Moscow/Tehran, March 10 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday reaffirmed his country’s principled position in favour of the earliest possible de-escalation of the Middle East conflict and its settlement through political means, during a phone conversation with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The two leaders discussed the situation in the region following what Tehran has described as Israeli-US aggression against Iran.Putin emphasised that Russia continues to advocate dialogue…
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Moscow, Feb 6 (IANS) Russia and the United States recognise the need to begin negotiations on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) as soon as possible, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. Peskov said the issue was discussed during recent talks in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and that both sides reached an understanding on the need to adopt responsible positions.He said the work in Abu Dhabi was constructive but at the same time “very diffic…
Moscow, Feb 5 (IANS) Moscow has rejected claims by US President Donald Trump that Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to halt the Russia oil imports as part of the recently announced India-US trade agreement, saying New Delhi is free to purchase crude from any supplier and there is nothing unusual about its decisions on energy sourcing.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that India has historically bought oil from multiple countries and that Russia is not its sole crude supplier, dismissing sug…
Moscow, Feb 3 (IANS) Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Tuesday said that Moscow has not yet received any messages from New Delhi about refusing Russian oil supplies.”We haven’t heard any statements from Delhi on this matter yet,” Russia’s state-run news agency TASS quoted the Presidential Spokesman as saying during a regular media briefing while responding to a question about whether India had refused Russian oil.The diplomat, however, stated that the Kremlin is closely monitoring US Preside…
Moscow, Jan 15 (IANS) The Kremlin said Thursday that it is necessary and important to continue its dialogue with the United States on Ukraine. Commenting on the possible visit of US presidential special envoy Steve Witkoff and entrepreneur Jared Kushner to Russia, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said Russia expects such a visit to take place as soon as the dates are agreed upon.Peskov said Moscow agrees with US President Donald Trump’s comment that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ho…
Moscow, Dec 31 (IANS) The drone attack by the Ukrainian armed forces on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence in the Novgorod region was launched from Sumy and Chernihiv regions, Major General Alexander Romanenkov, Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ Anti-Aircraft Missile Troops, said on Wednesday. “At around 7:20 p.m. on December 28, an air attack using unmanned aerial vehicles was discovered from the Sumy and Chernihiv regions of Ukraine,” Russian media outlet Izvestia quoted Romanen…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated on Tuesday that he is “deeply concerned” by reports of the targeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s residence, and stressed that the ongoing diplomatic efforts are the most viable path towards ending hostilities and achieving peace. “Deeply concerned by reports of the targeting of the residence of the President of the Russian Federation. Ongoing diplomatic efforts offer the most viable path toward ending hostilities and achievin…