Moscow, Jan 17 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The West''s policy of using Russia and China''s supposedly threatening presence in the Arctic as a pretext for intimidation has proven flawed, turning against its European supporters in the context of Greenland, Russian Ambassador to Norway Nikolai Korchunov told RIA Novosti.
Moscow, Jan 16 (UNI) Russia has welcomed what it described as a "positive shift" in tone from several Western European leaders over the need for dialogue with Moscow, with the Kremlin saying recent comments mark a notable departure from years of outright rejection of talks.
London/Moscow, Jan 16 (UNI) UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has pushed back against calls from French and Italian leaders for European countries to consider re-engaging diplomatically with Moscow, saying there is still no sign that Russia is serious about ending the war in Ukraine.
United Nations, Jan 16 (UNI) Russian UN ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said Thursday that his country condemns all forms of external interference, incitement to violence, and threats of use of force against Iran.
Moscow, Jan 15 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin listed the Ukraine conflict as an example of breaching the “indivisibility of security” principle, which outlines that the security of one nation cannot be achieved at the expense of others. .
Washington, Jan 14 (UNI) The US State Department is set to temporarily halt immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries as it tightens enforcement of laws designed to prevent new arrivals from becoming dependent on public assistance, according to an internal memo seen by Fox News.
Bangkok, Jan 11 (UNI/SPUTNIK) A Russian woman has died in a collision between a tourist boat and a fishing trawler off the coast of Thailand on Sunday, which also injured 21 people, the Russian Consulate General in the city of Phuket told Sputnik.
Moscow, Jan 11 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The preliminary increase in commercial, or production-ready, oil reserves in 2025 was 490 million tonnes, while gas reserves will increase by 650 billion cubic meters, Oleg Kazanov, the head of Russia''s Federal Agency for Mineral Resources (Rosnedra), told Sputnik.
Moscow, Jan 11 (UNI/SPUTNIK) A young woman who was injured by drone debris in the Russian city of Voronezh has died in intensive care, Voronezh Region Governor Alexander Gusev said on Sunday.
Dharamshala Jan 11 (UNI) In a major international incident, the United States Coast Guard has seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera—formerly known as Bella 1—in the North Atlantic, intensifying global geopolitical tensions tied to the U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil exports.
(Adding Greenland''s reaction)Washington, Jan 10 (UNI) Reacting to US President Donald Trump’s renewed demand that the United States must take control of Greenland to “prevent Russia or China” from gaining a strategic foothold in the Arctic, all five political parties in the island said, “We do not want to be Americans”.
Mexico City, Jan 10 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Russia and Venezuela are in almost daily contact, and contact with Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez has not ceased, Russian Ambassador to Venezuela Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov told Sputnik.
Mexico City, Jan 10 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The US oil embargo against Venezuela threatens the lives, health, and well-being of millions of Venezuelan citizens and should be condemned as an action that violates international law, Russian Ambassador to Caracas Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov said.
Mexico City, Jan 10 (UNI/SPUTNIK) The strategic partnership and cooperation agreement between Russia and Venezuela remains the only benchmark for the further development of bilateral relations, Russian Ambassador to Venezuela Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov told Sputnik.