Israeli apartheid regime has in recent years wooed many countries to open or shift their diplomatic missions to the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds to normalize the occupation and hide its illegitimate character. Russia is the latest to fell into the trip.

This episode looks at whether the Ukraine war will end on the battlefield, or at the diplomatic table, something which the US cannot come to grips with, yet.

The United States on Wednesday announced it will provide Ukraine with the advanced Patriot air defense system as part of a new $1.85 billion military package to the war-ravaged country.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday vowed to fulfill the objectives of the country’s “special military operation” in Ukraine even as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy left for the US to lobby for more arms.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are planning to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Bali in November this year, according to Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

Russia has warned the US there will be "unpredictable consequences" if Washington keeps arming Ukraine, The Washington Post reports.

Russia has renewed its warning against further expansion of the NATO military alliance, saying the alliance remains “a tool of confrontation”.