Russia: Warships in Cuba not a worry for US, West deaf to diplomatic signals
MOSCOW: Russia said Thursday that the US should not be nervous about Russian warships in Cuba but that the West appeared “deaf to any diplomatic signals” from Moscow and only took notice when the army or navy took action. A…
Russia: Detained US reporter will stand trial over ‘CIA work’
Russian prosecutors said Thursday they had sent the case of detained US reporter Evan Gershkovich to court after concluding he had been collecting information for the US Central Intelligence Agency about a Russian tank factory. Gershkovich, 32, was arrested on…
G7 leaders mull using frozen Russian assets to aid war-torn Ukraine: How will it work?
NEW DELHI: G7 leaders have reportedly reached a consensus to allocate $50 billion to support war-torn Ukraine by the end of the current year, according to a statement from the French presidency on Wednesday. The funds will be sourced from…
90 countries to attend Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit that Russia is snubbing
BERN: Nearly 90 countries and organizations, half from Europe, have confirmed attending the Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit over the weekend despite Russia‘s refusal to participate in the conference, Switzerland‘s president said Monday. Viola Amherd told reporters in the Swiss capital…
Putin issues dire warning to countries aiding Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a stark warning to countries assisting Ukraine, signaling severe consequences for those who continue to support Kyiv in its ongoing conflict with Moscow. In a public address on Friday, Putin cautioned, “Anyone who tries…
Zelenskyy meets heads of state in Singapore, seeks support for security summit
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy met heads of state and legislators in Singapore late on Saturday and early on Sunday, seeking security assistance and support for a peace summit after arriving for a surprise visit to the Shangri-La Dialogue. On the…
Russian court extends detention of Russian-US journalist Kurmasheva
KAZAN: A Russian court on Friday extended until Aug.5 the pre-trial detention of journalist Alsu Kurmasheva who holds Russian and United States citizenships, a Reuters correspondent reported from the courtroom in the city of Kazan.Kurmasheva is a Prague-based journalist for…
Macron, Scholz: Ukraine can strike some targets in Russia
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday spoke in favor of allowing Ukraine to attack Russian positions inside Russia with Western weapons.“We think that we should allow them to neutralize military sites where missiles are fired,…
Zelenskyy urges US President Joe Biden, Chinese leader Xi Jinping to join peace summit
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to US President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sunday to join an upcoming peace summit as his country struggles to stave off unrelenting attacks by Russia in its 27-month-old invasion. Moscow’s…
Ukrainian drone kills one in Russia’s Belgorod region
MOSCOW: A Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian border region of Belgorod killed one woman and wounded three more people, the regional governor said Tuesday.The area, which sits across the border from Ukraine’s northeast Kharkiv region where Russian troops have…