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…
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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…
Washington, Dec 25 (IANS) Pakistan emerged as a central nuclear proliferation concern in private talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush, according to newly released transcripts that show both leaders warning of uranium of Pakistani origin turning up in Iran’s nuclear program and expressing deep unease over Islamabad’s control of its atomic assets. The transcripts, released by the National Security Archive following a successful Freedom of Information…
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…
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 …
Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS) Russian State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on Tuesday blamed the European Union (EU), former US President Joe Biden and his supporters for the conflict in Ukraine, local media reported. At the last meeting of the fall session on Tuesday, Vyacheslav Volodin said, “The EU, Biden and his supporters are to blame for what is happening in Ukraine. It is their fault that many innocent civilians died. Their hands are stained with the people’s blood,” Russia’s leading news agen…
Brussels, Dec 23 (IANS) The Council of the European Union (EU) renewed its sweeping economic sanctions against Russia for another six months, even as Europe moves to seek direct contact with Moscow amid US-led talks with Ukraine and Russia.The Russia-targeted sanctions, first imposed in 2014, were significantly expanded after February 2022. According to the Council, the measures cover trade, finance, energy, technology, and dual-use goods, as well as industry, transport, and luxury goods, among …
Moscow, Dec 22 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence that expanding partnerships in various sectors within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) meets the fundamental interests of the people of the organisation’s member countries, local media reported on Monday. In his remarks at an informal CIS summit, Putin said, “I am convinced that expanding partnerships within the CIS in a wide range of areas meets the fundamental interests of the peoples of our countries,”…
Kyiv, Dec 21 (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that he generally supports the idea of a trilateral meeting involving the national security advisors of Ukraine, the United States and Russia, expressing cautious optimism about the prospect of such a meeting.Zelensky said the proposal was put forward by the United States and conveyed to him by Ukraine’s chief peace negotiator, Rustem Umerov, Xinhua news agency reported quoting the Interfax-Ukraine news agency.Zelensky said that he …