Tag Archives: Russia

The EU said Tuesday it is pressing more than a dozen countries to prevent their nationals leaving for Belarus on a perilous attempt to get into the bloc. The effort is part of Brussels’ reaction to what it says is an orchestrated campaign by Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to destabilize …

Russia on Saturday said it does not expect progress in talks in the coming weeks with the US on issues including visas and the size and functioning of their embassies, Russian news agencies reported. With ties already at post-Cold War lows, Moscow and Washington are in a dispute over the …

A senior Russian diplomat says the recent decision made collectively by Iran and other parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement to resume talks later this month will pave the way for the lifting of the sanctions that the US imposed on Iran after leaving the deal and Tehran’s return to …

Russia has left military units near the Ukrainian border after exercises, with the number of Russian troops in the area now totaling 90,000, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said. Russian armed forces recently held a series of large-scale drills, including with airborne troops, the ministry said late on Tuesday. After the …

CIA director William Burns is making a rare visit to Moscow to discuss U.S.-Russia relations, the latest in a series of high-level contacts that show both sides want to keep talking despite mutual distrust and a long list of disputes. A U.S. Embassy spokesperson said Burns was leading a delegation …

China and Russia have reworked a draft resolution urging the UN Security Council to ease sanctions on North Korean exports with the intent of “enhancing the livelihood of the civilian population” in the east Asian country. The draft resolution was first pitched by the two countries in December 2019, seeking …

Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to create a “provocative situation” aimed at dragging Moscow into a conflict in the country’s eastern region of Donbass, amid an escalation between the Kiev government forces and pro-Russia separatists in the volatile region. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov made the comment against the …

Russia approved a long-term government climate strategy on Monday targeting carbon neutrality by 2060 and rejected US allegations it was not doing enough on climate change as the COP26 conference began. President Vladimir Putin, the leader of the world’s no. 4 greenhouse gas emitter, plans to deliver a recorded message …

A trade group representing major US passenger and cargo carriers has asked the State Department to “act urgently” to address the needs of airlines to secure rights to overfly Russian airspace, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Airlines for America, which represents American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, FedEx …

The European Union’s top diplomat said on Thursday that Moscow was using natural gas to bully Moldova, as the prime minister of the ex-Soviet republic said the country could not afford the prices Russia was now offering. Moldova’s gas contract with Russia’s Gazprom expired at the end of September. Moldova’s …

The Russian capital brought in its strictest lockdown measures since June 2020 on Thursday as hospitals confront a rising wave of coronavirus cases that has sent one-day pandemic deaths to record highs. The partial lockdown, in which only essential shops like pharmacies and supermarkets are allowed to remain open, while …

Exercise comes soon after China, Russia held joint patrols in contested waters last week Close on the heels of joint patrols by China and Russia in the region, the navies of the US and Japan are holding military exercises in contested waters of the South China Sea. The Japan Maritime …

Russia, one of the hardest-hit countries, recorded 1,069 coronavirus-related fatalities on Monday, the highest single-day death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. According to Press TV, the country, which accounts for 40 percent of all new cases in eastern Europe, also reported more than 37 thousand fresh …

Four people were wounded after a gas explosion destroyed part of a five-story residential building in the Russian city of Naberezhnye Chelny 930 km (580 miles) east of Moscow. More than 30 people were evacuated from the site, the emergency service said in a report. A gas explosion has ripped …

The Russian defense ministry on Monday handed a protest note to a German military attache due to the German defense minister’s comments over the need to deter Russia’s nuclear capabilities, RIA state news agency reported. The Russian defense ministry said it summoned the German diplomat and “drew attention to the …

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to bring forward by 10 years Russia’s target for achieving net-zero carbon emissions, Johnson’s office said on Monday after the two leaders spoke by phone. The talks took place after Russia delivered a blow to hopes of a breakthrough international …

Russia’s defense minister accused NATO on Saturday of gradually gathering forces near Russia’s borders and being unwilling to discuss European security with Moscow on equal terms, Interfax news agency reported. Shoigu’s comments were the latest sign of mounting tension between Russia and NATO after defense ministers from the Western alliance …

Russian and Chinese warships held their first joint patrols in the Western part of the Pacific ocean on October 17-23, Russia’s defense ministry said in a statement on Saturday. Moscow and Beijing, which staged naval cooperation drills in the Sea of Japan earlier in October, have cultivated closer military and …

The president of the unrecognized state of Kosovo accused Russia of exerting “malign influence in order to wreck Pristina’s, as well as the US’, NATO’s, and European Union’s achievements” Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu has declared two Russian diplomats personae non grata. According to Osmani, she issued a request to the …

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the US has not achieved any of its goals during 20 years in Iraq and Afghanistan. “For two decades, the most powerful country in the world has been waging military campaigns in two countries that cannot be compared in any way. It was forced …