level, with output shrinking by 27 per cent compared with in 2023. This decline led to a 28 per cent drop…...

22+ min ago (244+ words) PARIS, November 25. /TASS/. The plan for the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict proposed by the United States is a step in the right direction, but requires further fine-tuning, French President Emmanuel Macron said on RTL radio. "The plan that was proposed by the United States is a step in the right direction, towards peace. However, there are elements in it that need to be discussed and improved," the French leader believes. "The plan is based on the desire of the United States to try to make peace again as a result of discussions with Russia. What was presented allows us to understand what could be acceptable to Russia. Ukraine should clarify what concessions it is ready to make in terms of territories, language, constitution, and so on." Last week Washington proposed a 28-point plan for the Ukrainian settlement that caused…...

42+ min ago (276+ words) The Russian foreign minister also pointed out that NATO and the European Union are now little different from each other - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " G7 is dying out, demonstrating hypocrisy, inability to negotiate " Lavrov MOSCOW, November 25. /TASS/. The Group of Seven (G7) is "dying out," its members are demonstrating hypocrisy, duplicity, inability to negotiate, and dishonesty, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the YouTube channel of the French-Russian Dialogue Association, recorded on November 21. "French President Emmanuel Macron has already said somewhere that he will go and participate in BRICS. But no one invited him. I don't think there is a consensus in BRICS, or that even a majority of the group's members would be happy…...

43+ min ago (284+ words) Vladimir Tarabrin noted that Russia covers 88% of Eastern Europe's territory and is the only member of the regional group that is neither in the EU nor NATO and does not associate itself with these organizations - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " Russia meets all criteria for joining OPCW Executive Council " permanent envoy THE HAGUE, November 25. /TASS/. Russia fully meets all the criteria for election to the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Vladimir Tarabrin, Russia's permanent representative to the organization, said. "Russia fully meets all the criteria [for election to the Executive Council]," he stated ahead of the vote on candidates. Tarabrin noted that Russia covers 88% of Eastern Europe's territory and is the…...