Moscow, May 7 (IANS) The Russian Ministry of Defence announced on Thursday that Russia declares a ceasefire from midnight on May 8 until May 10 in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, reported local media.This ceasefire is during the celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet people’s victory in World War II.”In accordance with the decision of the President of the Russian Federation, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, during the celebra…
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Moscow/Kyiv, May 7 (IANS) The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it had sent a note to all foreign diplomatic missions and international organisations accredited with the ministry, urging them to ensure the evacuation of personnel from Kyiv. According to the statement, the note referenced a warning on Monday by the Russian Defence Ministry about threats from the Ukrainian authorities to carry out attacks on Moscow during Victory Day celebrations.The Russian Foreign Ministry called on g…
Moscow, May 3 (IANS) Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Sunday that Russia would prefer to achieve its goals in Ukraine through a peace agreement, media reported.If Kyiv is not inclined to do so with a peace agreement then Russia will achieve its goals through a strategic military alliance, he added.The Kremlin spokesperson commented on US President Donald Trump’s remarks about an imminent deal with Ukraine.He said that being close to a deal is a very broad concept, but Russia pr…
Moscow, April 30 (IANS) Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is going to decide the dates and timings of the ceasefire with Ukraine for the ‘Victory Day’ celebrated on May 9, the Kremlin spokesman stated on Thursday.Victory Day is celebrated annually on May 9, which marks the surrender of Nazi Germany in 1945, commemorating the Soviet victory.Putin announced his readiness to declare a ceasefire for the Victory Day celebrations during a phone call with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Trump…
Moscow, April 30 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump held a phone call, discussing the recent shooting at the White House press dinner, the situation in Iran and the Ukraine crisis, the Kremlin said.Putin strongly condemned the assassination attempt against Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, stressing in particular the unacceptability of any form of politically motivated violence, said Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov on Wednesday…
Moscow, April 27 (IANS) Germany’s Ambassador to Russia, Alexander Lambsdorff was summoned to the country’s foreign ministry on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told local media in Moscow.Lamsdorf was summoned to the ministry over a meeting in Kyiv between Bundestag member Roderich Kiesewetter and Akhmed Zakayev, the leader of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.Kiesewetter is also a member of the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs representing the ruling Christian Democ…
Moscow, April 10 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced a ceasefire for Orthodox Easter, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressing Kyiv’s willingness to abide it. According to the Kremlin, the ceasefire will remain in effect from 4 pm (Moscow time) on April 11 and until the end of April 12, leading Russian news agency Tass reported.The statement reads, “By decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, a ceasef…
United Nations, Feb 25 (IANS) On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the General Assembly supported the territorial integrity of Ukraine and demanded an immediate ceasefire in a resolution on which India joined the US in abstaining. The resolution carried on Tuesday with 107 votes, including those of Washington’s allies, showed a split among the Western countries in their approach to ending the war.There were 12 votes against it, and 51 countries abstained.The unusual US …
United Nations, Feb 24 (IANS) The intractable Ukraine War entered its fourth year on Tuesday with no early sign of an end to the conflict that has spread its tentacles across the world, destabilising geopolitics and international trade. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called it “a stain on our collective consciousness and remains a threat to regional and international peace and security.”According to the UN, more than 15,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed and 41,000 injured in the fou…
Washington, Feb 4, (IANS) US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday confirmed that Ukrainian and Russian technical military teams are holding direct talks with US involvement, calling the engagement an important step even as he cautioned that the most difficult issues remain unresolved.“For the first time in a very long time, we have technical military teams from both Ukraine and Russia meeting in a forum that we’ll also be involved with,” Rubio told reporters, referring to discussions …