Seoul, Jan 1 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told the country’s troops dispatched to support Russia in its war against Ukraine that their combat participation helps cement the “invincible alliance” between Pyongyang and Moscow, state media reported on Thursday.Kim delivered the message in a New Year’s letter addressed to North Korean soldiers stationed overseas, dated Wednesday and released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).North Korea has sent more than 10,000 troops and conve…
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Moscow, Dec 31 (IANS) Russia recognizes Taiwan as an inalienable part of China and opposes any form of “Taiwan independence,” the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.Some countries, while claiming their adherence to the one-China principle, advocate maintaining the status quo, which runs counter to the principle of China’s national reunification, the ministry said in a statement sent to Xinhua.The Taiwan question is currently being used by certain countries as an instrument of military and …
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) While United States President Donald Trump appears non-committal in backing Ukraine’s 20-point peace plan until Sunday’s discussion with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Russia has termed it “radically different” from the one it was working on with Washington. Commenting on Zelensky’s 20-point initiative, Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov remarked, “the plan – if it can even be called as such – is radically different… from the 27-point (pro…
Moscow, Dec 27 (IANS) The potential crisis resolution plan that Kyiv is reportedly proposing differs significantly from the one that Moscow and Washington are working on, a Russian official said. The settlement was approaching, but the negotiation process is being hindered by the setting of deadlines and attempts to torpedo it, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov on the “60 Minutes” programme.”I believe Dec. 25, 2025, will remain in our memory as a milestone when we truly approac…
Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a message of greetings to Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of New Year’s Day, calling the two countries’ relations a “precious common asset,” the North’s state media said on Saturday.In the message, Kim described this year as a ‘meaningful’ one when the two countries ‘steadily wrote a great biography of the alliance’ through “full mutual support and selfless encouragement,” according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).Kim’…
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) Long before Russia’s confrontation with the West hardened into open hostility, President Vladimir Putin privately warned U.S. President George W. Bush that NATO expansion into Ukraine and Georgia would create permanent instability, according to newly released transcripts of their meetings from 2001 to 2008. The documents, released by the National Security Archive, show Putin repeatedly arguing that NATO’s eastward expansion posed a direct threat to Russia’s securi…
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) China’s rise emerged as a central concern in private talks between U.S. President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Bush warning that Beijing posed the “biggest long-term problem” ahead, according to newly released transcripts of their meetings and conversations. The records, released by the National Security Archive following a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit, span Bush and Putin’s interactions from 2001 to 2008 and include detailed m…
Moscow, Dec 25 (IANS) Moscow is analysing a peace proposal on Ukraine submitted by a Russian special envoy following his recent meeting with US officials, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday. Peskov said Moscow is currently examining the information provided by Kirill Dmitriev, Russia’s special presidential representative for investment and economic cooperation, on his talks with US officials in Miami over the past weekend.”We are analysing these materials, and subsequently, in acco…
Moscow, Dec 25 (IANS) The Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday that units of its Southern Group of Forces had taken control of the settlement of Sviato-Pokrovske in the Donetsk region. “As a result of decisive actions, units of the Southern Group of Forces liberated the settlement of Sviato-Pokrovske in the Donetsk region,” the ministry said in a statement.Additionally, Russian air defence systems shot down six aerial bombs, one US-made HIMARS rocket, and 472 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehi…
Seoul, Dec 25 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent a message of greeting to mark New Year’s Day to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, hailing the North’s “heroic” dispatch of troops in Russia’s war against Ukraine, the North’s state media said on Thursday.Kim received the message on December 18, in which Putin extended “wholehearted congratulations” on the occasion of the new year, reports Yonhap, quoting the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).”The past year was of special significance …