The first deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyanskiy, took aim at the nature of U.N. discussions about the war in Ukraine in a Telegram post on January 12, the Russian state-run news agency Tass reported. In the post, Polyanskiy criticized how on January 13, “western sponsors of Ukraine” would hold a meeting “the exact topic of which they cannot even formulate.” He said that “once a month” U....
During the June summit in Geneva between Presidents Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, the Russian leader dismissed U.S. concerns about Moscow’s militarization of the region, where China and the U.S. are jostling for power. But the report by state news outlet Tass on Thursday signifies a new statement of intent by Russia for the region where it continues to step up its influence. The Russian Navy consists of the Baltic, Pacific, and Black Sea fleets as well as the Caspian flotilla....
Russian independent news outlet The Insider reported the death of Viktor Sevalnev, a 43-year-old ex-convict who was recruited by the Wagner Group, a mercenary outfit, for Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine. The outlet cited information it obtained from Vladimir Osechkin, a Russian human rights activist who runs the anti-corruption website Gulagu.net. Sevalnev headed the 7th motorized rifle company of the so-called Luhansk People’s Republic (LPR) in eastern Ukraine, and had been hospitalized after sustaining injuries in battle....
Kadyrov has always professed fierce loyalty to Vladimir Putin, but has been critical of his forces’ military effort in the war. He has taken particular aim at Russia’s commanders, without directly impugning the Russian president. In October, following the withdrawal of Russian troops from Krasny Liman in the Donetsk oblast, Kadyrov described General Alexander Lapin, who was dismissed as commander of Russia’s Central Military District, as “mediocre.” But Vladimir Boldyrev, who was commander-in-chief of Russia’s ground forces until his discharge in 2010, defended Lapin, telling the news outlet NSN on January 10 that he had been “criticized by people who had no right to....
Continuity in the trenches has been a long-established indicator for success in the run game. Run Continuity Projection (RCP) describes this relative to other teams by framing it in simple quantified terms — another factor in projecting run output based on opportunity in the coming season. This metric is meant to help flag running backs who will likely need to work much harder for their yards and also identify backfields where a workhorse should have the right surrounding gears to contend for the rushing title, in addition to personnel and coaching....
In order to get more information on the controversy and lawsuit between Bethesda and Studio 369, Game Rant sat down with members of the latter on two separate occasions to discuss the game’s history and play a preview build of Rune 2. We had a chance to talk with Matt Candler, president of Studio 369; Sam Goldberg, general counsel and manager at the game’s publisher; Dan Felts, a producer for the game; and Mitch Alpiner, the community manager....
MMOs by-and-large are fairly liberal on whether players need to do certain quests or not. RuneScape 3 is like this too, but does restrict players somewhat by having many quests that unlock certain armor or weapon sets. Quests are fun and vary in length and difficulty, with many being extremely important to the overall lore. RuneScape 3 has some of the best lore around, and players can learn a lot about it by undertaking the game’s most story-driven quests....
The developer runs numerous charitable initiatives, which CEO Phil Mansell said focus on “supporting the mental health and wellbeing of young people” on Jagex’s website. That same landing page for Jagex charity initiatives links to a few different organizations that RuneScape fans can support, including CPSL Mind, The Prince’s Trust, and Rise Above The Disorder (RAD). RELATED: Old School Runescape Streamer Gets Insanely Rare Double Drop On top of these three regular charity partners, Jagex raised money for additional groups in 2020, according to its recent Tweet: Special Effect, which focuses on supporting gamers with physical disabilities; Blueprint for All, which aims to “create an inclusive society;” and the UK’s National Videogame Museum, which acts as a “cultural centre” to celebrate video games and educate both players and makers....
The ultramarathon in the Yellow River Stone Forest, near Baiyin city in Gansu province, on Saturday left a further eight of the 151 runners injured, officials said. According to the city’s mayor, temperatures suddenly plunged with strong winds bringing hailstones and icy rain as runners entered the mountainous section. Competitors involved in the race have been sharing their first-person accounts of the conditions as organizers face a backlash on Chinese social media for a perceived lack of contingency planning....
