Atlanta, July 7 (IANS) Egypt head coach Hossam Hassan has insisted his side will take on defending champions Argentina without fear in their FIFA World Cup Round of 16 clash in Atlanta on Tuesday, saying his players must focus on their own game rather than be overawed by the reputation of Lionel Messi and his teammates.While acknowledging that Argentina will start as favourites, Hassan said his squad believes it has what it takes to spring a surprise against the reigning world champions.”If we r…
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Moscow, July 4 (IANS) Russia’s presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov on Saturday said that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky could travel to Moscow to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin once he is ready to make what the Kremlin described as important and responsible decisions, local media reported.Speaking to Radio KP, Peskov commented on Zelensky’s proposal to meet Putin in Kostiantynivka, according to Russia’s state-run TASS news agency.He said that Putin had expressed his willing…
Moscow, June 6 (IANS) St. Petersburg came under a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Saturday, St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov said on his Max channel.”On the morning of June 6, St. Petersburg came under a large-scale attack by military unmanned aerial vehicles. Air defence systems are operating. In accordance with the recommendations of the Operational Command, I ask St. Petersburg residents to remain in their homes and not to go outside,” the governor said.Residents of St. Petersburg a…
St. Petersburg, June 5 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s invitation to a meeting to end the war in Ukraine does not convince Russian President Vladimir Putin, who, at least for the moment, rules out the possibility of a face-to-face meeting with the Kyiv leader.Before the audience of the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Russian President indeed declared that he “still sees no reason” to meet the Ukrainian President, as hoped by the latter in a…
Moscow, June 5 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin received and read an “open letter” from Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky overnight, Dmitry Peskov, the Russian President’s Press Secretary has revealed, the country’s leading Tass news agency reported.Peskov confirmed this in an interview with Izvestia on the sidelines of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).”Ukraine proposes ending this war through direct engagement between us – and you. I am proposing a meeting…