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April 22, 2026 8:19 PM

EXPLAINER-How will the EU’s 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine work?

A 90 billion euro ($105 billion) EU loan for Ukraine, blocked by Hungary under outgoing Prime Minister Viktor Orban, could be revived following Orban's defeat in an election this month and a resumption of Russian oil deliveries to Hungary over Ukraine. European Union leaders had decided last December to jointly borrow the money to lend to Ukraine to fund its defence against Russia for this year and next, using frozen Russian funds as a potential backstop to ensure that Moscow ultimately pays. ...

February 24, 2026 8:03 PM

Putin tells FSB to better protect energy sector, warns foes against pushing Moscow too far

President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday ordered the FSB security service to step up protection of Russia's energy and transport infrastructure in response to Ukrainian attacks that he said were conducted with the help of Western intelligence. Putin, speaking on the fourth anniversary of the war, said Russia's enemies would regret it if they pushed Moscow too far. "They did not manage to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia on the battlefield, so the enemy is relying on individual and mass terror: ...

February 24, 2026 3:24 PM

UK targets Russia’s Transneft in nearly 300 new sanctions on war’s fourth anniversary

Britain on Tuesday sanctioned oil pipeline operator Transneft as part of a package of nearly 300 measures, announcing its largest set of penalties to coincide with the fourth anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The government said Transneft was one of the world's largest pipeline firms and the transporter of more than 80% of Russia's crude exports. It was targeted to further cut Moscow's energy revenues. "The UK  has today taken decisive  action to  disrupt the critical  finan...

November 18, 2025 10:29 AM

Jaishankar meets Sergey Lavrov in Moscow, calls India-Russia ties a ‘factor of stability’

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow and held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral cooperation, as both sides reviewed preparations for the upcoming 23rd Annual India–Russia Summit. In a post on X, Jaishankar said that the talks covered trade and investment, energy, mobility, agriculture, technology, culture and people-to-people exchanges. He added that the two ministers also exchanged views on key regional and global developm...

November 16, 2025 2:55 PM

Commerce Secretary reviews India-EAEU FTA negotiations in Moscow

Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal on Saturday reviewed the ongoing negotiations for a proposed Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) during a series of high-level meetings in Moscow. Agrawal met Andrey Slepnev, Minister in charge of Trade of the Eurasian Economic Commission; Mikhail Yurin, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation; and also addressed an industry plenary attended by Indian and Russian business leaders. The discussi...

September 29, 2025 4:53 PM

Moldova’s pro-EU ruling party wins majority in pivotal vote

Moldova's pro-European ruling party won a resounding victory over its Russian-leaning rival in a key parliamentary election, results on Monday showed, in a major boost for the country's bid to join the EU and break away from Moscow's orbit. The surprisingly strong performance on Sunday by President Maia Sandu's Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) against the Patriotic Bloc was a relief for the government and its European partners, who accused Moscow of seeking to influence the vote. With near...

August 21, 2025 10:00 AM

EAM Jaishankar to meet Russian FM Lavrov in Moscow today

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar will meet his counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow on Thursday to strengthen diplomatic engagement and reinforce the strategic partnership between the two nations. The talks are expected to cover a wide spectrum of bilateral, regional, and global issues, with a strong emphasis on economic resilience and multipolar cooperation. Jaishankar arrived in Russia on August 19 for a three-day visit aimed at further deepening bilateral relations. He co-chai...

August 20, 2025 9:36 AM

EAM Jaishankar to co-chair 26th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission session in Moscow today

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar will co-chair the 26th session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation (IRIGC-TEC) in Moscow on Wednesday. The session aimed at further deepening bilateral relations is a key engagement in his ongoing three-day official visit to Russia from August 19 to 21. The External Affairs Minister is also scheduled to address the India-Russia Business Forum, where both sides will explo...

August 13, 2025 5:28 PM

Russia says its demands are unchanged: full Ukrainian withdrawal from regions that Moscow claims

Russia said on Wednesday that its stance on ending the war in Ukraine has not changed since President Vladimir Putin set out his conditions last year: the full withdrawal of Kyiv's forces from key Ukrainian regions and the abandonment of its NATO ambitions. Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are due to meet on Friday in Alaska, the first U.S.-Russian summit since 2021, to discuss efforts to end the war. Trump has said both sides will have to swap some of the land they currently hold to make ...

July 6, 2025 3:00 PM

Russia downs 120 Ukrainian drones overnight, Defence Ministry says

Russia's anti-aircraft systems downed 120 Ukrainian drones overnight, mostly in regions bordering Ukraine, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Sunday, reporting no damage. More than three years into the war, Ukraine has increasingly been using drones to attack targets deep inside Russia. The Defence Ministry said the drones that were intercepted overnight included 30 over the western Bryansk region, 29 in the Kursk region and 17 in Belgorod - all of which share a border with Ukraine. Another...