Tag: Russia

Moscow-led bloc to engage over 5,000 troops in Combat Brotherhood drills in Tajikistan (TASS)

Over 5,000 troops will participate in the Combat Brotherhood 2021 drills of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Tajikistan,...

Russia supports inter-Yemeni talks under UN auspices, UN envoy says (TASS)

Russia intends to assist Yemen’s authorities and Houthis in finding compromise and supports the launch of talks under the UN auspices, First Deputy Permanent...

German Cabinet rejects allegations of Russia’s non-compliance with gas supply contracts (TASS)

The German government has officially rejected allegations of Russia's non-compliance with contracts for gas supplies to Europe, head of the Bundestag Committee for Economics...

Russian, Azerbaijani, Armenian top diplomats discuss implementation of Karabakh agreements (TASS)

The trilateral meeting of Foreign Ministers of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia took place in Minsk Thursday with Russia’s mediation, Russian Foreign Ministry said in...

Russian, Argentinian senior diplomats meet to discuss bilateral trade, anti-COVID-19 fight (TASS)

Deputy foreign ministers of Russia and Argentina, Sergei Ryabkov and Pablo Tettamanti respectively, held a meeting on Thursday discussing the fight against the global...

Goals of sustainable development should serve national state’s interests — UN official (TASS)

Achieving goals of sustainable development should serve the national interests of states and do not damage the socio-economic situation, Director-General of the United Nations...

EAEU integration arouses interest of many countries — Putin (TASS)

The integration, which is developing within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), is drawing the attention of many countries, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday....

Moscow condemns Pristina’s antics in northern Kosovo — statement (TASS)

Moscow decisively condemns the antics of Kosovo’s authorities in regards to the actions of Kosovan special operations forces in areas with a Serbian population...

Russia calls on EU to give up on deployment of military mission in Ukraine — diplomat (TASS)

The EU’s plans to deploy a military training mission in Ukraine will contribute to escalation of the Donbass conflict, Russia calls for abandoning this...

Diplomat warns Japanese PM’s ultimatums on Kuril Islands delay prospect of solving issue (TASS)

Ultimatum-sounding remarks by Japan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that Tokyo won’t agree to sign a peace treaty with Moscow without settling the territorial...

Taliban to visit Russia next week to take part in talks on Afghanistan, says diplomat (TASS)

The Taliban (banned in Russia) delegation will arrive in Moscow next week to participate in the Moscow format consultations on Afghanistan, Russian Foreign Ministry...

Russian Deputy PM Borisov met with Cuba’s ex-President Raul Castro — newspaper (TASS)

Visiting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov met on Wednesday with Cuba’s former President Raul Castro, the Granma newspaper reported. Russian Deputy PM Borisov met...

Russia’s military activity in Crimea geared to protect country’s integrity — diplomat (IRNA)

Russia’s military activity in Crimea is geared to protect the country’s integrity and its citizens living on this territory, Konstantin Vorontsov, acting director of...

Some progress made in Russian-US dialogue — Russian diplomat (TASS)

Some progress has been made on a number of issues in Russian-US relations after US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland’s...

China, Russia hold joint naval drill in Sea of Japan, display higher level of ‘trust, capability’ (Guo Yuandan and Liu Xuanzun, Global Times)

With China's advanced Type 055, a 10,000 ton-class large destroyer, for the first time joining an exercise with a foreign navy, China and Russia...

Putin‘s Brutal Letter to Ukraine under Medvedev’s Byline (Vladimir Socor, The Jamestown Foundation)

The Kremlin has published an open letter to and about Ukraine, replete with insults and threats. An official public document in such a style...