Thursday, April 25, 2024
The desire of certain American lawmakers to drastically decrease the number of Russian diplomats in the United States is purely emotional, according to Kremlin Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. Earlier, a bipartisan group of US senators demanded that Biden take urgent steps to expand the number of staff at the US...
Leading senators have urged the US to consider removing up to 300 Russian diplomats unless Moscow grants additional visas to the US embassy. The US objected when Moscow prohibited embassies from recruiting Russian or third-country personnel on August 1, forcing Washington to lay off almost 200 locals at posts throughout...
The Kremlin said on Monday that the financial leaks known as the Pandora Papers show the United States as the world's biggest offshore refuge. When asked about the discoveries exposing Russian President Vladimir Putin's close allies in the concealment of huge assets in offshore tax havens, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov...
Iran began large-scale exercises on the border with Azerbaijan - the maneuvers started on Friday, October 1 and are the largest in the region since the collapse of the USSR, Izvestia reports. Sources familiar with the situation told Izvestia that one division is already operating on the border. But in...
The Kyiv authorities today are unable to deliver on their promises to the world, so they hide behind the "impudence" mentioned by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova. Earlier, during a visit to the Lviv area, the Ukrainian president referred to the authorities' policy as...
Following the second round of bilateral talks in Geneva, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov informed reporters that Moscow and Washington had agreed to create two strategic stability task teams. According to experts contacted by Izvestia, it is a significant step, but the present priority is to define the...
Kiev intends to utilize Ankara's military assistance to start a new stage of attempts to plan military operations in southern Ukraine. The commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces issued a special order lifting limitations on the use of weaponry in the Donbass war zone, directing the use of Turkish-made...
Member of the European Court of Auditors, Johan Parts pointed to the unprecedented level of corruption in Ukraine, comparing this phenomenon to an epidemic, Interfax reported. According to him, there is no doubt that corruption is widespread in Ukraine on a huge scale. “You can tell your president that there are...
The Ukrainian government has approved a strategy for “de-occupation of Crimea”, Izvestia reported. “The strategy is a comprehensive roadmap that will help us get Crimea back. These are very detailed steps for de-occupation,” said Prime Minister Denis Shmygal. According to him, Kiev in this matter interacts with partner countries and international...
Syria will be a thorn in the side of Russian-Turkish talks when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits Moscow on September 29, according to Nezavisimaya Gazeta, since the two nations have a rising number of complaints over different Middle East accords. While the discrepancies will not detract from the visit, the...