Ranil Wickremesinghe was appointed Prime Minister of Sri Lanka amidst the worst economic condition since the country’s independence and widespread protests. However, there have been constant allegations of corruption that he was handpicked by the Rajapaksa family as a stopgap solution to the volatile situation. However, in an interview with WION Managing Editor Palki Sharma, Wickremesinghe made it clear that he is not a “CEO” appointed by the Rajapaksas but an “Independent Prime Minister”.
On the question of a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan, Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe said being geographically close, it would be an emergency situation for Japan.
In an exclusive conversation with WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma, Igor Polikha, the Ukrainian ambassador to India, has stated that he does not believe a war with Russia is imminent.
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has said that while she supports mediation from Russia for a peaceful transition of power in the eastern European country, the “future of Belarus would be only decided by its people”.
Speaking to WION’s Executive Editor Palki Sharma in an exclusive interview, she also urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop supporting his Belarusian counterpart, Alexander Lukashenko.
Amid reports that Pakistan had helped the Taliban quell the resistance in Panjshir, Iran’s former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned Islamabad that it will be haunted by its actions in near future in which he foresaw the militant group threatening Pakistani government and sovereignty.
Speaking to WION’s Executive Editor Palki Sharma, Ahmadinejad also stressed that the handing over of power to Taliban is part of a ‘satanic plot’ by the western powers led by the US.