Despite the bloc’s attempts to punish Russia, imports from the country have soared, Guy Verhofstadt says The EU’s sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict have been a complete failure, Belgian member of the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt said on Monday. He added that the EU was only “rewarding” Russia by increasing imports from the … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia November 25, 2022. Alexander Shcherbak | Sputnik | Reuters VanEck is liquidating its Russia-centric exchange-traded funds after the ongoing war in Europe has effectively severed the Russian market from Western investors. Russia ETFs plunged … Read more
Serhii Kaharlytskyi, right, stands outside his home, destroyed after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. Kaharlytskyi’s wife Iryna died in the attack on Dec. 31, 2022. Renata Brito/AP hide caption toggle caption Renata Brito/AP Serhii Kaharlytskyi, right, stands outside his home, destroyed after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. … Read more
Missile strikes target Ukrainian military logistics amid NATO’s “proxy war” on Moscow, the Russian envoy tells the UN The Russian military is using precision weapons against Ukraine’s infrastructure to disrupt the flow of weapons the US and its allies are funneling to Kiev with the aim of prolonging the conflict, Moscow’s envoy to the UN … Read more
Unidentified people threw flares and Molotov cocktails onto the territory of the mission, the Foreign Ministry has said Russia’s embassy in Poland was attacked by unknown culprits last week, the Foreign Ministry’s deputy spokesman said on Thursday, adding that Moscow demands that Poland open an investigation into the matter. Speaking at a regular briefing, Deputy … Read more
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley tried and failed to reach his Russian counterpart, General Valery Gerasimov, in the wake of a deadly missile incident in Poland, he revealed to journalists. “My staff was unsuccessful in getting me linked up with General Gerasimov,” he said during a joint press conference with Secretary … Read more
Russian presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov (centre), and other members of delegations pose for a photo prior to their talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. Russia hosts talks on Afghanistan involving the representatives of the Taliban, other political forces in Afghanistan and neighbouring countries. | Photo Credit: AP NEW DELH The Moscow … Read more
India deploys new docks, upgrades speedboats for Pangong Tso patrol The Army has deployed new landing docks and speed boats for patrolling on the Pangong Tso Lake in Eastern Ladakh matching the Chinese deployments on the lake located close to 14,000 feet. This is part of an overall capability enhancement and infrastructure development taken up … Read more
India’s participation in the talks was confirmed by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on November 8 when he held bilateral talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. | Photo Credit: AP India joined the latest meeting of the ‘Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan’ that was held on Wednesday in the Russian capital. The Moscow format … Read more
The longer Ukraine rejects negotiations, the harder it’ll be to find common ground, the Russian FM has warned Kiev’s conditions for the commencement of peace talks with Moscow are “unrealistic and inadequate,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has told journalists at the G20 summit. Moscow is not refusing to negotiate, he added. Lavrov, who is … Read more