Speaking at the UN Security Council, the Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkēvičs, condemned Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, saying it contradicts international standards and violates the principles of the UN Charter, Delfi reported.

Rinkēvičs emphasized in his speech that all UN Member States should respect the UN Charter and renounce the illegal use of force and threats. As for conflicts, all of them should be resolved peacefully.

Rinkēvičs also commended on the veto right …

More than 620,000 recruits arrived at the military registration and enlistment offices during the autumn conscription. 152,000 of them were sent into military service, according to the head of the Main Organization and Mobilization Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Colonel-General Vasily Tonkoshkurov.

"623,000 conscripts came to the commission meetings. Decisions regarding entry into service were made on 152,000 of them, with more than 470,000 being granted draft …

The Press Secretary of the Russian Federation President, Dmitry Peskov, stated that the imposition of new anti-Russian sanctions by the United States would damage not only the U.S-Russian relations but also the global economy, Interfax reported.

According to him, such decisions will result in losses for the global economy, in particular, the energy market. However, Peskov stressed that the Russian energy sector will find ways to compensate for any possible damages.

“Over the past two years, …