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File photo: Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (Picture credit: AP) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday said a US decision to temporarily ease sanctions on Russian oil sales could hand Moscow about $10 billion in extra revenue, warning the move would directly undermine efforts to end the war in Ukraine.“This one concession alone by the United States…
Russia has been providing Iran with real-time intelligence on the locations of American military assets in the Middle East, including warships and aircraft, potentially helping Tehran target US forces during the ongoing conflict, according to a report citing officials familiar with the intelligence.According to The Washington Post, three officials said Moscow has shared information on…
All four international airports in the Russian capital were temporarily closed on Sunday after air defence systems shot down 11 Ukrainian drones approaching the city within an hour.Russia’s civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said air traffic restrictions were imposed at Domodedovo international airport, Vnukovo international airport, Zhukovsky international airport and Sheremetyevo international airport due to safety…
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday said that only US President Donald Trump has claimed that India will stop buying Russian oil, adding that Moscow has not heard any such confirmation from New Delhi.Responding to a lawmaker in the State Duma, Lavrov said, “You mentioned that Donald Trump announced India’s agreement to no longer…
A senior Russian general was shot multiple times inside an apartment building in Moscow on Friday morning in what officials described as an apparent assassination attempt.Russia’s Investigative Committee said “an unidentified individual fired several shots” at Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev before fleeing the scene. “The victim has been hospitalised,” the agency said, adding that efforts…
Moscow has agreed to a request from US President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv for a week, until February 1, the Kremlin said on Friday.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday that Russia had accepted what he described as a “personal request” from Trump to halt attacks on the Ukrainian capital.“I can…
Russia on Thursday invited Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy to come to Moscow for the peace talks as the war between the two countries is about to enter its fifth year, news agency Reuters reported citing a Kremlin statement.Any meeting between Putin and Zelenskyy would need to be well prepared and results-oriented, Kremlin foreign policy aide…
Rescue workers put out a fire at a residential building damaged by a Russian strike in Kyiv, Ukraine (Picture credit: AP) A Ukrainian drone strike triggered a fire at an oil depot in Russia’s southern Volgograd region on Saturday, regional authorities said, as both sides continued to target energy infrastructure amid intensified fighting. There were…
Three Indians were among the crew members on board the Russia-flagged oil tanker seized by the US, as reported by Russia Today. The report shared accounts of crew members stating the crew consisted of 3 Indian citizens, 17 Ukrainian citizens, 6 Georgian citizens, and 2 Russian citizens.In response to Washington’s allegations of the oil tanker…
Moscow condemns US seizure of Russian-flagged vessel Russia on Wednesday strongly condemned the seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker by US military forces, asserting that Washington had no legal right to use force against a vessel lawfully registered under another country’s jurisdiction on the high seas.In a statement issued on Telegram, Russia’s ministry of transport…
