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May 27, 2025 2:18 PM

Russian drone attacks dip in intensity after three nights of massive bombardment

Russia launched 60 drones at Ukraine overnight, injuring several people, officials in Kyiv said on Tuesday, indicating a sharp decrease in the intensity of Moscow's attacks after it conducted three nights of massive aerial bombardment. The earlier attacks - which the Ukrainian Air Force said included a record barrage of 355 drones on Sunday night - prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to say that Russian President Vladimir Putin had "gone absolutely CRAZY" and threaten sanctions. The air force...

March 24, 2025 5:02 PM

Kremlin says key parts of original Black Sea grain deal with Ukraine were never fulfilled

Russia and the United States will discuss resuming a deal to ensure the safety of merchant shipping in the Black Sea, the Kremlin said on Monday, noting that what Moscow saw as key parts of an earlier agreement on the subject were never implemented. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the "Black Sea Initiative", more commonly known as the grain deal, was on the agenda at talks in Saudi Arabia between Russian and U.S. officials on Monday. He said that U.S. President Donald Trump had propo...

March 7, 2025 11:31 PM

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri holds bilateral consultations in Moscow

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visited Moscow to hold bilateral Foreign Office Consultations with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko. The discussions covered a wide range of bilateral ties, as well as regional and global issues of mutual interest. Both sides reviewed the progress on key decisions taken during the 22nd Annual Summit held in Moscow in July 2024 and the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit i...

November 6, 2024 5:02 PM

Russia floats idea of ‘reset’ with United States after Trump declares victory

New opportunities to reset relations between Moscow and Washington have opened up, the influential head of Russia's sovereign wealth fund said on Wednesday after Donald Trump declared victory in the U.S. presidential election. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis when the Soviet Union and the U.S. came close to nuclear war. Both Russian and U.S. diplomats say relations between the world's two la...

September 14, 2024 10:53 AM

North Korea’s Kim meets Russia’s Shoigu, vows more cooperation, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu and discussed deepening strategic dialogue between the two countries, state media KCNA said on Saturday. They had a "wide exchange of views on regional and international situations", and reached a satisfactory consensus on issues including more "cooperation to defend mutual safety interests," KCNA said. Kim said North Korea will continue to expand cooperation with Russia in accordance with the strategic partne...

September 6, 2024 4:26 PM

Ukraine presses for long-range strike support, US announces more aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Western allies on Friday to ignore Moscow's "red lines" and allow Kyiv to use long-range weapons for strikes on Russian territory, as Washington pledged another $250 million in weaponry for Kyiv. Zelenskiy made his first appearance at a regular U.S.-hosted gathering of Ukraine's allies at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, and sought to present the long-range strike options as another way to pressure Russia to end its 2-1/2-year-old invasion. He spoke a...

September 16, 2024 4:02 PM

Modi’s Poland & Ukraine visit: PM’s visit will send a powerful signal to world, says Polish diplomat

Poland's Charge d'Affaires, Sebastian Domzalski, has stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visits to Poland and Ukraine, amid the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, will send a "powerful signal" to the international community that India stands for peace, dialogue, the UN Charter, and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations. In an interview with ANI, Domzalski expressed his happiness over PM Modi's decision to visit Poland and to combine this visit with one to U...

September 16, 2024 6:00 PM

US urges India to use its relationship with Russia, tell Putin to end his illegal war in Ukraine

Amid the ongoing conflict between Moscow and Kyiv, the US has urged India to "utilize" its longstanding relationship with Russia and tell President Vladimir Putin to end his "illegal war" in Ukraine. The spokesperson of the US State Department, Matthew Miller, in a press briefing on Monday not only noted the strong Delhi-Moscow ties but also urged India to tell Putin to respect the UN Charter. "So India has a longstanding relationship with Russia. I think that's well-known. And we have - speaki...

September 16, 2024 6:06 PM

US urges India and allies to support efforts in Ukraine peace

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, the White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre urged New Delhi to support international efforts for a peaceful resolution in the war-torn country, leveraging its longstanding relationship with Moscow to encourage President Putin to end the war. Further speaking about the war, she emphasized that it is crucial for all allies, including India, to support efforts towards a peaceful resolution in Ukraine. Further, t...

September 16, 2024 6:06 PM

India-Russia agreement has provided stability to global fuel market: PM Modi

During a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the fuel agreement between India and Russia, stating it has brought stability to the global market. PM Modi emphasized the long-standing ties between the two nations, noting that he has met with Putin 17 times in the last decade. This meeting comes amid ongoing Western sanctions on Russia due to the Ukraine conflict, which began in 2022. India has continued to purchase Russian oil, ...