Thursday, May 2, 2024
Even as US President Donald Trump praised the “progress” made in talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan, air raid sirens sounded over Stepanakert in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh, heralding another round of artillery bombardment, RT informs. “We’re working with Armenia. We have a very good relationship with Armenia. They’re very good people....
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the situation in Afghanistan with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday, the U.S. State Department said, following media reports Russia offered money to militants to kill Americans in Afghanistan, Reuters reported. The Trump administration has downplayed the reports, saying U.S. agencies have...
Maia Sandu has won Moldova’s presidential election with 57.75% of the vote, while Igor Dodon gained 42.25% with 100% of ballots counted, according to the country’s Central Election Commission, Tass informed. According to data published on the commission’s website, voter turnout was 52.78%. Moldova held the second round of its presidential...
Russia’s State Duma has ratified a Bill that may give Russian President Vladimir Putin a permanent post in the powerful Federation Council for life. Putin has previously indicated he may stand down at the end of his current term, RT reported. The new legislation, which passed its first reading on...
Moscow expects that the United States’ Joe Biden-led administration will make up its mind regarding its policy on the Russian track within a month’s time, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the Ekho Moskvy radio station in an interview on Wednesday, TASS reports. "I believe that the priorities are...
The policy of deterring Russia is intensifying as the country grows stronger, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday during a meeting with editors-in-chief of Russian media outlets, TASS reported. "As soon as we began to stabilize, to get back to our feet - the policy of deterrence followed immediately,"...
Russia said on Tuesday it would be ready to freeze its total number of nuclear warheads if the United States did the same in order to extend their last major arms control treaty by a year, Reuters reported. The offer, two weeks before the U.S. presidential election, appeared to narrow...
During the drills, long-range aircraft units of the Russian Aerospace Forces stationed in the Saratov, Amur, Irkutsk, and Ryazan areas were scrambled, the Russian Ministry of Defense told reporters on Tuesday, TASS reports. As part of scheduled tactical flight drills, long-range aviation units stationed in the Saratov, Amur, Irkutsk, and...
Australia has imposed sanctions against four Russian companies and one individual linked to the Crimean Bridge’s construction, TASS reported citing the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. "Australia has imposed targeted financial sanctions and travel bans against a Russian individual and four Russian companies connected to the construction and...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on criminal responsibility of up to five years of incarceration for gross violations of the foreign agents bill by individuals, media workers, as well as by members of unregistered political unions, TASS reported. The document was published on Wednesday on the...