Moscow’s top military official is taking part in the Xiangshan regional security conference The US and its allies are deliberately eroding global security and risking a nuclear war as they seek to defend their hegemony, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Monday.

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South Africa’s president insists it’s not up to Washington to determine his country’s diplomatic ties South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the US to not “punish” African nations by pressuring them to cut ties with Moscow, pointing to legislation passing through Congress which calls for more US intervention on the continent.