Tag: Russia

Ahead Of Talks, Putin Claims IS Has 2,000 Fighters In Afghanistan (RFE RL)

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the Islamic State (IS) militant group has thousands of fighters in northern Afghanistan, as Moscow prepares to host...

Russia and Israel to continue talks on security in Middle East, says foreign minister (TASS)

Russia is interested in continuing consultations with Israel on security issues in the Middle East, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated on Friday in...

Chinese FM expresses appreciation for Putin’s positive remarks, hails China-Russia friendship (Global Times)

Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday expressed appreciation for the positive remarks made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on China-Russia relations, saying long-term stability in...

Over 70 Su-57 fighters to enter operational service with Russian troops by 2027 — Rostec (Russia)

Over 70 Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets will be delivered to Russian troops by 2027, including several aircraft this year, the state tech corporation Rostec...

Over 2,000 commandos to relocate to Crimea for large-scale drills (TASS)

Over 2,000 special operations forces stationed in the Krasnodar Region kicked off marches to the Opuk training range in Crimea for the Southern Military...

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...