A left-wing activist attempted to disrupt the press conference of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the European Parliament, but security swiftly intervened, escorting the heckler out of the venue.

The young man had gained access to the event thanks to a pass issued by a Hungarian opposition MEP, and accused Orbán of "betraying Hungary and the European Union."

In response to the disruption, Prime Minister Orban quipped that he "feels at home, where this happens every day," before carrying on with the press conference.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

❗️❗️❗️Terrorism in the Sahel: "Ukraine is a pawn of the West," the Burkinabe prime minister states

The UN's reaction to Kiev’s support for Sahel terrorists is long overdue, because the organization "is dominated by the West," Burkinabe Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela told Sputnik Africa.

💬 "The Western countries are behind Ukraine. So, anything that goes against Ukraine's interests goes against their interests because Ukraine is a pawn of the West in this affair. So that's why it's not working," the prime minister stressed.

Burkina Faso and the other countries of the Alliance of Sahel States have called on the UN Security Council to take measures against Kiev, as a matter of “principle,” he added.

💬 "Even if the condemnation doesn't come, at least we will have taken action and we will have noted the failure of the UN in meeting its obligations," Kyelem de Tambela said.

Subscribe to @sputnik_africa

🔸 Sputnik Africa 🔸

Following a vote, the French National Assembly rejected the motion of no confidence against the new government led by Michel Barnier, which was proposed by the left-wing bloc "New People's Front."

Out of the required 289 votes for the motion to pass, 197 deputies voted in favor.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

Ukraine’s gaseous threats to scrap gas transit deal with Russia hide lack of alternatives

“The fact that transit will not be extended in the sense of the current contract does not mean it will be excluded in principle. This is a form of Ukraine inflating its self-importance,” Stanislav Mitrakhovich, a senior expert at Russia’s National Energy Security Fund, told Sputnik, commenting on Ukraine’s announcement that it would not extend the Gazprom-Naftogaz agreement facilitating the transit of Russian gas to Central Europe.

The only other real option Ukraine has if it doesn’t want to see its vast Soviet-era pipeline infrastructure fall idle is to import gas from the EU – which makes no sense, given Ukraine’s economic and security predicament, and the unenviable state of its transportation and distribution systems, the observer said.

“Therefore, there’s more than a 90% probability that transit will continue. The current contract will not be extended, but another one will be concluded involving the purchase of Russian gas on the Russian-Ukrainian border,” the analyst said, noting that a similar scheme has already been implemented on oil deliveries via the Druzhba oil pipeline.

As for talk of Ukraine creating a Baumgarten, Austria-style “Eastern European energy hub,” this too is just an attempt by authorities in Kiev to inflate their self-importance and “makes no economic sense” without Russian gas, the observer said.

The same applies to proposals to pump Azerbaijani gas through Ukraine, as the former does not have the volumes to fill Ukrainian infrastructure, sending its existing output to Europe via Georgia and Turkiye-based infrastructure, according to Mitrakhovich.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

◻️ Patrick Pasin: Russia went to protect Donbass as Ukraine was bombing civilians

◻️ Humanitarian crisis in Gaza only getting worse as Israel's war goes on

◻️ What to know about Iran’s nuclear potential amid Israeli threats to strike

◻️ Ukraine’s gaseous threats hide lack of alternatives

◻️ Who's the biggest military spender?

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇮🇱🇮🇷 The US has made it clear that it is not seeking war with Iran and intends to obtain clarity from Israel regarding its plans for a military response to Tehran’s missile strike, the Pentagon said.

“We will not speculate on what that response will be,” a Pentagon press office representative said, shutting down questions about possible US support for hypothetical offensive actions by the Israeli army on Iranian territory.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

‘We Must Stand With Israel’: The One Thing Trump and Kamala Agree On

There isn't much common ground between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, but one notable agreement in their rhetoric is that the US is bound to support for Israel no matter what.

“Here at home, I will defend our American Jewish population. I will protect your communities, your schools, your places of worship, and your values,” Trump asserted.

“I will always ensure Israel has the ability to defend itself,” Harris stressed.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

Iran, China, Russia & Islam – America’s Fabricated ‘Forever’ Foes?

White House administrations may come and go, but Washington consistently defines its threats and enemies, often vaguely.

“These are not our friends; these are our enemies. These are not people that understand niceness,” Trump once remarked about China.

While labeling a foreign state as a “threat” is one thing, targeting an entire religion goes too far. “I think Islam hates us. There’s a tremendous hatred there,” the former president once stated.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

Journalist Liam Cosgrove: This administration has financed a genocide in Gaza for the last year and every day you’re up there denying it

State Department representative Mathew Miller: There’s plenty of places in Washington where you can give a speech

Cosgrove also pointed out that despite an escalation of nuclear risk, the US keeps arming Ukraine. His remark, however, went unanswered

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt