The Facebook page belonging to Russia’s delegation to the security and arms control talks in Vienna was blocked for days without explanation. The diplomats have blasted it as an act of censorship specifically targeting Moscow. The act of censorship took place last Friday, Konstantin Gavrilov, head of the continent told RT. …
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky should avoid direct discussions with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, Kiev’s former prime minister has advised, amid flaring tensions between the two states. Speaking as part of an appearance at the Kiev Security Forum, which was broadcast by the YouTube channel Open Ukraine on Wednesday, Arseny …
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The US and Russia are no closer to resolving their strategic impasse after talks in Switzerland, with Washington refusing any limitations on NATO expansion and Moscow insisting the bloc must “never” include Ukraine and Georgia. The encounter in Geneva between US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy …
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President Moon Jae-in says meaningful peace with North Korea can’t be achieved without some kind of formal agreement. A peace deal between the two nations was not signed at the end of the Korean War in the 1950s. “I will not stop efforts to institutionalize sustainable peace,” Moon said in …
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Moscow is pleased with the results of the new phone talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Joe Biden, Putin’s aide has said. Putin has, however, warned the US against escalating Russia sanctions policy. DETAILS TO FOLLOW
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Joe Biden are holding phone talks late on Thursday. The additional call, the second one in December, comes ahead of the upcoming Russian-American security talks in Geneva. Both Washington and Moscow had remained tight-lipped on the specific agenda of the discussion, which …
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US President Joe Biden will hold talks, by phone, on Thursday with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, discussing “upcoming diplomatic engagements” with Moscow, the White House has announced. The exchange was announced in a brief statement by the spokesperson for the National Security Council, Emily Horne, on Wednesday. The two …
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Australia and New Zealand are facing a surge in gang-related crimes, and the policy of shipping busted gang members away from Australian soil instead of joining forces hurts both neighbors, a Kiwi activist told RT. Since 2014, foreigners living in Australia on a temporary visa can be deported by the …
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Kiev and the European Union must both be given a seat at the table for discussions about the future of European security, and no decisions should be made without their input, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on Thursday. Following a call with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep …
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Speaking as part of an exclusive interview with RT, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said the countries were planning to hold talks in January, confirming a statement his counterpart in Washington, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, had made to journalists the day before. Asked about the US reaction to a …
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