Moscow said Monday it had arrested members of a “neo-Nazi terrorist” institution in Russia who allegedly planned to assassinate pro Kremlin TV anchor Vladimir Solovyov on orders from Ukraine. “The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation detained a collection of participants of the neo-Nazi terrorist agency National Socialism/White Power, that’s banned in Russia,” Russia’s FSB … Read more
The famous internet site Chess.Com has been blocked in Russia after publishing important articles on the situation in Ukraine branded “fake statistics” by using the government. The website, which boasts 50 million members globally, is now on a list of blocked resources drawn up by means of Russia’s telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor. The popular prosecutor’s workplace … Read more
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday called again for a meeting with Russian chief Vladimir Putin as a way to “positioned and cease the war”. “I think that whoever started this war will be able to end it,” he told a news conference at a metro station in the heart of the Ukrainian capital, adding … Read more
Kyiv: Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister, Iryna Vereshchuk, at noon on Saturday, announced a new attempt to evacuate civilians from the heavily damaged city of Mariupol. Vereshchuk said on Telegram, urging people to gather near the Port City shopping center. “If everything happens as planned, we will start the evacuation around noon.” In recent days, Ukraine … Read more
Ukrainian troops are defending the Azovstal steel and iron works in Mariupol, which are now almost entirely occupied by Russian forces. Militaries, marines, and medics are believed to be in bomb shelters beneath the industrial complex. Initially, a bloody battle was expected, with Russian units attempting to locate the remaining Ukrainian forces in the tunnels … Read more
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky next week after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. On Thursday, two days after visiting Moscow, Guterres will meet with Zelensky and Ukraine’s foreign minister. The Kremlin confirmed Putin’s Tuesday meeting with Guterres. This week, Guterres requested these in-person meetings … Read more
Russian authorities on Friday declared opposition baby-kisser Vladimir Kara-Murza a “foreign agent” and ordered his pre-trial detention for allegedly spreading false facts about the Russian army. Moscow’s Basmanny district courtroom ordered that the forty-year-antique Kremlin opponent be held in jail till June 12, his legal professional Vadim Prokhorov stated on Facebook. Prokhorov said in advance … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin will next week maintain talks with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Russia, the Kremlin said on Friday. The statement turned into made on the 58th day of Moscow’s army campaign in Ukraine, with heaps killed and greater than 12 million displaced human beings, in Europe’s worst refugee disaster on the … Read more
A SPECIALIST claims that a’revealing’ discussion between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his defence minister transmitted a clear message – but not the one he expected. Russian media televised a painstakingly orchestrated dialogue between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, in which the two talked and pondered on the conflict’s problems. … Read more
Talks between Moscow and Kyiv to position and cease Russia’s close to -month army campaign in seasoned-Western Ukraine have stalled, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated on Friday. “They (negotiations) have stalled now,” he said after talks together with his Kazakh counterpart in Moscow, adding that Russia has still had not acquired an answer to a … Read more
One of the last Ukrainian defenders in Mariupol told the BBC that the besieged steelworks where they are holed up is entirely devastated above ground, while people are trapped beneath collapsed structures. Svyatoslav Palamar of the infamous Azov regiment stated that they had repulsed rounds of Russian strikes from the Azovstal facility, the remaining uncontrolled … Read more
A meeting of the UN cultural agency’s World Heritage Committee which Russia was to host in June has been postponed indefinitely, a supply stated Thursday, after weeks of excessive diplomatic wrangling precipitated by way of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian ambassador to UNESCO had proposed suspending the meeting, set to take location inside … Read more
Russia’s monetary outlook has worsened as a critical bank survey on Thursday confirmed a deeper contraction than previously anticipated and inflation soaring to 22 percent this year. While President Vladimir Putin insists the economy has managed to climate the barrage of unprecedented sanctions imposed in view that he sent troops to Ukraine on February 24, … Read more
US President Joe Biden introduced Thursday a brand new package deal of $800 million in military useful resources for Ukraine, pronouncing it might assist Kyiv’s forces in the combat in opposition to Russian forces in the Donbas location. Biden stated the latest spherical of US aid will include heavy artillery, dozens of howitzers, 144,000 rounds … Read more
