Moscow, Dec 11 (UNI/SPUTNIK) A potential loan to Kiev using frozen Russian assets could be perceived by investors as confiscation and raise questions about the viability of European capital markets, Valerie Urbain, CEO of the Belgian depository Euroclear, which holds the Russian Central Bank''s frozen assets in the EU, said.
Moscow, Dec 10 (UNI) Russian President Vladimir Putin confirming the Kremlin''s position in the Ukraine war said that Moscow will continue to press its military advance in Ukraine until all the objectives of its "special military operation" are achieved, and further stressed that the conflict began long before Russia launched its military offence in 2022.
Moscow, Dec 7 (Sputnik/UNI) Russia''s Tsentr battlegroup has taken control of the settlement of Rovnoye, is eliminating Ukrainian troops in Dmitrov and are clearing Grishino in the Donetsk People''s Republic, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
Warsaw, Dec 7 (UNI) Poland scrambled jets to safeguard national airspace following Russian airstrikes on Ukraine, the Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces said early Saturday.
Washington/Kiev, Dec 7 (UNI) The United States and Ukrainian delegations on Saturday concluded three-day talks in Miami, Florida, where the two sides focused on territorial issues and U.S. security guarantees for Ukraine, U.S. online media outlet Axios reported.
Moscow/Brussels, Dec 5 (UNI) Russia, issuing a scathing criticism of the EU''s proposal to use frozen Russian state assets to finance Ukraine''s weapons purchaess, has accused Brussels of robbery, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stating that the bloc''s open talks concerning the seizure of Moscow''s assets reflected a "criminal" mindset.
Krishnan Srinivasan New Delhi, Dec 4 (UNI) It is no coincidence that a tsunami of pro-Ukrainian propaganda, including an op-ed by leading European pro-NATO ambassadors who advocate pursuing the war until the last Ukrainian, has hit our mainstream media just prior to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India. For these Europeans, evidently, security and sovereignty are paramount for all countries other than Russia; they raise no objection to the exercise of the Monroe Doctrine when it comes to the USA.
Tokyo, Dec 3 (UNI/SPUTNIK) Japan will provide Ukraine with aid worth 4 billion yen (about USD 25.6 million) for mine clearance, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
UNI NEWS ANALYSIS By Ramesh BhanNew Delhi, Dec 3 (UNI) Breach of Protocol and violation of Diplomatic Norms-- embarrassing the country that hosts them.
Moscow, Dec 2 (UNI) Slamming the comments of European leaders over the possible use of Moscow''s frozen sovereign assets kept in Brussels, Russia accused Europe of war-mongering and thievery, and that it plans to steal Moscow''s own financial assets and loan them to Ukraine so that Kyiv can continue financing its "war-machine." .
Paris, Dec 2 (UNI) French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that any "peace plan" concerning the Russia-Ukraine conflict could only be finalized with both Ukraine and Europe involved in negotiations.
Tallahassee, Dec 1 (UNI) Russia will inevitably have to be involved in any durable settlement to the war in Ukraine, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said after holding talks with a Ukrainian negotiating team in Florida.