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 23 (UNI) Russia is extremely negative about NATO''s plans to increase defence spending and will continue to take measures to ensure its security, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko told Sputnik.
United Nations, June 23 (UNI) Russia''s ambassador to the United Nations on Sunday condemned the U.S. strikes on Iran''s nuclear sites and accused Western Security Council members of hypocrisy.
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.
Moscow/Yerevan, June 20 (UNI) Russia is closely monitoring the situation around Russian billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist Samvel Karapetyan’s arrest in Armenia, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday.
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) Russia refuses to support any talk of a possible regime change in Iran, calling assassination attempts on Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "unacceptable," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov in an interview with Sky News.
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.
St Petersburg, June 19 (UNI) The decision on recognising the current Afghan authorities by Russia will be made by the country''s leadership "in due time", Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in an interview with Sputnik at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
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 is prepared to support Iran''s peaceful nuclear development while addressing Israel''s security concerns, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday during a meeting with the heads of leading global news agencies in St. Petersburg.
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.
Moscow, June 19 (UNI) Russian air defences destroyed 81 Ukrainian drones at night, the Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement.
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.
St. Petersburg, June 19 (UNI) Russia is prepared to hand over the bodies of an additional 3,000 fallen Ukrainian soldiers, Russian President Vladimir Putin said 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.
St Petersburg, June 18 (UNI) The Russian Direct Investment Fund and the US may announce a number of projects in rare earths, Arctic and infrastructure that they are working on in the next couple of months, Russian Direct Investment Fund and Russian special presidential envoy for economic cooperation with foreign countries, Kirill Dmitriev, said.
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.
Moscow, June 16 (UNI) Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) said today, that the UK and Ukraine have jointly participated in a false flag operation against Russia in the Baltic Sea, by firing an alleged Russian torpedo at a US Navy ship.