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September 4, 2025 10:45 AM

Russia says potential military troops deployment in Ukraine unacceptable

Russia has no plans to discuss any potential foreign military deployment in Ukraine in any format, calling it "unacceptable", foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Thursday. She was commenting on remarks by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on plans to send European troops to Ukraine, a move, which was also rejected by Germany. In an interview to the Financial Times on Sunday, von der Leyen said Europe was drawing up "pretty precise plans" for a multin...

September 2, 2025 6:16 PM

Russia signs up to vast new China pipeline but price unclear

Russia agreed to supply more natural gas to China and signed a memorandum on building the vast Power of Siberia 2 pipeline, but has yet to agree on pricing for one of the world's most expensive gas projects, Gazprom said on Tuesday. The "no limits" partnership between China, the world's biggest consumer of energy, and Russia, the world's biggest producer of natural resources, has strengthened since the West imposed sanctions to punish Russia for the war in Ukraine. By deepening ties with his "...

September 2, 2025 5:57 PM

India’s Expanding Trade Ties: Japan, China, and Russia in Perspective

The combined GDP in current prices of India, Japan, Russia, and China, in 2025 IMF figures, amounts to USD 29.69 trillion. It accounts for approximately 26% of the global economy. Again, quoting IMF figures, the combined population of these four countries is 3.13 billion, which is roughly 39% of the world’s population. With the lion's share of the world’s GDP and a significant population base, these four countries make for a vast domestic and international market. According to estimates, th...

September 2, 2025 4:01 PM

Putin says Russia has never opposed Ukraine joining the EU

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow had never opposed Ukraine's potential membership of the European Union, and that he thought it was possible to find a consensus on ensuring the security of both Russia and Ukraine. Speaking in China during a visit, Putin said claims by European leaders that Russia would one day attack deeper into Europe were "hysteria" and "horror stories". In the case of Ukraine in 2022, Russia was forced, said Putin, to react to what he called the ...

September 2, 2025 12:05 PM

Ukrainian drone attack forces hundreds to evacuate homes in Russian city

More than 300 people were evacuated from their apartments overnight following a Ukrainian drone attack on the capital of the Rostov region, the acting governor said on Tuesday. The Russian defence ministry said air defence units destroyed 13 Ukrainian drones over the Rostov region overnight. It did not say how many drones were detected. "An unexploded (drone) shell was discovered in one of the apartments," Rostov region's acting governor, Yuri Slyusar, said on the Telegram messaging app. "As a...

September 1, 2025 8:12 PM

China, Russia join Iran in rejecting European move to restore sanctions on Tehran

UN Security Council permanent members China and Russia backed Iran on Monday in rejecting a move by European countries to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran loosened a decade ago under a nuclear agreement. A letter signed by the Chinese, Russian and Iranian foreign ministers said a move by Britain, France and Germany to automatically restore the sanctions under a so-called "snapback mechanism" was "legally and procedurally flawed". China and Russia were signatories to Iran's 2015 nuclear deal wit...

September 1, 2025 2:25 PM

Ukraine suspects Russia involved in killing of former parliamentary speaker, says police chief

Ukraine suspects Russian involvement in the murder of former parliamentary speaker Andriy Parubiy, the head of the Ukrainian police said on Monday. Parubiy was shot dead in the western city of Lviv on Saturday and President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said earlier on Monday that a suspect had been arrested for what he called "a horrific murder" that impacted "security in a country at war". "We know that this crime was not accidental. There is Russian involvement. Everyone will be held accountable befo...

September 1, 2025 2:50 PM

PM Modi holds bilateral talks with Putin, says India and Russia have ‘always walked shoulder-to-shoulder’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit, emphasizing that close cooperation between India and Russia is vital for global peace, prosperity, and stability. "The leaders discussed bilateral cooperation, including in the economic, financial, and energy sectors and expressed satisfaction with the sustained growth in bilateral ties in these areas," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a stateme...

September 1, 2025 11:50 AM

Ukraine vows to retaliate after Russian attacks on power sector

Russian drone attacks on power facilities in northern and southern Ukraine overnight left nearly 60,000 customers without electricity, with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy vowing to retaliate by ordering more strikes deep inside Russia. Three and a half years into the war, Russia and Ukraine have both intensified airstrikes in recent weeks. Russia has targeted Ukraine's energy and transport systems, while Ukraine has been attacking Russian oil refineries and pipelines. "We will continue our acti...

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...