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October 7, 2025 9:12 PM

PM Modi greets Vladimir Putin on his birthday; reaffirms India-Russia strategic partnership

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin to extend warm greetings on his 73rd birthday, reaffirming the special and privileged strategic partnership between India and Russia. During their telephone conversation, PM Modi conveyed his best wishes for President Putin’s good health and success in all his endeavours. The two leaders reviewed the progress in the bilateral agenda and reiterated their shared commitment to further strengthen cooperation acros...

October 6, 2025 4:51 PM

Ukraine says it struck major Russian explosives factory, oil terminal

Ukraine's military said on Monday it had struck one of Russia's main factories producing explosives for a wide variety of ammunition for Russia's army as well as an oil terminal in occupied Crimea fueling Moscow's war effort. Ukraine's forces have stepped up long-range attacks on strategic Russian targets, particularly oil facilities, as diplomatic efforts to end the more than 3-1/2-year-old war have stalled. In a statement, Ukraine's General Staff said "numerous explosions" were reported ...

October 5, 2025 5:04 PM

Putin says Tomahawk supply to Ukraine would destroy U.S. relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that if the United States supplied Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine for long-range strikes deep into Russia then it would lead to the destruction of Moscow's relationship with Washington. Less than two months since U.S. President Donald Trump met Putin at a summit in Alaska, peace looks even further away with Russian forces advancing in Ukraine, Russian drones allegedly flying in NATO airspace and now Washington talking about direct participation in striking de...

October 5, 2025 10:29 AM

North Korea’s Kim says country will develop additional military measures, state media reports

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang has allocated strategic assets to respond to the buildup of U.S. military forces in the south and vowed to develop additional military measures, the state media KCNA reported on Sunday. "In direct proportion to the buildup of U.S. forces in Korea, our strategic interest in the region has also increased, and we have accordingly allocated special assets to key targets of interest," Kim said at a military exhibition event ahead of the 80th founding an...

October 3, 2025 7:37 PM

India, Russia celebrate 25 years of strategic partnership, highlighting decades of cooperation

Marking the 25th anniversary of the Declaration of Strategic Partnership between Russia and India on Friday, Denis Alipov, Russian Ambassador to India, said that the two countries have made significant strides in advancing their cooperation over the past 25 years, aligned with the changing global landscape. “On October 3, 2000, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee signed the declaration on strategic partnership, which opened a new chapter in bilatera...

October 3, 2025 9:17 AM

Putin warns the US of escalation risk if it gives Ukraine Tomahawk missiles

Russian President Vladimir Putin swiped back on Thursday at U.S. President Donald Trump for calling Russia a "paper tiger", suggesting NATO might be one and warning the United States that if it supplied Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine it would trigger a dangerous new escalation. Russia's war in Ukraine, Europe's deadliest since World War Two, has sparked the biggest confrontation between Russia and the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, and Russian officials say they are now in a "hot" c...

September 30, 2025 6:39 PM

Kremlin says it hopes Trump’s Gaza peace plan is implemented

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that it hoped that U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan was implemented and would spur peace in the Middle East. Trump secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's backing on Monday for a U.S.-sponsored peace proposal to end a nearly two-year-old war in Gaza, but questions loomed over whether Hamas would accept the plan. In a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "Russia always supports and welcomes any efforts by Trump aimed at ...

September 29, 2025 4:02 PM

Russia asks: if Ukraine gets Tomahawk missiles, will US provide the target data?

Russia said on Monday that it would carefully analyse whether any U.S. Tomahawk missiles that might be supplied to Ukraine were fired using targeting data supplied by the United States. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that Washington was considering a Ukrainian request to obtain Tomahawks, which have a range of 2,500 km (1,550 miles) - easily far enough to hit Moscow if fired from Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously said that Western countries will make the...

September 29, 2025 3:46 PM

Ukraine’s Zelenskiy proposes joint aerial shield with European allies

Ukraine would like to build a joint aerial defence shield to protect against threats from Russia together with its European partners, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday. NATO leaders have said that Russia has been testing the alliance's readiness and resolve with airspace incursions in Poland and the Baltic states, and Kyiv says its experience in dealing with aerial threats would be valuable. "Ukraine proposes to Poland and all our partners to build a joint�...

September 26, 2025 10:19 PM

India, Russia to boost agricultural trade, explore new areas of cooperation

India and Russia on Friday reaffirmed their commitment to deepening agricultural cooperation and expanding bilateral trade during a high-level meeting between Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev at Krishi Bhawan. The two leaders held comprehensive discussions on a range of issues of mutual interest, with a particular focus on strengthening collaboration in agriculture. Key areas included enhancing India’s a...