Sunday, May 5, 2024
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....
The Czech Republic on Tuesday called on its EU and NATO partners to expel Russian diplomats in solidarity, accusing Moscow of orchestrating an "unprecedented terror attack" on Czech territory, The Moscow Times reports. Foreign and Interior Minister Jan Hamacek said he would summon the Russian ambassador Wednesday to disclose further...
Top diplomats of the G7 countries have stressed that they will continue cooperating with Russia in settlement of regional crises, reads the joint statement adopted on Wednesday following the first in-person G7 meeting in two years, TASS reported. The meetings were held in London between May 2 and 5 under...
According to an independent survey released on Wednesday, the majority of Russians feel their nation is isolated on the global stage, Moscow times writes. Russia has made international headlines in recent years for its poor ties with the West on a variety of issues, ranging from suspected election interference and...
United States authorities have charged 5 people, one of which is a Russian citizen, for conspiring to illegally export certain defense articles to the Russian Federation, the Justice Department stated, TASS informed. Two of the people, Elena Shifrin and Vladimir Pridacha who were living in Illinois were detained on June...
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during today's telephone conversation agreed to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Arctic Council, which will be held in Iceland on May 19, as reported by Kommersant. During the conversation, Sergei Lavrov and Anthony Blinken...
According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the West is attempting to create a zone of instability surrounding Russia by utilizing Belarus and Moldova in particular. "Naturally, they devolve into blatant forgeries. All of this must be considered. They are attempting to build a ring of insecurity around us, compelling...
Nikolay Bordyuzha served as Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) from 2003 to 2016, and in that role, he was engaged in countering Afghan threats. In an interview with the Kommersant, he discussed how the Taliban (which is illegal in Russia) takeover of Afghanistan presents a...
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed legislation formalizing Russia's withdrawal from the Open Skies weapons control treaty, which authorizes unarmed monitoring aircraft over member countries, Reuters reports. Russia had anticipated that when Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden met in Geneva later this month, they will be able to...
According to an interview with El Pais, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell believes the EU should seek methods to collaborate with Russia. According to the EU diplomatic leader, the European Council has been directed to create a report on the present status and prospects...