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China Must Stop Supporting Russia If It Seeks Good Ties With West: NATO

April 25, 2024 admin

China has strengthened trade and military ties with Russia in recent years. Berlin: China must stop supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine if it wants to enjoy good relations with the West, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, warning Beijing in unusually harsh words it cannot have it both ways. During a visit to Berlin,…

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At UN, Russia Blocks US Move On Nuclear Weapons In Space

April 24, 2024 admin

Putin said earlier this year that Russia was against the deployment of nuclear weapons in space. United Nations: Russia vetoed on Wednesday a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, a move that the United States says suggests Moscow might be “hiding something.” “It’s…

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Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister Timur Ivanov Detained On “Large-Scale” Bribe Allegations

April 24, 2024 admin

A report on Ivanov’s detention had been presented to Vladimir Putin A Russian deputy defence minister in charge of military construction has been detained on Tuesday on suspicion of “large-scale” bribe-taking, in one of the highest-profile corruption cases since Moscow launched its war in Ukraine. A brief statement by the Investigative Committee, Russia’s top investigative…

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Russia pummels exhausted Ukrainian forces with smaller attacks ahead of a springtime advance

April 20, 2024 admin

Russian troops are ramping up pressure on exhausted Ukrainian forces to prepare to seize more land this spring and summer as muddy fields dry out and allow tanks, armoured vehicles and other heavy equipment to roll to key positions across the countryside. With the war in Ukraine now in its third year and a vital…

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Man Arrested In Poland Over Suspected Plot To Kill Ukraine’s Zelensky

April 18, 2024 admin

Ukrainian prosecutors had informed Poland about the activities. Warsaw: A man suspected of aiding a plot by Russian intelligence services to assassinate Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been arrested in Poland, Polish and Ukrainian prosecutors said Thursday. The Polish national, named only as Pawel K., is suspected of supplying information to Russian military intelligence and…

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Russian missiles slam into a Ukraine city and kill 11 people as the war approaches a critical stage

April 17, 2024 admin

Rescuers work at the site of a destroyed building during a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attacks on Ukraine, in Chernihiv, Ukraine on April 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Three Russian missiles slammed into a downtown area of the northern Ukrainian city of Chernihiv on April 17, hitting an eight-floor apartment building and killing…

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Record flood waters rise in Russia’s Urals, forcing thousands to evacuate

April 7, 2024 admin

In this grabtaken from a video released by the Russian Emergency Ministry Press Service on April 7, 2024, a view of the flooded street after part of a dam burst, in Orsk, Russia. State media say Russia’s government has declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency. The floods, caused…

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What We Know So Far

April 5, 2024 admin

Khabarovsk is close to the border with China and has a population of 630,000. Russia has declared a “state of emergency” in Khabarovsk, a city on the Amur River in southeastern part of the country, after a mystery potentially cancer-causing radiation leak was detected. Local authorities have restricted access to Khabarovsk, an industrial district. The…

Russia Lauds India’s Space Sector

April 4, 2024 admin

Russian Deputy Chief of Mission also highlight the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. New Delhi: Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin hailed India’s remarkable achievements in space exploration and underscored Russia’s unwavering support for its space endeavours. On the 40th Anniversary of the spaceflight of the first Indian cosmonaut, Rakesh Sharma, aboard the Soviet…

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Russia Says No Issues With Oil Payment From India

April 3, 2024 admin

The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that deliveries of Russian oil to India are steadily high. Moscow: The Russian Foreign Ministry has said that deliveries of Russian oil to India are steadily high, with no payment issues encountered, the state-owned news agency TASS reported. “Russian oil supplies to India are maintained at a steadily high…

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