Source link The Foreign Ministry has called Bulgaria’s ban on a Russian plane traveling to the OSCE meeting illegal Bulgaria’s decision to bar a plane from its airspace carrying a high-level Russian delegation to a Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) summit in North Macedonia can’t be explained by anything other than an […]
Source link The country’s Supreme Court has designated the “international LGBT movement” an extremist group The Supreme Court of Russia outlawed the “international LGBT public movement” on Thursday, designating it an extremist group. The ruling affects the group’s subsidiaries as well, the court announced, without naming specific organizations. The lawsuit was filed earlier this month […]
Source link Ceding territory to Russia in exchange for membership in the US-led bloc is not an option, Dmitry Kuleba has said The idea that Ukraine could cede territories that it lost to Russia in exchange for NATO membership remains unacceptable, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba told journalists on the sidelines of a NATO meeting […]
Source link The oil-rich country is seeking stabilization after the NATO-backed overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi more than a decade ago Libya is working to improve its economy by strengthening ties with Russia, the leader of the Libya’s High State Council (HSC), Mohammed Takala, said in an interview published by TASS News on Tuesday. The Libyan […]
Source link Berlin abandons its own national interests in order to satisfy the whims of its “allies,” the Russian President has said Germany is being bossed around by its Western partners because it lacks sovereignty, and its policymakers demonstrate poor leadership skills, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a Wednesday meeting with young Russian scientists. […]
Source link Russia should pick a new name for the Gulf of Finland, a member of the State Duma said on Wednesday, citing tensions with the neighboring state. Oleg Nilov, an MP from the left-wing ‘A Just Russia – For Truth’ party, blasted the “provocations coming from formerly neutral Finland,” accusing the Nordic neighbor of […]
Source link Moscow did not get enough votes from Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) members on Wednesday to stay on the Executive Council past May 2024. The 41-member board is elected to 2-year rotating terms from among the 193 member states, “with due regard to the principle of equitable geographical distribution, the […]
Source link Young scientists have showcased domestically produced equipment at an exhibit in Sochi The Russian economy has successfully overcome the “addiction” to Western technologies and is developing a competitive domestic market, President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday. During a meeting with participants in the 3rd Congress of Young Scientists in Sochi, Putin commented on […]
Source link Poland has announced sending “military advisors” to Finland’s border with Russia Finland has no reason to enhance its military posture on the Russian border, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Wednesday. Such action by Helsinki can only spark tensions in relations with Moscow, he said. On Tuesday, Poland said it would send […]
Source link Moscow’s forces are preparing for fresh strikes on Ukraine’s power infrastructure, Jens Stoltenberg warned The Russian military has amassed a large stockpile of missiles in preparation for strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure over the winter, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg claimed on Wednesday. Speaking after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Brussels, Stoltenberg […]
Source link The bodies of two Russian women have been found in the Turkish resort district of Bodrum, local media reported on Tuesday, citing police. The pair have been identified as 42-year-old model Irina Dvizova and her 15-year-old daughter Dayana. Investigators believe the two were shot at a villa that they were renting and were […]
Source link Ukraine accused Russian forces of killing civilians in a suburb of Kiev to detail peace talks, Maria Zakharova says Recent statements by a top Ukrainian MP show that the Bucha massacre was staged by Kiev to disrupt the peace process with Moscow, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Wednesday. The two countries […]
Source link Traditional values will secure the country’s future for many generations to come, the Russian president has said Families with many children should become a dominant trend in modern Russia, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, insisting that achieving this goal should become the government’s utmost priority. Speaking at the World Russian People’s Council […]
Source link Baku claims AbzasMedia was conducting illegal financial operations involving the US, French and German embassies Azerbaijan has filed complaints with the US, Germany and France over the illegal funding of a local media outlet, which has published investigations into government corruption. Three of its journalists were recently arrested on accusations of currency smuggling. […]
Source link The Emergencies Ministry has reportedly joined a drive to stop the use of devices produced by the US tech giant The Russian Emergencies Ministry has instructed employees not to use Apple devices for work purposes, imposing a full ban at the department’s central and regional HQs, the newspaper Izvestia reported on Wednesday. The […]