Budapest/Bratislava, June 23 (UNI) Hungary and Slovakia have blocked a new sanctions package proposed by the European Union (EU) to ban Russian oil and gas, citing threats to national energy security, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto announced Monday in a video posted on his official Facebook page.
Tehran/Moscow, June 23 (UNI) Tehran welcomes Russia’s position on the Middle East escalation, particularly its condemnation of the attacks on Iran, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday, ahead of holding talks with the Russian leadership.
Kiev/Moscow, June 23 (UNI) An overnight drone and missile attack by Russia killed at least six people and injured 19 others in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev, said the city''s mayor Vitali Klitschko on Monday.
Moscow, June 21 (UNI) Weighing in on the Russia-Ukraine war, and the ongoing Israel-Iran war, Russian President Vladmir Putin highlighted their key aspects, and clarified Moscow’s stance on both of them, in an interview with Sky News Arabia.
Moscow, June 21 (UNI) Servicemen of Russia''s Center group of forces destroyed up to 425 Ukrainian Armed Forces soldiers, seven armored vehicles and three pickup trucks in the past 24 hours, the Russian Defence Ministry told reporters.
Washington, June 20 (UNI) Former American intelligence officer Tony Shaffer has said that Russia’s ongoing tactical advantage over Ukraine, is only going to cause further problems for Kyiv, reports RIA Novosti.
London, Jun 20 (UNI) Europe does not possess the capability to continue sending military aid to Ukraine on the scale needed by it to defeat Russia, said former UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray.
EU/UK, Jun 20 (UNI) Europe does not have the capability to continue sending military aid to Ukraine on the scale needed by it to defeat Russia said former UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan Craig Murray.
Moscow, June 20 (UNI) Representatives of more than 60 countries, including North Korea, will take part in the 10th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov said in an interview with Sputnik at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
St Petersburg, Jun 19 (UNI) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak on Thursday said that Europe’s price caps on Russian oil will have no effect on its volumes of supply, adding that even the zero level of price ceiling will not affect them.
St Petersburg/Budapest, June 19 (UNI) Hungary has unanimously rejected the European Commission''s plan to abandon Russian gas, stating that it would be a step back in diversifying energy sources, explained Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto on Thursday, on sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2025.
Wellington, June 19 (UNI) New Zealand has imposed another package of sanctions against Russian individuals and organisations allegedly "involved in the production of drones and other weaponry," as well as against individuals from North Korea, Iran and Belarus who are "supporting Russia''s war efforts," the New Zealand Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
St Petersburg, June 19 (UNI) Russia does not consider any rearmament efforts by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as a threat to its national security, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday during a meeting with the heads of major global news agencies.
Jakarta, June 19 (UNI) New Zealand has imposed another package of sanctions against Russian individuals and organisations allegedly "involved in the production of drones and other weaponry," as well as against individuals from North Korea, Iran and Belarus who are "supporting Russia''s war efforts," the New Zealand Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Moscow, June 18 (UNI) The business community in the US is far more concerned about the prospect of returning to the Russian market than about the tight monetary policy of the Russian Central Bank, a US investor and co-founder of the PSIMOS Technologies company, Paul Ostling, said in an interview with Sputnik.
Kiev, June 18 (UNI) The death toll from Russia''s missile and drone attack on Kiev on Tuesday has risen to 23, with 134 others injured, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said on Wednesday.
Moscow, June 18 (UNI) Russia could play a key role in de-escalating the conflict between Iran and Israel and bringing the parties back to the negotiating table, said American economist Jeffrey Sachs, a well-known American economist and director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, told RIA Novosti.
Kiev, June 17 (UNI) At least 15 people were killed and 75 others injured in Russian missile and drone strikes on Ukraine overnight Tuesday, Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said in a statement.