Rome, Italy | Xinhua | The decision by the European Union (EU) earlier this week to ban 90 percent of oil imports from Russia by the end of the year is aimed at crimping the Russian economy amid the high-profile crisis in Ukraine. But the move, part of a wider array …
Read More »U.S. “adds fuel to fire” by supplying weapons to Ukraine: Kremlin
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The United States is “purposefully and diligently adding fuel to the fire” by continuously providing military assistance to Ukraine, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. “The United States, obviously, really adheres to the policy of fighting Russia to the last Ukrainian,” Peskov told a daily briefing, …
Read More »Hungary’s Orban receives exemption from EU oil embargo on Russia
Budapest, Hungary | Xinhua | The European Commission’s proposal to ban the use of oil from Russia in Hungary was rejected, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said early on Tuesday. The Commission’s proposal was “tantamount to dropping a nuclear bomb on Hungary’s economy, but we successfully avoided it,” Orban said in …
Read More »U.S. not providing Ukraine with long-range rocket systems: Biden
Washington, U.S. | Xinhua | The United States will not provide Ukraine with long-range rocket systems capable of hitting targets inside Russia, President Joe Biden said Monday, despite pleas from Ukraine for the advanced weaponry. “We are not going to send to Ukraine rocket systems that can strike into Russia,” Biden …
Read More »Countries attempting to isolate Russia only hurt themselves: Putin
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that those countries, which are attempting to isolate Russia, are primarily only harming their economies. Putin said it would simply be unfeasible and impossible to isolate Russia, and “those, who aspire to do so would harm themselves the most,” during …
Read More »Russia says likely to strengthen defense amid Japan hostility
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia said on Wednesday that it is closely monitoring hostile activities of Japan and reserves the right to strengthen its defense capability in response. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova made the remarks in a statement commenting on Japan’s so-called protest against the joint strategic air …
Read More »Russia successfully deals with sanctions: Putin
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Russian economy is withstanding the blow of Western sanctions “quite well” despite all the difficulties, as was evidenced by all the key macroeconomic indicators, President Vladimir Putin said Monday. Putin made the remarks during talks with visiting Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Russia’s Black Sea …
Read More »Russia to strengthen Western flank in response to potential NATO expansion
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Friday that Russia would create 12 new military units in its Western Military District in response to increased military activity of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and the potential accession of Finland and Sweden. “The United States and …
Read More »Museveni meets Russia’s Orthodox Church Africa leader
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has met Russia’s Orthodox Church New Africa Exarchate Metropolitan Leonid Gorbachev of Klin who is in Africa on his maiden visit. In a press statement issued by the Presidential Press Unit, Museveni promised to support the church in preaching the word of God. “I follow Christ, so …
Read More »Russia concerned over Finland, Sweden’s decision to join NATO: Kremlin
Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | The Kremlin said Monday it is concerned about the decision of Finland and Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and will closely study all implications. “We have already said that…this is an issue that we are monitoring very closely,” local media reported, citing …
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