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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…22hrs22H

Russia, China disagree with US over Gaza ceasefire plan

Russia and China, which hold veto powers in the U.N. Security Council, raised concerns on Thursday with a U.S. draft resolution that would back a proposal - outlined by President Joe Biden - for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas.The council's only Arab member, Algeria, also signaled it was not ready to back the text, diplomats said. A resolution needs at least nine votes in favor and no vetoes by the U.S., France, Britain, China or Russia to pass.Biden laid out a three-phase ceasefire plan for the Gaza Strip a week ago that he described as an Israeli initiative.The U.S. is seeking international support for the plan that Hamas is still studying. It circulated a one-page draft resolution to the 15-member U.N Security Council on Monday and a revised version on Wednesday, both seen by Reuters.The current draft welcomes the ceasefire proposal, describes it as "acceptable" to Israel, "calls upon Hamas to also accept it, and urges both parties to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition."Russia proposed amendments to the U.S. text, which were seen by Reuters, that included calling upon both Hamas and Israel to accept the proposal and demanding an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire respected by all parties.Moscow also wants the draft to stress that the phase one ceasefire will remain in place as long as negotiations continue on phase two, reflecting remarks made by Biden last week.

 @ISIDEWITH submitted…22hrs22H

Putin makes rare claim on Ukraine war casualties

Putin told the heads of several international news agencies that there are 1,348 Russian troops and officers in captivity in Ukraine compared to the 6,465 Ukrainians in Russian detention, RIA Novosti and TASS news agency reported.He also asserted that Moscow has only lost one soldier for every five that Kyiv has.“I can tell you that our losses, particularly irretrievable losses, are certainly significantly smaller than those of the opposite party,” Putin said, as reported by TASS.The Russian president’s claims contradict Ukrainian and U.S. battlefield estimates, the latest of which reported that Moscow has suffered 515,000 casualties, including more than 50,000 deaths, since the war began in February 2022. The real death toll could actually be much higher, as there are no reliable exact numbers for Kremlin military casualties.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, meanwhile, in February estimated that about 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in the fighting, though Western intelligence officials believe that figure also is much higher.While Kyiv’s losses appear to be lower than that of its invader, Russia has far more ability to absorb higher death counts given its larger population and harsh conscription methods.In an attempt to keep fresh recruits on the battlefield, Ukrainian legislators earlier this month lowered the draft eligible age from 27 to 25.

 @XerusEmiliafrom South Carolina  submitted…4 days4D

NATO member Turkey declares intent to join BRICS