The UN Security Council is to convene for an emergency session on Monday after Syrian rebels declared President Bashar al-Assad’s ouster and seized control of Damascus on Sunday. The meeting, requested by Russia, will take place behind closed doors, diplomatic sources told dpa. Syrians were facing a new political reality on Sunday after rebels took…
London and Moscow have expelled several of each other’s diplomats on spying allegations in recent years. Russia said on Tuesday it was expelling a British diplomat who it accused of espionage and summoned London’s ambassador to the foreign ministry in Moscow. The FSB security service said the diplomat appeared to have carried out “intelligence and…
Both Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other’s armies of committing atrocities since Russian forces launched their full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Kyiv said on Tuesday that Russian forces had shot dead five Ukrainian servicemen who had surrendered in the eastern Donetsk region, building on previous war crimes allegations levied against Moscow. Both…
Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting a summit of the BRICS inter-governmental organisation in the city of Kazan from Tuesday to Thursday. The summit brings together 24 heads of state and government and is seen by Putin as part of an initiative to create a new world order to end the dominance of the U.S……
European Union (EU) foreign ministers to agree on new sanctions over Russia’s alleged attempts to take political influence in Moldova, Romanian Foreign Minister Luminita Odobescu said on Monday. The EU sanctions target Russian actors and organisations accused of destabilising the former Soviet nation’s democracy and security ahead of a crunch referendum on EU membership and…
President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said that North Korea has sent soldiers as well as weapons to support Russia in its fight against neighbouring Ukraine. “We see an increasing alliance between Russia and regimes like North Korea. “This is no longer just about transferring weapons. “It is actually about transferring people from North Korea to…
EU foreign ministers adopted sanctions on Iran for supplying Russia with ballistic missiles for use in Ukraine on Monday. Diplomats told dpa that the EU sanctions target companies and individuals involved in Iran’s ballistic missile programme and the delivery of these and other weapons to Russia. The European Union had previously warned Iran several times…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasised the need to strengthen bilateral cooperation with Russia to counter the West’s “cruel” sanctions. Pezeshkian made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin in Tehran, urging the two sides to accelerate the implementation of joint projects, according to statement by his office’s website. He…
The Russian-Angolan defence industry commission discussed a number of joint projects at the latest meeting, the African nation’s ambassador to Russia, Augusto da Silva Cunha said on sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum. “The commission met late last year or early this year, if I remember correctly. as far as I know, several projects that…
The Biden administration is taking bold steps to increase the cost of Russia’s oil circumvention tactics and reinforce price caps. Discover the latest developments and the impact on global energy markets. The Biden administration is unveiling a comprehensive strategy to escalate the economic pressure on Russia, specifically targeting its attempts to circumvent the price cap…
