Tag Archives: Russia

WASHINGTON, THE UNITED STATES | Xinhua | U.S. President Joe Biden is facing the worst crisis of his 50-year political career. The recent debate against rival Donald Trump seems to have confirmed some people’s worst fears. Critics said the oldest sitting president in U.S. history is in a state of …

MOSCOW | Xinhua | Changes may be made to the Russian nuclear doctrine in light of the Ukrainian conflict, local media reported Thursday, citing Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. Ryabkov said “further clarifications” would probably be made to the doctrine to reflect the experience from the Ukrainian conflict “when …

MOSCOW, Russia | TASS | Russia supplied more than 10,000 tons of pork products to China, including about 6,800 tons of pork and about 3,200 tons of pork by-products, Russian agricultural watchdog reported. “As of June 24, 2024, more than 10,000 tons of pork products were exported to China. In …

MOSCOW, Russia | Xinhua | Russia is ready for comprehensive dialogue with the United States, particularly due to the rise of global security concerns, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday. “The Russian president said that we are ready for dialogue with the United States… but only for comprehensive dialogue,” Peskov …

PYONGYANG, North Korea | TASS | The Korean Central News agency has released the text of the North Korean-Russian treaty on comprehensive strategic partnership that was signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to that country. The key provisions of the open-ended treaty are: Immediate mutual assistance in case …

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia | TASS | Russia and Sudan are still in talks to set up a Russian base in the Red Sea, and haven’t reached a deal yet, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said. “Communication is ongoing, but there are no concrete agreements, including between the defense ministries, …

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia | TASS | Russia is building up a new approach to cooperation with African countries that differs from the one effective in the USSR, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in an interview with the RBC news outlet on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). …

Answering a reporter’s question “what the endgame in Ukraine is and what peace looks like there,” Biden said: “Peace looks like making sure Russia never, never, never, never occupies Ukraine” NEW YORK | TASS | European countries have spent more money than the United States to help Ukraine fight Russia, …

MOSCOW, Russia | TASS | Europe is in the middle of preparations for a war against Russia as it is increasingly drawn into the Ukrainian conflict, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said. NATO foreign ministers have not yet agreed to empower the alliance to play a coordinating role in providing …

MOSCOW | Xinhua | Russia’s Progress MS-27 cargo spacecraft has docked with the International Space Station (ISS) after a two-day flight, said the country’s state space corporation Roscosmos on Saturday. The spacecraft, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan, on Thursday, has docked with the …