Russia has handed back the bodies of 6,060 Ukrainian servicemen under agreements reached at Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul earlier this month, Kremlin aide Vladimir Medinsky said on Monday. Moscow is ready to hand over another 2,239 bodies, the Russian defense ministry said. Russia has so far received the remains of 78 of its own soldiers … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had “productive” talks with Xi Jinping in Moscow on Thursday, addressing the Chinese leader as his “dear friend”. “Our talks with the President of the People’s Republic of China took place in a traditionally warm, friendly and constructive atmosphere and were very substantive and productive,” Putin told reporters at … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s order for a three-day truce with Ukraine took effect Thursday, a move the Kremlin said would test Kyiv’s readiness for peace but that Ukraine has slammed as a farce.It was not clear whether either side was observing the ceasefire, even with world leaders — including China’s Xi Jinping, Brazil’s Luiz Inacio … Read more
According to sources, India and Russia will sign “several” documents at the end of the talks on Tuesday, including a comprehensive joint statement, a vision statement, the future course on energy and trade, cooperation on investments in Russia’s Far East and a number of MoUs. The two sides are also discussing India’s desire to open … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive Moscow on July 8 to a particularly warm and special welcome at a private dinner hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin at his Dacha or estate in the Moscow suburb of Novo-Ogaryovo. The meeting … Read more
A file photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Moscow for a standalone State visit from July 8 to 9 to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin that is expected to focus on strategic, economic and military ties, will reverse the perception … Read more
Mohammad Mokhber, 68, has been appointed as Iran‘s interim president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Mokhber, Iran’s first vice president, now leads a three-person council responsible for organizing a new presidential election within 50 days.Who is Mohammad Mokhber? Iran’s New PresidentMohammad Mokhber was born on September 1, 1955. He is … Read more
China’s economic forays into resource rich Central Asia, a region which shares deep historical, political and economic ties with Moscow, has created certain discomfiture in the Russian establishment. In a recent trade meet in Uzbekistan a Russian trade official emphasised that Russia and China were “equal partners with an equal share in trade turnover” in … Read more
People stand at a body of a victim near the burning building of the Crocus City Hall on the western edge of Moscow, Russia, on March 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 23 condemned the attack at a concert hall near Moscow that left over 60 people dead, calling … Read more
North Korea slammed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s comments on Pyongyang’s relations with Moscow. File | Photo Credit: Reuters North Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday slammed U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s comments on Pyongyang’s relations with Moscow, saying the remarks would “only escalate the dangerous political and military tension” on the peninsula. Mr. … Read more