Following External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow in November, Russia and Iran have agreed to allow the passing of 12 million tons of Russian goods via Tehran. The goods will be travelling via the International North-South Transport Corridor. The decision has come as a result of the efforts that both Russia and […]
China’s tactics of cashing in on Moscow in disguise
As Russia tries to handle Ukraine on the one hand, the antagonistic West on the other, and nurture its future expansion plans on another front, one may wonder if the Kremlin is now feeling the pinch of having the unfettered backing of China, writes Di Valerio Fabbri in Geopolitica.info. Valerio Fabbri writes that China appears […]
Russian diplomat refutes reports about Moscow transporting Ukrainian grain to Syria
Recent reports claiming that Russia has allegedly been supplying Syria with Ukrainian grain are nothing but misinformation and fake news, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev told Sputnik. On June 2, Reuters reported, citing Ukrainian Embassy in Lebanon, that Russia had allegedly exported 100,000 tonnes of wheat from […]
Antonov calls for lifting Belarus fertilizer sanctions, says Moscow ready to export grain
The US should cooperate with Moscow and lift sanctions on Belarusian fertilizers if it really wants to resolve the global agricultural crisis, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said in an op-ed. “If Washington really wants to improve the situation in the global agricultural market, let us cooperate. Stop blaming […]
Moscow bans entry of Japanese Prime Minister, Foreign Minister into Russia
Moscow has prohibited the entry of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to Russia due to an unprecedented anti-Russian campaign launched by Tokyo, the Russian foreign ministry said on Wednesday. “Tokyo is taking practical steps aimed at dismantling good neighborly ties, damaging the Russian economy and the international authority of […]
Moscow will respond to Italy’s expulsion of 30 Russian diplomats: Foreign Ministry
Russia will respond to the expulsion of 30 diplomats from Italy, said Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, the Italian Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian Ambassador in Rome Sergey Razov to announce the expulsion of 30 Russian diplomats, declaring them personae non-gratae. “Russia […]
Iranian Foreign Minister to hold talks on JCPOA in Moscow on Tuesday: Tehran
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will arrive in Moscow on March 15 to discuss bilateral cooperation, as well as the Vienna-hosted talks to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday. “On Tuesday, Abdollahian will be in Moscow, where he will hold […]
Ukrainian flag removed from embassy in Moscow: Reports
The Ukrainian flag was removed from the flagpole of the Ukrainian embassy in Russia amid the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, state media reported on Wednesday. According to Sputnik News Agency, a sign, indicating that this is the building of a diplomatic mission, was also dismantled. The entrance doors have also […]
Additional flights from Ukraine being organised in view of tensions between Moscow, Kyiv: Indian Embassy
The Indian embassy in Kyiv is organising additional flights out of Ukraine in view of the continued tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the embassy informed on Tuesday. This advisory was issued by the Indian embassy amid escalating situation at the Russia-Ukraine border. “In view of the continued high level of […]
UN meet: Ukraine demands Moscow to return to negotiation table
Condemning Russia’s move to recognize regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, the Ukrainian Ambassador to United Nations on Tuesday demanded Moscow to return to the table for negotiations as well as immediate and complete verifiable withdrawal of occupation troops. Russia has recognized the independence of breakaway regions Donetsk and Luhansk. This […]
Afghanistan stabilised now, no country will be threatened from it: Taliban at Moscow meeting
The Taliban’s interim government’s Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi has said that Afghanistan is stabilised now and no country will be threatened by it, a media report said. Speaking at the Moscow Format Dialogue on Afghanistan on Tuesday, Hanafi said that the Taliban will ensure that there will no threat, according to TOLOnews. Calling on the international […]
Moscow calls on UN to return to Afghanistan as influx of refugees possible
Moscow believes that the influx of Afghan refugees to other countries is possible and calls on the United Nations to return to the country, Russian Special Presidential Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said on Monday. “We can expect it, surely,” Kabulov told the Rossiya 24 broadcaster when asked if the influx of refugees to Europe is […]
Fire breaks out at Moscow coronavirus hospital, one dead
One person was killed after a fire broke out on Saturday at a Moscow hospital treating patients infected with the new coronavirus, the authorities said. The hospital, located in northwestern Moscow, had been designated by the authorities as one of the medical facilities treating coronavirus patients in the Russian capital. […]