Negotiations with Russia on resolving the conflict have been suspended, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. It was because "Russia is still in its stereotypical mindset," he said on Ukrainian television Tuesday, adding that...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that NATO has "taken into account the territories of Finland and Sweden in its military plans for eastward expansion" for years, and therefore the two countries' accession to the alliance "makes no differen...
Some European countries cannot give up on Russian oil, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. "European countries continue to introduce new sanctions on oil and gas markets. All of this is leading to inflation, but instead of admitting their own m...
Ukraine’s biological warfare activities, carried out with assistance from Washington, are not unprecedented, they are part of the US’ bioweapons programs, a senior Russian Foreign Ministry official said Monday. "Biological warfare activities, bei...
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he will inform the leaders of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states about the special military operation in Ukraine during the closed part of the summit that is currently taking plac...
Moscow will take measures in response to the expansion of NATO’s military infrastructure to the territory of Finland and Sweden, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. "The expansion of military infrastructure to that territory will undou...
President of the European Council Charles Michel commended Sweden and the Swedish prime minister, Magdalena Andersson, on deciding to join NATO, calling it a “decision for the benefit of collective security and defense.” In a tweet on Monday, Mic...
The foreign ministers of Austria and Estonia have spoken about the prospect of an upcoming sixth EU sanctions package against Russia, with Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg “confident” that the package will be “done in the next d...
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has mobilized the military to respond to the country's first officially acknowledged outbreak of Covid-19, as the impoverished nation scrambles to address what state media has described as a "major national emergency....
The ruble strengthened against the dollar and the euro as foreign currency trading started on Moscow Exchange on Monday compared with previous closing. As of 10:20 am Moscow time, the dollar exchange rate was down by 1.29% at 63.71 rubles, while the ...
The North Atlantic Alliance should be under no illusion Russia will put up with Sweden and Finland’s membership, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said on Monday. "We are making a thorough analysis of the situation. It has certainly ch...
China’s authorities express protest to the states of the Group of Seven (G7) over their statement on Taiwan and the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Monday. "China expresses resolute protest t...
The document for returning to full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) for the settlement around the Iran nuclear program is at a high level of readiness, the remaining problems are of political nature, Russian Deputy For...
Former Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was re-elected as the East African country’s head of state on Sunday. In the election for the country’s highest office, the 66-year-old politician defeated 35 competitors, including current President ...
