For Sergei Lavrov, “it is necessary to join forces to counter blackmail attempts and illegal unilateral pressure from the West”. On a visit to Caracas (Venezuela), the Russian Foreign Minister met on Tuesday April 18 with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and notably mentioned “a bipolar world”. After Brazil, Venezuela is the second stage of the tour of the head of Russian diplomacy in Latin America. He must also go to Cuba and Nicaragua, two countries which, together with Venezuela, “choose their own path”, he assured. Follow our live.
Russian drones fall on Odessa. Russian Shahed-136 drones struck the Odessa region overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday without causing casualties, the district military administration said in a statement. “Unfortunately a public building was hit”it is specified.
Brazil condemns “the violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine”. Under fire from American critics to make “the echo of Russian and Chinese propaganda”Brazilian President Lula on Tuesday clearly condemned the “violation of the territorial integrity of Ukraine” by Russia. “Mour government defends a negotiated political solution to the conflict”he added.
Russian and Belarusian basketball players deprived of the Olympics? “The Fiba Executive Committee has decided not to allow the entry of the national teams of Russia and Belarus in the Olympic pre-qualifying tournaments”, said the International Basketball Federation. These tournaments, whose draw is scheduled for May 1, are to take place from August 12 to 20.