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Attempts by the US and its allies to impose economic and diplomatic isolation on Russia have failed, partly due to support from Moscow’s genuine friends around the world, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Speaking at a meeting of the International Russophile Movement on Tuesday – the second such event …

Hounded by the international media and hated in his home city for his close ties to Russia, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder insists that Germany needs Russia’s vast energy supplies to maintain its industrial power. As Germany’s leaders distance themselves from calls to embargo Russian oil and gas imports, the …

India’s largest oil and gas company, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), bought three million barrels of Urals crude oil from Russia on Wednesday, the Deccan Herald newspaper reported citing trade sources. According to the publication, the oil was purchased through European trader Vitol at an undisclosed discount. This is the second …

Western sanctions do not mean that Russia will truly be isolated – the world, and Russia itself, are “too big” for that, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Saturday. Peskov said that the “rejection of relations” following its offensive in Ukraine, and the introduction of restrictions by Europe, …

Taking to the floor as part of an expanded meeting at the Ministry of Defense on Tuesday, Sergey Shoigu said that his army “cooperates with the armed forces of 109 countries.” “This clearly demonstrates the futility of attempts by Western countries to isolate Russia in the international arena,” he remarked. The …

On Thursday, China hosted a summit which was attended by foreign ministers from the Pacific island nations of Kiribati, Fiji, Tonga, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Micronesia, and the Solomon Islands. With the exception of PNG, these Polynesia and Melanesia countries are small, yet they are taking centre stage in one …

In a statement issued to journalists on Tuesday, it was confirmed that President Putin would have to isolate. During a telephone call with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon, Putin “said that in connection with the detected cases of coronavirus in his environment, he must observe the regime of self-isolation for a …

As Taliban forces were on their final push to take the Afghan capital, the West was issuing threats of reprisals, should the militants take power by force. A Taliban government would become “global pariahs,” Zalmay Khalilzad, the US special envoy to the country, warned.   The Islamists “would face non-recognition, isolation …

Johnson and Sunak sparked anger on Sunday after it was revealed that they would not self-isolate, despite having come into contact with Health Minister Sajid Javid, who tested positive for Covid-19 this weekend. Though the government’s own NHS Test and Trace program requires Brits who have come into contact with …

Johnson and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace “as contacts of someone who has tested positive” for Covid-19, No. 10 confirmed on Sunday. But they will not observe full self-isolation protocols in response. Instead, the top officials “will be participating in the …