- 28 November, 2024
Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National SecurityRussia
US Senator seeks clarity from Biden Admin on CAATSA sanctions waiver to India
Washington, Apr 26 (PTI) A powerful Democratic Senator on Tuesday sought clarity from the Biden Administration on CAATSA sanctions waiver to India on purchase of S-400 missile defence system from…
China is paying reputational cost for sitting on fence on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine says Blinken
Washington, Apr 26 (PTI) China is paying a "reputational cost" for sitting on fence on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken told lawmakers on Tuesday. On…
Russia says it has liberated Kherson region in southern Ukraine -Interfax
(Reuters) - Russia's defence ministry on Tuesday said its forces had liberated the entire Kherson region in the south of Ukraine, Interfax news agency said. It cited a senior official…
Germany to supply Ukraine with heavy weaponry for first time
By Sabine Siebold and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany announced on Tuesday its first delivery of heavy weapons to Ukraine to help it fend off Russian attacks, after weeks of…
UK’s Truss: No longer good enough to limit Ukraine support to defensive weapons
LONDON (Reuters) - British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said it was no longer good enough to only supply Ukraine with defensive weaponry to combat Russia's invasion. "For too long, there…
Nuclear Resurgence for Peace and War
The emergence of Covid-19 and climate change as existential threats to mankind had relegated the nuclear danger to a second level threat till the Russia-Ukraine war broke out. In 1991,…
By TP Sreenivasan
Russian court orders seizure of $7 million in Google’s Russian funds, property – reports
(Reuters) - A Moscow court has ordered the seizure of 500 million roubles ($7 million) worth of Google's property and funds in Russia, news agencies said, in a lawsuit concerning…
Sixth EU sanctions package against Russia expected very soon -EU energy chief
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A sixth package of European Union sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine is expected "very soon", the bloc's energy policy chief said on…
UK dismisses Lavrov’s “bravado”, says no imminent threat of escalation in Ukraine
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain's armed forces minister played down comments by Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov on the possible use of nuclear weapons in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, dismissing them as "bravado".…
Russia investigates large oil depot fire in region near Ukraine
(Reuters) -Russia said on Monday it would investigate the cause of a large fire that erupted in the early hours of the morning at an oil storage facility in the…
One dead after five railway stations come under fire in Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) -The head of Ukraine's state rail company said that one railway worker had been killed and four injured by Russian missile strikes on five Ukrainian railway stations on…
Russia says deputy formin discussed bilateral issues with U.S. envoy to Moscow
(Reuters) - Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Washington's ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan discussed bilateral issues at a meeting on Monday, Russia's foreign ministry said in a statement.…
