MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday held separate phone calls with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seeking to de-escalate tensions in the region. The Kremlin said Putin expressed Moscow’s readiness to continue mediation and promote constructive dialogue involving all concerned parties. Read More: Putin offers to mediate Israel–Iran conflict, sparking global debate […]
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Russia joins China, Iran for naval drills off South Africa
CAPE TOWN: A Russian warship arrived off South Africa’s main naval base on Friday to take part in joint military exercises alongside Chinese and Iranian vessels in South African waters. The week‑long manoeuvres, dubbed “Will for Peace 2026,” bring together navies from several BRICS and BRICS‑Plus nations in an exercise aimed at enhancing maritime cooperation […]
Russia warns foreign troops in Ukraine would be targets
Russia has warned that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine by Western governments would be considered “legitimate combat targets.” The statement from the Russian Foreign Ministry came after Britain and France announced plans to send a multinational force to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire. Moscow described these moves as increasingly dangerous militaristic declarations. […]
Russian air strikes on Kyiv kill two civilians, damage hospital
An overnight Russian air attack on Kyiv and surrounding areas killed two civilians, Ukrainian authorities said on Monday, marking the first reported deaths in the capital from Russian strikes this year. The attack set a private medical facility ablaze in Kyiv’s northern Obolonskyi district, where an inpatient ward was in operation. Ukraine’s State Emergency Service […]
‘Russia won’t participate in Winter Olympics even if Ukraine war ends’
Russian athletes at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics will not be able to represent their country even if a peace deal is reached with Ukraine, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry said in an Italian newspaper interview. At this stage nothing would change the Committee’s decision allowing Russian athletes to take part in the February […]
Russia strikes hit Ukraine ahead of Zelenskiy Trump talks
Russia launched a fresh wave of missile and drone attacks on Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine early on Saturday, hours before President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is due to hold what he has described as crucial talks with US President Donald Trump aimed at ending nearly four years of war. Read More: Zelensky plans to meet Trump on Sunday […]
Russia delays LNG output target amid sanctions pressure
Russia has delayed its plan to reach an annual liquefied natural gas (LNG) production target of 100 million tonnes by several years, citing the impact of Western sanctions imposed over the conflict in Ukraine, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on Thursday. Read More: EU approves 2027 Russian gas ban Speaking to state television Rossiya-24, Novak said […]
Moscow car blast kills Russian general
A senior Russian general, Lieutenant General Fanil Sarvarov, was killed in a car blast in southern Moscow on Monday, investigators said. The explosion occurred in the Yasenevo district while Sarvarov, head of the operational training department within the General Staff, was en route to work. Witnesses reported that he was initially alive but critically injured […]
Putin signals readiness for peace with firm conditions
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Moscow was prepared to end the war in Ukraine immediately if it received firm security guarantees. However, he reiterated long-standing demands, including Ukraine abandoning its Nato ambitions and ceding all territories claimed by Russia. Read More: Putin says Russia disagrees with parts of US plan to end […]
Pakistan and Russia explore oil and steel sector cooperation
IAMSLABAD: Pakistan and Russia are in discussions over a potential oil-sector agreement, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said in an interview with RIA news agency on Tuesday. The talks focus on cooperation in exploration, production, and refining between the two countries. Read More: Sanctions push Russia–Pakistan to new banking paths “All of these areas are Russia’s strengths. And […]