Contents tagged with Russia
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China: U.S. and UK sanctions against Russia over Navalny’s poisoning are unfair
The Chinese authorities consider the new US sanctions against Russia due to the poisoning of the Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, unfair, said the official representative of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Wang Wenbin.
"The decision [on sanctions] was made before the true state of affairs was determined. This is unfair," he said at a briefing.
The situation with Navalny is "an exclusively domestic political issue," Wang Wenbin said, adding that "there are no sufficient grounds for …
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Russia starts building four submarines and two corvettes
On Monday, August 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a keel laying ceremony for four submarines and two corvettes, reports the Kremlin’s press service.
Nuclear submarines Prince Potemkin, Dmitry Donskoy and large submarines Mozhaisk and Yakutsk will be built in St. Petersburg and Severodvinsk, and corvettes Grozny and Buiny in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
According to Putin, Russia needs a powerful and balanced navy, because it "plays a key role in ensuring the country’s security, protects …
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Russia offers weapons to Myanmar's military junta
The military junta that seized power in Myanmar in a coup and a bloody crackdown on protests can count on weapons from Russia.
Moscow is ready to develop military and technical cooperation with Myanmar, said Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin at a meeting with Chief of the General Staff of the Myanmar Armed Forces, Maung Aye.
"We intend to continue to strengthen and develop relations between our states, including in the military and technical spheres," he said. “The Republic of …
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Crimean Platform International Summit begins in Kyiv
On Monday, August 23, the Crimean Platform international summit started in Kyiv. Its main purpose is to coordinate international efforts to bring the annexed Crimea back to Ukraine.
The summit is attended by representatives of all EU countries, the United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Turkey, Georgia, Moldova, more than 40 states in total, as well as representatives of the EU and NATO. As a result of the summit, a declaration will be adopted, the participants of which …
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Merkel: Europe will completely abandon Russian gas in 25 years
EU countries will completely abandon gas imports from Russia within 25 years, said German Chancellor Angela Merkel after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
According to Merkel, moving away from gas is necessary for the implementation of the policy of climate neutrality adopted by the European Union.
"At the latest in 25 years, gas from Russia to Europe will not be exported at all or in much smaller volumes," Merkel warned. It is necessary that not only Moscow but also Kyiv …
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Ukrainian President: likelihood remains that Nord Stream 2 will not be launched
Ukraine should use the time required to launch the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to protect its interests and energy security, said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with the journalists from Washington Post, Liberation, Funke Media, NV and Novaya Gazeta.
Zelensky noted that Nord Stream 2 is among the priorities on the agenda of his meeting with US President Joseph Biden in Washington.
"It still has a long way to go, even if 1% of the work remains until the full completion …
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Spain denies Russian warships entry in the port of Ceuta
The Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not give permission to two Russian warships, the large anti-submarine ship Vice-Admiral Kulakov and the rescue tugboat Altai, to enter the port of Ceuta (a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa), reports Deutsche Welle.
The newspaper Confidencial, citing official sources, claims that Russian warships were planning to dock for three days from August 18 to refuel in Ceuta and replenish food supplies. The crew members were also planning …
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U.S.: Russia preparing another test launch of nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile
Russia may be preparing to try another launch of a nuclear-powered missile Burevestnik (Skyfall), the previous tests of which turned into a tragedy and the death of five people.
A new test of one of five types of super-weapons announced by President Vladimir Putin in 2018 could take place at one of the testing sites near the Arctic Circle, CNN reported.
Photos taken on Aug. 16 by private company Capella Space showed that large shelters were erected at the test site in two months period to …
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Taliban claim Russia and China support them
Russia and China are supporting the Taliban, which seized Afghanistan on August 15, said official representative of the Islamist group Suhail Shaheen at a press conference in Kabul.
"The Taliban is the political and military force of Afghanistan. This is reality, and they (Russia and China) support this," Shaheen said.
He stressed that this is not financial support.
It is noteworthy that Russia is officially recognizes the Taliban as a terrorist group. This decision was made by the Supreme …
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Russia deploys S-300 missile systems to Afghanistan border
Russia continues to strengthen its troops near Afghanistan border, despite the assurances of the Russian Foreign Ministry that it is possible to negotiate with the Taliban and claims of the Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu that the Taliban promised not to cross the border.
On Tuesday, the Russian military in Tajikistan began a new series of exercises, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the Central Military District.
About a thousand soldiers from the 201st military …