On Monday, Russia's foreign ministry expressed concern about the United States' enforcement of the New START nuclear weapons control treaty, claiming that the number of U.S. launchers and bombers had met the agreed-upon cap, Reuters reports.
The New START pact between Russia and the United States was renewed in February....
In 2020, the nuclear powers have increased the number of deployed warheads, the Stockholm Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in its new report on the current state of arms, disarmament, and international security.
As noted in the report, to date, the number of deployed nuclear warheads has increased to 3,825....
Moscow keeps track of Western nations' everyday attempts to meddle in Russia's internal and international policies, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who gave a lecture on "Russia's international efforts for the development of Russian regions" on Thursday at the Far Eastern Federal University.
Western countries, according to the minister,...
Russia and India have begun the Indra-2021 ground forces exercise, the second phase of the maneuvers that began with combined Baltic Sea activities by the two nations' warships. The drills this year are reported to be targeted first and foremost at enhancing the parties' counterterrorism skills.
The two nations' expanding...
The World Bank has announced a suspension of aid to Afghanistan, adding that it will closely "monitor and assess the situation," the organization stated in a comment.
The World Bank was the last significant financial donor for Afghanistan. A week earlier, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) suspended aid to Afghanistan,...
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...
A recent breakdown of the ceasefire in Ukraine, and escalation in fighting along the line of control, has been followed by what has become a somewhat traditional war of words between Moscow and Kiev, with each side blaming the other, says Michael Kofman in his opinion piece for The...
The United States is not interested in escalation, but reserves the right to respond to Russia’s countermeasures, a U.S. Department of State spokesperson told TASS on Friday.
"Our recent actions were proportionate and appropriate to Russia's harmful activities. Today's announcement by the Russian government was escalatory and regrettable," the spokesperson...
The US Embassy in Moscow is to halt issuing all non-immigrant visas and will dramatically limit the range of services for Americans, following a Russian government decision to ban states dubbed "unfriendly" from employing locals, RT informed.
In a Friday press release, the embassy announced that, effective May 12, it...
The authorities have been in need of a weak ruble in recent years, as it helps to replenish the budget. Therefore, the easiest and most popular way to make money on the instability of the domestic currency is to buy foreign currency. As a rule, transactions with dollars or...
