Source link Official data shows that crude imports from Moscow jumped more than 40% year-on-year in January Sales of Russian oil to India have continued to rise in 2024, despite the pressure from Western sanctions on Moscow over the Ukraine conflict, according to trade data from New Delhi’s Commerce Ministry. The figures show that India’s […]
Source link Lindsey Graham has said he cannot believe Kiev is allowing its youth to stay in the rear US Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) has urged the Ukrainian parliament to pass a highly controversial mobilization bill that would lower the minimum conscription age from 27 to 25 to compensate for battlefield losses. At the […]
Source link Ivan Syrsky was among a group of pro-Moscow activists in Sydney, who staged a counter-protest against a pro-Kiev crowd The estranged stepson of Kiev’s top general, Aleksandr Syrsky, made a show of support for Russia on Sunday, as pro-Ukraine activists in Sydney picketed Moscow’s consulate. Ivan Syrsky and his half-brother Anton, who is […]
Source link The head of the Social Democrats in parliament, Rolf Mutzenich, said it is time to stop thinking only in terms of how to “wage a war” It is about time Germany shifted its deliberations toward winding down, freezing and ending the Ukraine conflict, the head of the ruling Social Democratic Party in the […]
Source link Warsaw does not intend to send soldiers to the neighboring country, Deputy Defense Minister Stanislaw Wziatek has said Poland has no plans to send its military to Ukraine, even for the purpose of training Kiev’s troops, the country’s deputy defense minister, Stanislaw Wziatek, said in an interview with Polskie Radio on Tuesday. Wziatek’s […]
Source link The WikiLeaks founder would have been viewed as a ‘fighter for truth and freedom’ if his revelations had concerned Moscow or Beijing, according to Vyacheslav Volodin Nations that support the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US will no longer be states based on the rule of law if the handover […]
Source link President Vladimir Zelensky has tapped former commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny as Kiev’s new envoy to the UK Former Ukrainian commander-in-chief Valery Zaluzhny has been appointed the country’s new ambassador to the UK, the Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. The ministry said it has already informed London about the development, formally requesting approval from it. […]
Source link The US-led bloc is becoming “increasingly aggressive” in nature, Secretary of Russian Security Council Nikolay Patrushev has said NATO’s ongoing ‘Steadfast Defender 2024’ maneuvers are heightening tensions globally by enacting a military confrontation with Moscow, the secretary of the Security Council of Russia has said. Nikolay Patrushev also cited the alliance’s growing military […]
Source link Some “indirect signs” of sabotage were left by the perpetrators, SVR head Sergey Naryshkin has said Washington and London were behind the explosions of the two Nord Stream gas pipelines, the chief of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Sergey Naryshkin, has said. The energy links built to bring Russian natural gas directly to […]
Source link The Hague-based institution, which is not recognized by Moscow, has targeted the two men over alleged war crimes The Hague-based International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for Lieutenant-General Sergey Kobylash and Admiral Viktor Sokolov, accusing the two top Russian military commanders of committing war crimes amid the Ukrainian conflict. You […]
Source link Replacing Ukraine’s commander-in-chief was “a mistake,” Vitaly Klitschko said President Vladimir Zelensky was wrong to fire the popular commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Kiev Mayor Vitaly Klitschko has said. Zelensky dismissed General Valery Zaluzhny last month, citing the need for “a change in strategy.” General Aleksandr Syrsky was named Zaluzhny’s successor. “Removing him […]
Source link Estonia’s Kaja Kallas is reportedly viewed by some leaders as too aggressive toward Moscow to become foreign policy chief Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas is unlikely to succeed Spain’s Josep Borrell as the EU’s next foreign policy chief due to her aggressive stance on Russia, Politico reported on Monday, citing an anonymous official […]
Source link Alexandr Syrsky said some of the officers have lost control of the situation on the battlefield The incompetence of a number of local commanders is to blame for Kiev’s recent poor performance on the battlefield, especially in Donbass, where the country’s troops have been retreating recently, according to Ukraine’s top general Alexandr Syrsky. […]
Source link Washington uses hyped up foreign threats as a pretext for military expansion, Beijing’s defense spokesman has said The United States is leading a dangerous drive to militarize outer space, the Chinese military has said, arguing that the Pentagon represents the greatest threat to peace and security on the final frontier. Asked to respond […]
Source link The possibility mulled by the French president could be taken as a declaration of war on Moscow, Konstantin Kosachev has said The potential deployment of NATO troops to Ukraine will lead to a “catastrophic scenario,” and could be interpreted as a “declaration of war” on Moscow, top Russian senator Konstantin Kosachev has said. […]