Yerevan, May 4 (IANS) Citing that the May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow could be held without any military equipment this time around, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on Monday claimed that Russia is steadily weakening. “If that happens, it will be the first time in many, many years. They cannot afford military equipment – and they fear drones may buzz over Red Square,” Zelensky posted on XSpeaking at the 8th European Political Community Summit in Yerevan, Zelensky said that Russian…
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Moscow, April 30 (IANS) Deputy Chairman of Russian Security Council, Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that Moscow has no “aggressive intentions” towards European nations, local media reported. In his remarks at the ‘Knowledge First’ federal educational marathon, Medvedev, a former President and Prime Minister of Russia, stated, “As for Europe, we have no aggressive intentions. But nevertheless, this flywheel keeps rotating, an enormous number of weapons are manufactured, and almost all the leade…
Seoul, April 27 (IANS) Pyongyang has opened a memorial honoring North Korean troops killed while fighting alongside Russia in the war against Ukraine, with leader Kim Jong-un stressing the need to strengthen Pyongyang-Moscow ties into a “powerful bulwark” in a ceremony marking its opening, state media reported Monday.The North held the opening ceremony of the Memorial Museum of Combat Feats at the Overseas Military Operations in Pyongyang the previous day on the occasion of the first anniversary…
Pyongyang, April 25 (IANS) Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of Russia’s lower house of parliament, visited North Korea to attend the opening ceremony of a memorial museum honouring soldiers killed while fighting for Russia in its war with Ukraine, a Russian report said Saturday.Volodin, chairman of the State Duma, “has arrived in the DPRK on a working visit” to “take part in the opening ceremony of a memorial complex and museum … honouring the courage of Korean servicemen who took part in the liber…
New York, April 25 (IANS) Iran and the US appeared to be readying for communicating again, if at arm’s length and with secondary-level interlocutors, as a team from Tehran arrived in Pakistan and a US group was set to head there on Saturday. After the second round of talks that was to have taken place this week or over last weekend didn’t take off because Iran refused to join, there has been some delicate manoeuvres by Tehran to reopen contacts.As the stalemate continues, Tehran has closed the S…
Washington, April 23 (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended a temporary sanctions waiver affecting Russian oil, saying it helped prevent a sharper spike in global prices, even as Democrats warned it could boost Moscow’s war finances and keep fuel costs high.Testifying before a Senate panel, Bessent said the move was aimed at stabilising supply during a volatile period.“Treasury was able to create the more than 250 million barrels on the water,” he said.He added that without th…
Seoul, April 22 (IANS) North Korea’s public security minister and Russia’s interior minister have held talks on boosting exchanges and cooperation on law enforcement, the North’s state media said Wednesday, amid deepening bilateral ties between the two nations.Russian Internal Affairs Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev and North Korea’s Public Security Minister Pang Tu-sop shared their countries’ experiences and accomplishments on law enforcement during their talks in Pyongyang the previous day, the …
Washington, April 17 (IANS) China’s rapid military expansion and technological advances dominated a US Congressional hearing, with top intelligence officials warning that Beijing is accelerating capabilities across all domains to challenge American power. Lawmakers were told that China remains the foremost strategic concern, with its military modernisation unfolding at an “alarming pace”.Lieutenant General James Adams III, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), said the C…
Moscow, April 13 (IANS) Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Monday admitted that the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is likely to impact international markets negatively. “Most likely, such actions will continue to negatively impact international markets; this can be assumed with a high degree of certainty,” the Kremlin spokesman was quoted as saying by Russia’s leading Tass news agency during a regular media briefing in Moscow.Responding to another question, he asserted that …
Jaipur, April 13 (IANS) In a notable engagement linking diplomacy with civilisational heritage, Haji Syed Salman Chishty, cleric of Ajmer Sharif Dargah and Chairman of the Chishty Foundation, met Ambassador Neelam Rani, Consul General of India in St. Petersburg.The interaction focused on strengthening India-Russia ties through art, culture, spiritual traditions, and people-to-people engagement, Dargah officials said on Monday.The meeting took place during Chishty’s official visit to Russia, wh…