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Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Wednesday he is opposed to any EU sanctions on Russian energy, adding his country will accept Moscow’s directive that gas supplies be paid-for in rubles. Hungary will not yield to pressure and will not support restrictions of oil and gas supplies from Russia …

Italy is actively seeking to broker peace in Ukraine and is willing to become a guarantor of the country’s neutral status, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Saturday. The diplomat made these remarks after meeting his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov in Baku. “Italy is working non-stop to put this …

Russia’s lead negotiator, Vladimir Medinsky, said on Wednesday that Ukraine agreed in principle to officially become a neutral country. Ukraine’s bid to join NATO was one of the reasons Moscow said it launched a military campaign against the country last month. Medinsky made his statement a day after the sides …

A US Navy commander has warned that the US will be prepared to “fight and win” in a war against China should “deterrence” prove unsuccessful in the Indo-Pacific amid claims Beijing is “militarizing” in the region. US Indo-Pacific commander Adm. John C. Aquilino said in an interview with the Associated …

Russia could be forced to cut crude production by nearly a third starting next month, as traders are reportedly reluctant to buy oil from the country amid Western sanctions, the International Energy Agency warned on Wednesday. “The prospect of large-scale disruptions to Russian oil production is threatening to create a …

Accusing the West of leaving Ukraine to face Moscow alone, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday he was not afraid to negotiate about ending the Russian “invasion,” but would need security guarantees to do so. Speaking in the early hours of the morning from Kiev, Zelensky said he had reached out …

Moscow is willing to negotiate terms of surrender with Kiev regarding the ongoing Russian military offensive currently taking place in Ukraine, Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. According to Peskov, Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his preparedness to engage in discussions with his Ukrainian counterpart, with a …

With Moscow looking to come to an agreement with NATO over security guarantees in Europe, bloc member Poland has expressed willingness to allow Russian inspectors into its country to check US air defense facilities, it was reported on Wednesday. According to the Wall Street Journal, which cited unnamed Polish officials, …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he is ready for the other Normandy Format members – France, Germany and Russia – to come to a new agreement regarding the ongoing conflict in his country’s Donbass region. “We are prepared to come to a necessary solution during the new summit of …

Every third American – the largest number in more than two decades – believes violence against the government can be justified, especially when the violation of rights is involved, a new poll has found. According to a Washington Post and University of Maryland poll, 34% of respondents were prepared to …