The EU has failed to learn the lessons of history by once again gathering under a Nazi flag to attempt to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday. Lavrov was responding to remarks by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who on Monday declared there were …
Read More »Russia could restrict return of Western brands – Izvestia
The Russian parliament is set to pass a law that would regulate the right of foreign companies to reclaim assets sold during their exit from the country, Izvestia reported on Tuesday. The draft has reportedly been approved by the Finance Ministry and will be considered by the State Duma in …
Read More »Russia requests UN meeting on ‘threats’ by Ukraine’s backers
Russia has requested a UN Security Council meeting to address what it sees as attempts by EU countries to derail the peaceful settlement of the Ukraine conflict, Dmitry Polyansky, the first deputy permanent representative to the UN, has said. The announcement came after Germany said Ukraine has been permitted to …
Read More »Russia expects direct talks with Ukraine to begin Friday morning: Live Updates
The first direct talks between Russia and Ukraine in more than three years are expected to take place in Türkiye’s largest city, Istanbul, on Friday. The delegation from Moscow will wait at the Dolmabahce Palace starting at 10 a.m. as proposed by Russia’s chief negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky. According to Anadolu …
Read More »Somehow, this country is a friend to the US, Iran and Russia – and it’s working
The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, is planning a visit to Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. This visit carries particular significance against the backdrop of a new phase in nuclear negotiations between Iran and the United States, in which Oman is once again playing …
Read More »EU and UK preparing naval blockade of Russia – Putin aide
The EU and the UK are gearing up to impose a naval blockade on Russia, Nikolay Patrushev, a senior aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin, has said. He warned that Moscow has a fleet powerful enough to respond to any such move. In an interview published on Monday by Kommersant, …
Read More »‘Russia will tell our story’: African experts react to Moscow’s major media move
In February, Russian news agency Sputnik opened its first African editorial center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital. Foreign policy experts opine that the move is a clear indication of Moscow’s deliberate intention to intensify its engagements with the African continent. Boniface Muoka, chairperson of the Department of Security, Diplomacy, and …
Read More »Russia’s Kalashnikov looking to expand gun supplies to Indian police
A Russian-Indian joint venture has submitted a bid for a contract to supply Kalashnikov AK-203 assault rifles to the police force in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Russian arms exporter Rosoboronexport said in a statement on Tuesday. Indo-Russian Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), formed by Rosoboronexport and the Kalashnikov Concern …
Read More »Power couple: How India and Russia reignited their atomic bond
In an era of shifting geopolitics and global climate imperatives, India and Russia stand at the forefront of a nuclear energy revolution. New Delhi has announced that it is planning to build five indigenously-manufactured small modular reactors (SMR) – named Bharat nuclear reactors – in the next few years with the help …
Read More »Ukraine conflict ‘all about Russia’ – former US Army officer (VIDEO)
The Ukraine conflict has been “all about Russia” from the beginning, driven by Washington’s ambition to dismantle the country as a political, economic, and military power, former US Army officer Stanislav Krapivnik has told RT. He was commenting on an investigation by the New York Times, which claimed that the …
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