Moscow: The Kremlin said on Wednesday that future talks between Russia and the United States would include discussions on Iran’s nuclear programme, a subject it said had been “touched upon” in an initial round of U.S.-Russia talks last month. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that Russia has agreed to assist U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration in … Read more
The Kremlin on Wednesday called it “positive” that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared himself ready for talks on ending the three-year conflict with Russia. The Ukrainian leader said Tuesday he was “ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer” amid an unprecedented rift between Ukraine and … Read more
New Delhi: The diplomatic alliance between the United States and Ukraine, already under strain, suffered a dramatic and public rupture on Friday when US President Donald Trump tore into Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House. This unprecedented castigation — broadcast across every news channel across the world — has handed Russian President Vladimir … Read more
New Delhi: The White House meeting between US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday was supposed to focus on minerals-sharing agreements and US support for Ukraine’s war against Russia. Instead, it erupted into an extraordinary confrontation that shocked the world. In front of the world’s media, Trump … Read more
New Delhi: After US President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodomyr Zelensky‘s stunning clash at the White House, support arrived for the American leader all the way from the Kremlin in Russia. Russian officials and state media reacted with satisfaction after the heated exchange ended with Zelensky abruptly leaving and cutting his visit short. … Read more
A new wave of US sanctions against the Russian oil sector is unlikely to impact the Kremlin’s oil trade with India, Russia’s First Deputy Energy Minister Pavel Sorokin said, terming the sanctions as “illegal”. Last month, the US slapped new sanctions against Russia’s energy trade. The sanctions targeted Russian oil producers Gazprom Neft and Surgutneftegas … Read more
Moscow, Russia: The Kremlin on Sunday declined to confirm or deny a US report of a phone call between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Washington and Moscow have not officially confirmed any communication between the leaders since Trump took office on a pledge to swiftly end the Ukraine fighting. The New … Read more
Tucker Carlson, a prominent conservative American pundit and former Fox News anchor, has unleashed a bombshell accusation against the Joe Biden administration, alleging that they attempted to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin. This extraordinary claim was made during the latest episode of Carlson’s podcast, “The Tucker Carlson Show,” where he was engaged in a conversation … Read more
Moscow: The Kremlin said Monday it was still waiting for “signals” from the United States about a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and newly-inaugurated US counterpart Donald Trump. The leaders of both countries said last week they were ready for contact but neither side has indicated when or how. “So far, we have … Read more
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to talk to US counterpart Donald Trump but is waiting for signals from Washington first, the Kremlin said on Friday, fuelling expectations the two would be in contact. The Ukraine conflict has plunged relations between the two nuclear powers to their lowest levels since the Cold War, with … Read more