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday hailed Russia’s “liberation” of Mariupol after Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu told him Moscow managed the Ukrainian port city other than the giant Azovstal steel plant. Taking full management of Mariupol at the Azov Sea could be a chief strategic victory for Russia, assisting it to attach annexed Crimea to the … Read more
The leaders of Germany, Portugal, and Spain urged France to back centrist President Emmanuel Macron against far-right leader Marine Le Pen in elections current weekend, in a highly uncertain intervention in the domestic politics of a fellow EU state on Thursday The run-off vote on Sunday is “for us not an election like others,” German … Read more
Moscow: Vladimir Putin praised Russia’s “liberation” of Mariupol on Thursday after Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu informed him that Moscow has control of the Ukrainian port city except for the Azovstal steel complex. Moscow’s takeover of Mariupol on the Azov Sea would be a major strategic achievement, allowing Moscow to connect occupied Crimea to the pro-Russian … Read more
Last Monday, U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate oil prices briefly dipped down to $94 a barrel, marking its lowest level since late February. The last time a barrel of oil cost that much, the national average for a gallon of regular was just over $3.50. Yet today it remains as high as $5 in some … Read more
Denmark showcased on Tuesday a roadmap to end its dependence on Russian gas by boosting renewable energy, biogas, and its own gas production to become “free” from President Vladimir Putin. While the European Union has so far refused to ban Russian oil and gas over the Ukraine battle, the 27-nation bloc targets to reduce its … Read more
Russia stated Tuesday it become expelling diplomats from 3 European countries in retaliation for similar measures taken in opposition to Moscow’s envoys over the Kremlin’s navy operation in Ukraine. The Russian foreign ministry declared 15 diplomats from the Netherlands “persona non grata”, providing them weeks to go far. Moscow gave the identical cut-off date to the … Read more
German customer goods group Henkel, which incorporates splendor brand Schwarzkopf and Pritt adhesive, stated on Tuesday it might be a part of a string of different businesses leaving the Russian marketplace. Henkel has “decided to exit its commercial enterprise activities in Russia”, wherein it employs 2,500 people, the company stated in a statement. The economic … Read more
The exodus of Western groups from Russia should fee hundreds of lots of jobs in Moscow only said the city mayor in a blog submit on Monday. 200,000 people have been prone to dropping their jobs. Authorities had been putting apart 3.36 billion rubles ($41 million) to guide them, he added. Scores of Western organizations … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday bestowed an honorary title on a brigade accused by Ukraine of “war crimes” and mass killings in the town of Bucha. The statement became made on the 54th day of Moscow’s navy campaign in Ukraine, with hundreds killed and 12 million humans fleeing their homes or U.S.A. In the … Read more
VATICAN: On Easter Sunday, Pope Francis issued an emotional plea for peace amid the “senseless” Ukrainian war and other global conflicts, citing the “troubling” prospect of nuclear war. From the central balcony of St. Peter’s Square, Francis remarked, “May there be peace for war-torn Ukraine, so sorely tried by the violence and destruction of this … Read more
CARACAS: As part of the annual Easter “burning of Judas” ceremonies, a four-headed mannequin bearing the likenesses of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Russian President Vladimir Putin was set ablaze on Sunday. On Easter Sunday, it is traditional in Venezuela to incinerate an effigy of Judas Iscariot, the biblical character who is said to have … Read more
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke via phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday (SPA), according to the Saudi Press Agency. The crown prince reaffirmed the Kingdom’s support for finding a political solution to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine during their phone call. Putin and the crown prince “gave a positive … Read more
Kyiv: Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and top finance officials will visit Washington next week for IMF and World Bank spring meetings, sources said Friday. In addition to bilateral meetings, Shmyhal, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko, and Central Bank Governor Kyrylo Shevchenko are expected to attend a World Bank-hosted roundtable on Ukraine on Thursday. Until Thursday, … Read more
According to an analyst, Vladimir Putin would not issue the order to fire his nuclear weapons since he knows it will be ignored by his staff. The Russian Putin issued an ominous threat of “consequences larger than any in history” to Western nations who back Ukraine, yet it is widely assumed that Russia will never … Read more