It does not always work out this way. In 2012, the Baltimore Orioles made the playoffs having outscored their opponents by a cumulative margin of seven runs, while the Tampa Bay Rays, at plus-120 — the third-best margin in baseball — watched October from the couch. In general, though, run differential tells the tale. In 2013, the top 11 teams in aggregate scoring margin were the 11 teams who played more than 162 games — the Texas Rangers, who were seventh in the majors at plus-94, lost a one-game tiebreaker with the plus-54 Rays for the American League wild card....
Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger is going on the 10-day injured list after fouling a ball off of his groin in a series against the Astros this week. On the play Haniger suffered a ruptured testicle, according to MLB.com. Initially it was reported Haniger had suffered a testicular contusion but the injury appears to be more severe than that. It is unclear how long his recovery time will be. Haniger is hitting ....
The former league MVP announced Monday that a positive coronavirus test has forced him into quarantine, but it was prior to Houston’s arrival in Orlando. Westbrook is the highest-profile NBA athlete to announce he has the virus. MORE: Complete list of NBA players opting out of remainder of 2020 season “I tested positive for covid-19 prior to my teams departure for Orlando,” Westbrook’s statement on Twitter reads. “I’m currently feeling well, quarantined, and looking forward to rejoining my teammates when I am cleared....
The Thunder star executed a trade with a young fan before Sunday’s game against the Suns. Westbrook nearly acquired a slice of pizza in exchange for one of his shoes — until the pizza was taken off the table. TRADE RUMORS: Which big men could soon hit open market? This kid is a tough negotiator. How did he get the deal done? Cash considerations? A snack to be named later?...
Denver had averaged just 14.3 points per game in its first three contests. That offensive output was frustrating Broncos fans, and so was the middling performance of Wilson. He was starting to take heat for that, but soon, something else pushed him into the national spotlight. Something … spicy. A Subway ad that Wilson had created on TikTok in May of 2022 started to make the rounds on social media....
Zamir Kabulov, the Kremlin envoy for Afghanistan, said that he and other Russians didn’t anticipate such a quick collapse. “The regime created by the Americans tumbled down even before they left. That’s a principal difference,” Kabulov said The communist government led by President Mohammad Najibullah continued for three years after the Soviet Union withdrew, some Russians have pointed out. Meanwhile, the in-progress U.S. withdrawal has left arsenals of weapons behind that the Taliban can claim, Franz Klintsevich, the first deputy head of the defense and security committee in the lower house of Russian parliament, told AP....
Biden vowed to take a harder line on Vladimir Putin while on the campaign trail, hoping to exploit concerns that Donald Trump was unwilling—or unable—to hold the Russian president to account for his malign conduct at home and abroad. Russia sought to denigrate the Biden campaign during the 2020 election, according to American law enforcement and intelligence officials, reflecting concern in Moscow that Putin would face a more difficult and experienced adversary if Biden won the presidential race....
The first came at about 3:30 pm. The Obama Administration issued a statement that publicly blamed Russia for hacking the Democratic National Committee and orchestrating the release of the thousands of emails roiling the Democratic Party, which, it said, were “intended to interfere with the US election process.” In the day’s crazy news cycle, that highly-unusual announcement never had a chance. At 4 pm, The Washington Post unveiled the infamous Access Hollywood Tape, on which then-candidate Donald Trump was recorded boasting about his own sexual harassment of women....
During a press conference, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, “We are still open to negotiations. We have never refused to have them. We are ready to negotiate, of course, taking into account the realities that are emerging at the moment,” the state-run Russian news agency Tass reported. The Russian Foreign Ministry Twitter account also posted further remarks from Zakharova from the press briefing. “Ukraine’s withdrawal from the negotiating process and the conditions set forth by its leaders for resuming talks, as well as Kiev’s ban on dialogue with Russia – all this demonstrates that Ukraine and its Western patrons have completely lost touch with reality,” one tweet said....
Pictures and videos were circulating on Twitter Thursday of what users said showed Pantsir-S1 air defense systems on the rooftops of several Moscow buildings. Rob Lee, a senior fellow in the Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Eurasia Program and a Ph.D. student at King’s College London’s War Studies Department, tweeted that the systems were installed on an administrative building in Moscow and on the Russian Defense Ministry’s National Defense Management Center....
