Days after the United Nations General Assembly in New York voted overwhelmingly to demand Russia's immediate withdrawal from Ukraine, Moscow's war also dominated the opening sessions of the UN Human Rights Council and Conference for…
Russian plane destroyed near Minsk airfield: Belarus opposition
The attack on the Russian surveillance plane comes amid increased cooperation between Minsk and Moscow. A Russian A-50 military surveillance aircraft has been damaged in a drone attack at an airfield near the Belarusian capital…
Russia demands US prove it was not behind…
Russia called on the United States on Thursday to prove it was not involved in the explosions along the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines running between Russia and Germany, saying in a statement that the blasts were an…
Western sanctions catalyst for trade with India: Russian…
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko said that "Western sanctions against Russia have served as a catalyst for trade with India." In an interview with RIA Novosti, he said, "India and Russia have accelerated transition to payments in national currencies and development of…
US, European allies pledge more military firepower for…
Heavy weaponry is promised to support Kyiv’s ‘heroic resistance’ against Russia, despite Moscow’s threats. The United States and some of its European allies have announced significant new arms donations to Ukraine, including armoured vehicles and…
Top Russian general put in charge of ‘more…
Move makes Valery Gerasimov directly accountable for the fate of the campaign as Sergey Surovikin, nicknamed ‘General Armageddon’, is effectively demoted. Russia ordered its top general to take charge of its invasion of Ukraine in…
Armenia cancels military drills of Russian-led alliance
Pashinyan is increasingly frustrated by Russia’s failure to secure free transit along a corridor linking Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia has refused to host military drills by the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO), a Russian-led alliance…
Russian diplomat, Indian politician spar over oligarch’s death
Indian police are investigating the death of sausage magnate Pavel Antov over the Christmas weekend. Russia’s top diplomat in New Delhi traded barbs with a senior Indian politician on Twitter late on Thursday over the death…
Russia accuses US of fighting proxy war in…
Kremlin spokesman criticises Zelenskyy’s visit to US and military support for Kyiv and says Russia’s war goals will be met. The Kremlin has accused the United States of fighting a proxy war against Russia after…