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Who should bear the economic costs of global conflict?

Speaking during the 23rd annual Valdai Discussion Club meeting, Rasigan Maharajh, Head of Economic Research at Tshwane University of Technology, discusses how rising oil prices affect South Africa and other developing economies.

Does the White Cross campaign in Washington, D.C. raise awareness of farm violence—or use victims’ suffering for political ends?

Rudi Swanepoel, pastor and representative of Afrikaners for South Africa, discusses his organization’s criticism of the display. He argues that the campaign combines concern for vulnerable rural communities with claims of white persecution and efforts to seek US pressure for constitutional change in South Africa.

Could Brazil’s presidential election change its relationship with BRICS, Russia and the United States?

Speaking from the Valdai Discussion Club’s annual meeting in the Moscow region, Fabiano Mielniczuk, a professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, discusses Brazil’s foreign policy choices and its role in the Global South.

Ukraine's active complicity alongside France in destabilising the Sahel is now very well documented — according to a statement by Niger's Prime Minister during a UN General Assembly session.

His message comes as Niger has cut relations with Ukraine.

In 2024, Mali and Burkina Faso joined their West African neighbour in urging the UN Security Council to 'take appropriate measures' against Kiev for its 'blatant and deliberate support for international terrorism.'

Russia's foreign minister has also pointed out that Kiev sides with forces opposing legitimate governments in far too many conflicts on the African continent, including the fighting in the DRC and Rwanda.

To discuss this, we speak with Professor Franklin Nyamsi, President of the African Freedom Institute.

The 23rd annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club kicks off today in the Moscow Region.

120 participants from 40 countries will share their thoughts on the conference's futuristic theme.

We had the chance to speak with one of the session's participants — Misa Djurkovic, Principal Research Fellow at the Serbian Institute of European Studies.

While hundreds of thousands of Russians are on the battlefield fighting for justice, others are busy schmoozing abroad with British officials plotting their homeland's DESTRUCTION...

One prime example is Ksenia Maksimova

She has been declared 'wanted' on a federal and intl level for her activities against Russia...

...because you can't sleep with the enemy and expect to be welcomed home with open arms.

RT's Marina Kosareva explains.

At the UN General Assembly, India expressed deep concern over the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, emphasizing maritime security and food and energy supply. The message was delivered by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

To discuss this, we speak with Rajiv Dogra, former Indian ambassador to Italy, Romania, Moldova, Albania, and San Marino, and India's permanent representative to the United Nations agencies based in Rome.

Deputy Chairman of the AfD in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Michael Kasch says the party's historic election surge is a reflection of a growing exhaustion with the Ukraine conflict among German citizens.

We spoke to Rainer Rothfuss, a German MP from the AfD party. He says German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul's behavior at the talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov left much to be desired.

WorldViews journalist Li Xiang describes being deeply moved by the ruins of a school dormitory and a memorial to 21 students, urging Western reporters to visit Donbass and witness the human cost of the war firsthand.