Friday, May 30, 2025
Russia sees a chance to resurrect the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal and is proposing a synchronized approach including “concrete” steps by the Biden administration to help Iran and the U.S. break their deadlock, the country’s top negotiator said, Bloomberg reports. “There’s a chance now that hasn’t existed for a long time,”...
Russian and Belarusian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko may have discussed a model of further integration between Moscow and Minsk during their recent talks in Sochi, among other issues, head of the Belarusian Studies Center at the Institute of Europe under the Russian Academy of Sciences Nikolai Mezhevich...
The Kremlin is concerned by the developments in Armenia but believes it is exclusively a domestic affair of the country, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Thursday as reported by TASS. Earlier on Thursday, the Armenian Armed Forces General Staff issued a statement demanding resignations of the prime minister and government...
Iskander tactical missile systems were not used during the military conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh, experts told TASS on Wednesday, commenting on Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s claim about the launchers’ inefficiency. "The Iskanders were not used during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh and they made no launches. That is why, it is...
A number of Western countries continue to ignore the harmful effects of unilateral restrictions on the observance of human rights amid the pandemic and keep using it for pressure on the governments it does not like, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a high-level segment meeting of the...
Ukraine has accused Russia of targeted assassinations of "perceived opponents" in a case lodged at the European Court of Human Rights, the latest salvo by Kiev in a barrage of legal complaints against Moscow, The Moscow Times reports. The case, which was filed last week, accuses Russia of carrying out...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised combat capability of the Armed Forces, thanking all servicemen for the worthy performance of their military duty, TASS reports. The president also expressed special gratitude to the veterans, calling them "a great generation, who have taught us, their descendants, how to win and not...
The intention of Western countries to resolve global issues within a private circle without inviting Russia and China is baffling, spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova noted in a statement Saturday following a special online session of the Munich Security Conference held on Friday, TASS reports. "Considering that...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for the assistance in returning an Israeli citizen from Syria, Sputnik News reports. “Several days ago, a young Israeli woman crossed the border with Syria. I had two conversations with my friend, Russian President Vladimir Putin....
Spain has reopened a criminal case against Kremlin-linked billionaire Mikhail Fridman over his alleged role in the deliberate bankruptcy of a Spanish tech firm, Deutsche Welle reported Wednesday. Spain’s National Court first opened a case against the tycoon in 2019, with prosecutors accusing Fridman of market manipulation, fraudulent insolvency, business...