Diplomat Says Russia Ready To Return To Talks When Ukraine Expresses Readiness
Russia will give a positive response as soon as Ukraine expresses willingness to return to the negotiating table, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told reporters on Thursday. "The negotiation process was not interrupted by us. It was pu...
Germany’s Scholz Proposes EU Solidarity Fund To Rebuild Ukraine
The European Union must start preparations for rebuilding Ukraine by setting up a solidarity fund to aid Kyiv in covering the billions of euros reconstruction will cost, according to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. "Rebuilding destroyed infrastructure...
US Confirms 1st Case Of Monkeypox
The first case of monkeypox infection in a man has been detected by Health officials in Massachusetts. This case of monkeypox will make it the first instance of the rare virus detected in the United States this year. The Massachusetts Department of...
Japan Doubles Its Financial Aid To Ukraine To $600 Million
Japan will increase its financial aid for Ukraine to $600 million, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Thursday, doubling the country's previous $300 million given in financial support. Kishida said the decision was made after Ukraine exp...
Any Negotiations With Russia Are “Suspended” Because Of Moscow’s Mindset, Ukrainian Official Says
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...
Lavrov Says Finland And Sweden Joining NATO “Makes No Difference”
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...
Putin: Some European Countries Cannot “Give Up” On Russian Oil
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...
US Runs Bioweapons Programs Across The World, Says Russia’s Foreign Ministry
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...
I Will Inform CSTO Colleagues About Operation In Ukraine In Detail Putin Says
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...
Putin Vows Response To NATO Expansion In Finland And Sweden
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...
