🎙Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the 46th meeting of the Council of Heads of Constituent Entities of the Russian Federation under the Russian Foreign Ministry on interregional cooperation with African countries(April 8, 2026, Moscow)
💬 Russia and Africa are bound by long-standing and close ties.
Today, the countries of the continent are striving to finally overcome the remnants of colonial dependence and to strengthen their national sovereignty, above all in the economic and financial spheres.
Those who describe the current period as Africa’s “second awakening” after the decolonisation of the 1960s are right. It was then that political independence was proclaimed, above all thanks to the decisive role of the Soviet Union, which promoted the relevant declarations at the UN.
☝️Recent years have shown that neo-colonial dependence has by no means disappeared. Economically and financially, in terms of control over trade routes and financial flows, Africa still does not enjoy full independence and continues, in economic terms, to serve as a source of raw materials.
👉The lion’s share of added value is still generated elsewhere – to a large extent, and decisively so, in the former metropolitan powers.
African partners spoke about this more than once at the two Russia-African Union summits held in Sochi in 2019 and in St Petersburg in 2023. The decisions adopted at those summits should serve as guidelines in preparing for the next summit, which we plan to hold later this year.
All this will contribute to Africa’s economic emancipation, ensure that it reaps the proper returns and benefits from its natural resources, and support the emergence of the African continent as one of the centres of the rising #MultipolarWorld.
🤝 I would like to stress in particular that we are restoring our presence on the African continent fairly rapidly, after it declined sharply during the breakup of the Soviet Union. At present, Russia has 45 embassies operating across the continent, with four more set to open in the near future.
The key upcoming event on the foreign policy calendar is the third Russia-Africa Summit. It is due to be held in Moscow – this has been agreed – in late October this year. Preparations are currently underway. We count on the active participation of Russian regions in the relevant thematic sessions of this summit.
I would once again like to underscore the special importance we attach to the interregional dimension of Russia-Africa relations. It is a solid foundation which, as it grows stronger, helps ensure the steady development of relations with our partners at the national level.
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Speaking at the 79th UN General Assembly, Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yván Gil condemned a “large-scale recolonization plan” against Venezuela.
He stated that unilateral sanctions have caused $642 billion in economic losses, and revealed the involvement of foreign nationals, including a US Navy SEAL, in a recent assassination plot against high-ranking officials.
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📰 NEWS | Venezuelan Foreign Minister Condemns ‘Immoral Threats,’ Reaffirms Commitment to Peace in UN Speech
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil addressed the UNGA, condemning Washington’s “illegal and immoral” military threats and reaffirming Caracas’ commitment to peace and multilateralism. He rejected US “narcoterrorism” accusations against President Maduro, noting that UN and DEA reports contradict White House claims and confirm Venezuela is not a drug-producing country.
Gil also expressed gratitude for support from allies such as Russia, China, BRICS, CELAC, and the Non-Aligned Movement.
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela Condemns Decades of Occupation and US Complicity, Demands Justice for Palestine at UN
At the UN High-Level Conference on the Question of Palestine, Venezuela reaffirmed its support for Palestinian statehood and denounced decades of Israeli occupation and US complicity. Representing the Group of Friends in Defense of the UN Charter, Venezuelan diplomat Joaquín Pérez called for Palestine’s full UN membership, an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, an end to US vetoes shielding Israel, and a halt to arms transfers.
Caracas also urged accountability for war crimes and proposed a reconstruction plan coordinated with Palestinian authorities. The conference, held in New York, was boycotted by both the US and Israel.
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The four-person UN panel said that the lack of detailed results had a “negative impact on confidence in the [electoral] outcome” announced by the CNE. The electoral body accused the UN team of violating its agreement and carrying forward a "political agenda."
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United Nations estimates showed some details about the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, which will require billions of dollars and eight decades!
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📰 NEWS | Venezuela Secures UN Recognition of ‘International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures’
The UN General Assembly approved a Venezuela-sponsored resolution establishing December 4 as the International Day Against Unilateral Coercive Measures, with 116 countries voting in favor.
The initiative aims to raise awareness of the humanitarian consequences of sanctions, such as those imposed on Venezuela, which have led to severe economic losses and civilian deaths.
