Tag: Russia

Following Biden-Putin talks, Russia calls on US to heed demands (Al Jazeera)

Russia will move to “eliminate unacceptable threats” if the United States and NATO do not respond to the Kremlin’s security demands, Foreign Minister Sergey...

Can the Biden-Putin Call Really Avert War Over Ukraine? (Mark Episkopos, The National lnterest)

As military tensions simmer between Russia and Ukraine, the West is bracing for three rounds of high-stakes negotiations with the Kremlin in early January. Can...

Trade turnover with Cuba totaled $97.9 mln in 10m 2021 – Russian trade representative (TASS)

The trade turnover between Russia and Cuba totaled $97.9 mln in ten months of 2021, Russian trade representative in Cuba Alexander Bogatyr told TASS. Trade...

Yamal-Europe gas pipeline capacity for December 31 not booked due to lack of requests (TASS)

Gazprom made no booking of natural gas transit capacity of the Yamal-Europe gas pipeline for December 31 in view of the absence of requests...

China, Russia scaling up cooperation in space, energy sector – Xi Jinping (TASS)

China and Russia are boosting cooperation in space exploration, in the energy segment and in the trade sphere, President of China Xi Jinping said...

China has positive expectations for cooperation in Russia in 2022 – Foreign Ministry (TASS)

Chinese authorities hold in high esteem the statement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin regarding the development of relations between the two countries and...

US Air Force plane gathered intelligence over eastern Ukraine – CNN (TASS)

A US Air Force spy plane on Thursday conducted a flight over eastern Ukraine, CNN reported, citing sources. US Air Force plane gathered intelligence over...

Decision to recognize Taliban government depends on their fulfillment of promises – Lavrov (TASS)

The official recognition of the Taliban (outlawed in Russia - TASS) government in Afghanistan will depend on progress in their fulfillment of promises, Russian Foreign...

Russia’s contacts with Taliban are businesslike – Lavrov (TASS)

Russia maintains working contacts with representatives of the Taliban (outlawed in Russia - TASS) that came to power in Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov...

Union State to neutralize losses related to NATO approaching – Lavrov (TASS)

The concerted action program in the sphere of foreign policy of the Union State of Russia and Belarus anticipates neutralization of threats related to...

Moscow, Minsk to develop defense cooperation because of West’s behavior – Lavrov (TASS)

Russia and Belarus intend to develop defense cooperation in view of reluctance of the West to meet halfway, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told...

Russian ambassador says no one should doubt Russia is determined to defend its security (TASS)

No one should doubt Russia will defend its security interests, Russian amabassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, said in an article published in Foreign...

‘Serious’ talk between Biden and Putin sets stage for diplomacy (Jarrett Renshaw and Vladimir Soldatkin, Reuters)

U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday exchanged warnings over Ukraine but conveyed some optimism that diplomatic talks in January...

Russia Allows Domestic Pharmaceutical To Continue Producing U.S. Company’s COVID-19 Drug (RFE RL)

The Russian government has extended a decree to allow a domestic pharmaceutical company to produce a generic version of a U.S. biotech company’s COVID-19...

‘Serious, Substantive’: Biden, Putin Agree To Intensify Diplomacy Amid Ukraine Tensions (RFE RL)

U.S. President Joe Biden has urged his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to de-escalate simmering tensions in a phone call aimed at intensifying diplomacy amid...

Putin warns Biden against major sanctions over Ukraine: Kremlin (Al Jazeera)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his United States counterpart Joe Biden that any sanctions over Ukraine would be a big mistake, an aide...