European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a debate on the results of the conflict in Ukraine, as part of a plenary session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, on Feb 15, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) BRUSSELS – Representatives of the 27 European Union countries meet in Brussels on Wednesday to […]
This photo shows a view of the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on April 29, 2021. (PHOTO / AFP) MOSCOW – Russia does not pose a threat to Moldova's national security, and has no intention of destabilizing the situation in the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. "We resolutely reject insinuations regarding […]
Ukrainian servicemen pose on the road as they walk toward their base near the frontline in the Donetsk region on Feb 4, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) KIEV/MOSCOW/WASHINGTON – Dozens of Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have been freed following a latest prisoner swap, officials from both sides confirmed on Saturday. Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian […]
This handout picture taken and released by the Ukrainian Presidential press-service on Feb 3, 2023, shows the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen (left) and President of the European Council Charles Michel attending a working session during an EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv. (PHOTO / UKRAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL PRESS-SERVICE / AFP) BRUSSELS / WASHINGTON […]
In this file photo dated Sept 23, 2013, flags flap in the breeze at the United Nations Office in Vienna, capital of Austria. (PHOTO / AFP) VIENNA — Austria is expelling four Russian diplomats for behaving in a manner inconsistent with international agreements, a reason often invoked in spying cases, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said […]
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova gestures while Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Jan 18, 2023. (PHOTO / AP) MOSCOW – The United States, by its actions, has undermined the principles of implementing the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday. […]
People cross a street in front of the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on Jan 18, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) MOSCOW – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on Monday met with new US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy, who presented copies of her credentials. The Russian side hopes that the US envoy will […]
In this handout photo taken from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Jan 10, 2023, a sailor is on duty onboard of the Admiral Gorshkov frigate of the Russian navy. (RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE VIA AP) MOSCOW – The Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday the frigate Admiral Gorshkov tested its […]
People walk past the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on April 5, 2022. (ALEXANDER NEMENOV / AFP) Russia said on Monday it was downgrading diplomatic relations with NATO member Estonia, accusing it of "total Russophobia", and Tallinn responded by telling Moscow's envoy to the Baltic nation to leave. Estonia and its Baltic neighbors Latvia […]
In this handout photo provided by The State Duma, The Federal Assembly of The Russian Federation, Speaker of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament Vyacheslav Volodin attends a session of the State Duma, the Lower House of the Russian Parliament in Moscow, Russia, Nov 24, 2022. (PHOTO / THE STATE DUMA, […]
Participants are seen during a session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan 17, 2023. (FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP) GENEVA – The World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting 2023 closed on Friday, with more than 2,000 honorable guests participating in hundreds of sessions during the weeklong event. This year's version […]
This undated photo shows the nuclear-powered Kazan submarine. (PHOTO / RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY / CHINADAILY.COM.CN) Russian navy's newest nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Generalissimo Suvorov is on its way to a temporary base for the Northern Fleet in the Arctic, the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday, citing an unidentified defense source. "Recently, the submarine cruiser […]
A file photo taken on Sept 20, 2022 shows the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear plant in Yuzhnoukrainsk, Ukraine. (GENYA SAVILOV / AFP) MOSCOW/KYIV/ANKARA/ZAGREB – The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) established the support and assistance mission at the Pivdennoukrainsk nuclear power plant (NPP) in southern Ukraine, IAEA Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Monday. "We are here […]
Rescuers work on a residential building destroyed after a missile strike, in Dnipro on Jan 14, 2023. (VITALII MATOKHA / AFP) MOSCOW/KIEV – The death toll from a Russian missile attack on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro has risen to 20, the regional governor said Sunday. At least 73 people were injured, with four […]
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov attend the meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to the joint staff of troops involved in Russia's military operation in Ukraine, at an unknown location in this Dec 17, 2022 file photo. Gerasimov was named the new […]
A still image from video, released by the Russian Defense Ministry, shows what it said to be the frigate 'Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov' during an air defense exercise in the Norwegian Sea, in an image taken from video released Jan 10, 2023. (RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY / REUTERS) MOSCOW – A […]
In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Jan 7, 2023, Russian troops attend the Orthodox Christmas service at the Russian Armed Forces' main cathedral in the Patriot military park in Kubinka just outside Moscow, Russia, Jan 7, 2023. (PHOTO / RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE VIA AP) MOSCOW — A […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with senior military officers in Moscow, Russia on Dec 21, 2022. (VADIM SAVITSKY / SPUTNIK / RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) MOSCOW/WASHINGTON – Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the country's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to start a 36-hour truce along the entire […]
Anger grows over highest casualty count since start of conflict last year Russia's Defense Ministry confirmed on Monday that 63 soldiers had been killed on New Year's Eve in a fiery blast that destroyed a temporary barracks in a vocational college in Makiivka, twin city of the regional capital Donetsk. Russian nationalists and some lawmakers […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with senior military officers in Moscow, Russia on Dec 21, 2022. (VADIM SAVITSKY / SPUTNIK / RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY PRESS SERVICE / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) MOSCOW/KYIV – The combat capability of the Russian armed forces is "increasing day by day" and Russia will certainly step up […]