Rouhollah Mousavi from the Iranian Parliament's Internal Affairs and Councils Commission, told local Iranian media's correspondent in an interview that Iran is capable of selling oil and gas to BRICS countries in exchange for banking and trade services

There will be no further diplomatic dialogue, with the objectives of the special military operation being achieved only by force.

There has been a copious amount of malevolent glee among high-ranking politicians in the United States, European Union and other pathologically Russophobic countries. All of them are quite happy to see that Russia is supposedly "losing". Which begs the obvious question – is it really "losing"?

Washington has sanctioned more than 300 people worldwide for violating the Magnitsky Act

Although Austria has always been the place for mediation between rivals in Europe, that has changed radically with the support of sanctions against Russia.

His ability to unify people around him is a serious competitive advantage not only in the political struggle, but also in the governance of the country and society in the future.