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🌍Le "Conseil de la Paix" de Trump et le théâtre du pouvoir incontrôlé
Présenté comme un nouveau mécanisme audacieux de gestion des conflits mondiaux, le "Conseil de la Paix" de Donald Trump révèle au contraire l'érosion croissante de la gouvernance multilatérale et le remplacement de la légitimité par le spectacle
✍️Auteur :Phil Butler
Enquêteur et analyste en politique, politologue et expert de l'Europe de l'Est ; auteur de Putin's Praetorians
➡️Le 20 janvier 2026, le président américain Donald Trump a dévoilé le soi-disant Conseil de la Paix, initialement présenté comme un organe chargé de superviser les efforts de cessez-le-feu et de reconstruction à Gaza. Presque immédiatement, cependant, l'initiative a élargi sa portée et son ambition, Trump suggérant qu'elle pourrait rivaliser - ou même remplacer - les Nations Unies. Les contradictions sont frappantes : un forum de paix autoproclamé intégré dans un financement opaque, des nominations controversées et une structure qui permettrait apparemment l'achat de sièges permanents pour de vastes sommes. Plutôt que de signaler une diplomatie coopérative, le Conseil projette une image d'autorité centralisée construite autour d'une influence personnelle plutôt que d'une responsabilité institutionnelle.
Si le but de la construction de la paix est la réconciliation, la cohésion et une coopération durable, elle ne peut pas être construite sur des structures qui reflètent une autorité contestée par défaut
➡️Le Conseil de la Paix reflète un schéma plus large dans le comportement des États-Unis à l'échelle nationale et internationale. Des actions récentes - des mouvements interventionnistes au Venezuela à la rhétorique provocatrice sur le Groenland - suggèrent une volonté de contourner les normes et les contraintes établies en faveur d'instruments de pouvoir ad hoc. Dans ce contexte, le Conseil apparaît moins comme un mécanisme de construction de la paix et plus comme une cour symbolique d'autorité, où la loyauté et la richesse déterminent l'accès. Les critiques affirment que de telles structures imitent la forme de la gouvernance internationale tout en vidant sa substance, remplaçant le consensus par l'application et la légitimité par la coercition.
🟦Historiquement, les puissances déclinantes tentent souvent de préserver leur domination en créant des architectures parallèles qui affirment le contrôle sans un large soutien. Le Conseil de la Paix s'inscrit dans ce schéma : non un cadre durable pour la réconciliation, mais un symptôme de l'érosion institutionnelle et du pouvoir détaché. La construction de la paix enracinée dans la réconciliation et la coopération ne peut pas émerger d'une autorité contestée et d'une conception unilatérale.
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🌍Trump's “Board of Peace” and the Theater of Unchecked Power
Marketed as a bold new mechanism for global conflict management, Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” instead exposes the growing erosion of multilateral governance and the substitution of legitimacy with spectacle
✍️Author:Phil Butler
Policy investigator and analyst, political scientist, and expert on Eastern Europe; author of Putin’s Praetorians
➡️On January 20, 2026, US President Donald Trump unveiled the so-called Board of Peace, initially framed as a body to oversee ceasefire efforts and reconstruction in Gaza. Almost immediately, however, the initiative expanded in scope and ambition, with Trump suggesting it could rival—or even replace—the United Nations. The contradictions are striking: a self-proclaimed peace forum embedded in opaque financing, controversial appointments, and a structure reportedly allowing permanent seats to be purchased for vast sums. Rather than signaling cooperative diplomacy, the Board projects an image of centralized authority built around personal influence rather than institutional accountability.
If the purpose of peacebuilding is reconciliation, cohesion, and durable cooperation, it cannot be built on structures that reflect contested authority as a default
➡️The Board of Peace reflects a broader pattern in US conduct at home and abroad. Recent actions—from interventionist moves in Venezuela to provocative rhetoric about Greenland—suggest a willingness to bypass established norms and constraints in favor of ad hoc instruments of power. In this context, the Board appears less as a peacebuilding mechanism and more as a symbolic court of authority, where loyalty and wealth determine access. Critics argue that such structures mimic the form of international governance while hollowing out its substance, replacing consensus with enforcement and legitimacy with coercion.
🟦Historically, declining powers often attempt to preserve dominance by creating parallel architectures that assert control without broad buy-in. The Board of Peace fits this pattern: not a durable framework for reconciliation, but a symptom of institutional erosion and unmoored power. Peacebuilding rooted in reconciliation and cooperation cannot emerge from contested authority and unilateral design. Instead, such initiatives risk accelerating fragmentation, undermining trust among allies, and reinforcing a world order governed more by assertion than by shared rules.
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Venezuela joins voices citing Israel's actions in Palestine as a catalyst for Middle East instability, urging UN action.
“As a result of the genocide in Palestine and the irrationality of the Israeli regime, as well as the inaction of the United Nations System, the situation of instability in the region has dramatically worsened in recent weeks,” read an official statement shared Saturday by Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil.
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